SOITND AND UNSOUND HORSES 



" on approval," or " on sale or return," 

 or on any other similar terms, the pro- 

 perty passes to the vendee as soon as he 

 signifies his approval, or adopts the 

 transaction by treating the horse as 

 absolutely his own, or on expiration of 

 the appointed tim.e ; and if there be no 

 time fixed, then of a reasonable time 

 without returning the horse, or giving 

 notice of his disproval or rejection of it. 

 It is important to determine when the 

 property has passed from the vendor to 

 the vendee, because from that time the 

 horse becomes the property of the latter, 

 and is at his risk, although it still may 

 be in the custody of the vendor. The 

 vendor in these circum.stances becomes 

 the custodian of the animal, and is liable 

 for the negligence of himself or his 

 servants. In order to establish the sale 

 of a horse in England, the purchaser 

 must have accepted delivery, or if de- 

 livery is to be delayed, then some- 



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