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week after the plaintiff had the mare, he fancied she went 
lame, and shortly afterwards he consulted Mr. Kent, who said 
the mare was unsound, and gave a certificate to that effect. 
Plaintiff then sent her to the repository, where she was sold 
for £21. He had paid Mr. Leigh £l 2s. for commission, 
and Mr. Kent 10$. 6d. for a certificate of the examination, 
which sum added to the difference between the purchase- 
money and that received for the sale, made up the amount 
claimed. 
The plaintiff was cross examined by Mr. Edlin. He denied 
that he had purchased the mare because she was a strong 
one, and with the intention of making her do the work for 
which he had been accustomed to have two horses; drove 
the mare from Warmlev into Bristol every day, but always 
had an extra horse to help up the hills ; had worked the mare 
till the 8th of June ; when he consulted Mr. Kent ; the mare 
was sold on the llth of June; Mr. Kent did not say the 
mare appeared to have been over- worked. 
A witness named Waters , son of a farmer at Warmlev, 
deposed that he had heard the plaintiff’ and defendant dealing 
for the mare at the Tennis Court, Warmley, and that the 
defendant warranted her to be perfectly sound. 
Robert Radford , formerly ostler at the Castle and Ball, the 
house at which the plaintiff put up, deposed that he heard 
the parties trying to deal for the mare ; the defendant said he 
would warrant the mare sound, and in every respect good in 
harness, and if that would not satisfy, he would give a written 
warranty. 
William Stephens , a lad in the employ of the plaintiff, 
deposed that he was present with the plaintiff and defendant 
on the 19th May, when the settlement for the mare took 
place; the money was paid and some paper produced, upon 
which plaintiff wrote something ; this was read by plaintiff’s 
w ife, upon which the defendant refused to sign it, but said he 
w r ould warrant the mare sound. 
By Mr. Edlin — Heard nothing else said. 
Mr. Kent , veterinary surgeon, deposed that he had examined 
the mare and discovered that she w as lame in both legs from 
a disease of the feet called the navicular disease, and also 
from wdnd galls between the suspensory ligament and the 
bone. There w 7 as likewise an enlargement of both knees from 
disease; the navicular disease must have existed some time. 
Mr. Kent added that he had brought some specimens of bones. 
Mr. Rdlin — I thought so; as my learned friend (Mr. 
Stone) said some time ago, that Mr. Kent was nothing 
without his bones. (Laughter.) 
