VETERINARY JURISPRUDENCE. 
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By the Court. — But Mr, Kent, might there not have been 
inflammation and congestion in the feet at a previous time, 
and that inflammation have subsided and left its consequences 
behind ? 
Mr. Kent. — No. If inflammation of the laminae and sen- 
sible sole (frequently called fever in the feet) had at any pre- 
vious time existed, the action of the horse would have indi- 
cated that by the putting down of his feet and stepping on 
his heels in action, and the falling in of the sides or quarters 
of the hoofs, and also by the state of the soles of the feet, but 
the action of that horse was free from any defect or impedi- 
ment arising from disease. 
Mr . Jillard . — You had heard the evidence of “ the renowned 
veterinary surgeon, 5 ’ Mr. Leigh — have you ever had occasion 
to differ from him in opinion on a case ? 
Mr. Kent. — I should not like to say anything invidious 
against Mr. Leigh. I have seen Mr. Leigh contradict him- 
self. I have heard him assert that a horse had corns, and 
when the shoes were taken off it was found that he had no 
corns. 
Mr. Jillard . — You have heard the evidence of Mr. James. 
Mr. Kent. — He is only a young man ; I have nothing to 
say about his evidence. 
The Judge stopped the case, observing that he could not 
find for the plaintiff after hearing the evidence of Mr. Kent. 
He had handled every part of the subject in a masterly way, 
and anticipated all the questions that were likely to arise in 
cross-examination. 
Mr. Fear . — I feel that under the circumstances it would be 
a perfect waste of time to go on with the case. 
The Judge. — I could not say that up to this time my verdict 
would not have been for the plaintiff. 
Mr. Fear wished to call Mr. Leigh to ask Kim whether he 
had contradicted himself as stated by Mr. Kent? 
Mr. Kent. — I am ready to give you names and dates and 
to enter into all particulars. 
Mr. Leigh was called but he had left the Court, and was 
non est inventus. 
The Judge observed that he thought Mr. Fear had an ex- 
traordinary good case when he had concluded the evidence 
for the plaintiff ; but he had experience enough to withhold 
his opinion until he had heard the other side. 
Mr. Jillard expressed a wish to call another witness, 
to show that the horse was perfectly sound at the present 
time. 
Mr. Matthew Martin, of Lower Penington Farm, near 
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