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may show (liat Ihc horse was not returned to liini 

 in duo time, or that the sale Ly auction was not 

 properly conducted, or not puLlished, or, as before 

 said, that there has been no breach of the warranty, 

 that, in fact, the horse was sound when sold, or 

 was quiet or free from vice or disease. In all 

 these cases, whether on the part of the plaintiff or 

 defendant, a simple statement of facte will be 

 better than any technical or laboured address. 

 County Court judges have ordinarily so short a 

 time to dispose of cases, that when horse cases do 

 arise, the man who tolls his story in the most 

 simple and straightforward manner, is more likely 

 to be listened to. 



If a party seeks to recover more than 20/. from 

 his opponent, either side is allowed, Avhcther plain- 

 tiff or defendant, in an action in the County Court 

 (and it should be again noted that the remai'ks 

 contained in this chapter will apply to either 

 character), to administer iutcrrogatcjries (/.•) or, in 

 other words, to question the other side as to tho 

 nature or reality of the bargain, on any circum- 

 stance connected with the bargain or sale in dispute. 

 For instance, let us suiijwse a i^erson to have 

 bought a horse fr<im another, which, among other 

 things was warranted to be quiet in harness, and 

 the animal is found after i)m-chase to bo restive 

 and a ki( ker ; in that case the buyer might inter- 



{k) Coiuwlidutfd Orders, 1876, Order xiii. C. 



