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jectocl to, to 1)0 returned within a specified number 

 of days. AVlien a horse was sold with a warranty 

 by private sale, at a repository for the sale of 

 horses, where the terms of the sale were painted 

 upon a board fixed in a conspicuous position, a 

 purchaser must be taken to be cognisant of these 

 terms, though nothing is said respecting them at 

 the time of sale, and if one of the terms is that the 

 horse, being found to be unsound, must be re- 

 turned within twenty-four hours, it must be com- 

 plied with, though the unsoundness is of such a 

 nature as may not be discovered within that 

 time (c). No exact rule can be laid down, as to 

 within how many days the return shoidd take 

 place. In country places, a veterinary surgeon may 

 not be immediately at hand, or other unavoidable 

 hindrances may occur. Generally, it may be said, 

 that where a buyer objects to a horse he has pur- 

 chased, he shoidd notify such objection to the 

 seller within eight days inclusive (d). 



Assuming, then, this and the other steps before 

 mentioned to have been taken, and that the party 

 complaining does not know how to bring com- 

 plaint in the comity court, and does not wish to 

 employ a solicitor, let us consider how he shoidd 



(r) Bijuatcr v. likhardso)i, 1 Ad. & E. 508. 



(rf) Whatever may be the right of the purchaser to ret urn a 

 warranted article, he cannot do so if he has done more than 

 ■was cou.sistent with the purpose of trial [Street v. Blay, 2 B. & 

 Ad. 45G ; Chapman v. Gwijther, 1 L. R., Q. B. 463). See also, 

 on this, remarks of Baiou Bramwell in llead v. Tattcnall, p. 9, 

 ante. 



