VETERINARY JURISPRUDENCE. 
741 
street and part at witness’s house. Bird never said he would 
not warrant the horse for a day after he left. The horse met 
with no accident while in plaintiff’s possession, but fell lame 
a week and two days after he had him. The horse worked 
one day about two hours in the plough. 
George Earg, blacksmith and farrier, Everdon, deposed 
that he was at plaintiff’s on the Bth of July last, attending a 
pig, when defendant came into the yard, and witness went 
with plaintiff and defendant into Mr. Goff’s house. Mr. 
Goff inquired of Bird the price of his horse. Bird replied 
£40. They had some conversation, and Goff asked Bird, 
before making an offer, whether the horse w r as all right and 
sound. He answered that it was all right, and had never 
had anything the matter with it while in his possession. 
Mr. Goff expressed a wish to see the horse, and, accompanied 
b}^ witness and defendant, w r ent to Mr. Bird’s for that 
purpose. Rode the horse up and down the street each way, 
about 100 yards, and perceived that he threw up his head, 
and made a grunting noise. On his return Mr. Goff asked 
witness how he liked the riding of the horse. Witness said, 
“Well, get on him, and then you may please yourself;” 
upon which Mr. Goff got on the horse and rode him about 
a quarter of a mile. Witness and Bird w T ere standing 
together. On Mr. Goff’s return, he said “ I don’t like the 
grunting.” Bird replied, “ The horse is all right, and I w ill 
warrant him right ; it is only a full belly ; there is nothing 
the matter.” Witness said the horse was sound in wind and 
limb. Bird added, “ Yes, Goff, I w ill warrant him sound.” 
Ultimately Bird agreed to take £36 for the horse, and after 
the close of the bargain said, “ Goff, you don’t expect me, 
after you have rattled him about, to be answerable for a 
year?” Goff replied, “No ; if he is all right for a week or 
so after I have laid my leg over him a few times I shall be 
very well satisfied.” Afterwards, when I and Mr. Goff w r ent 
aw ay, w*e met Mr. Bird’s son, w r ho asked, “ Have you dealt ?” 
He w as not near enough during the bargain to hear anything 
about it. On the 17th July, Mr. Goff called upon witness, 
and asked him to examine the horse, as he was lame. 
Examined him, found him lame, and advised rest. Observed 
that the horse still grunted. On the 24th was called in again 
to see the horse. Found him very ill, and took him, at 
Mr. Goff’s request, to witness’s own house. On his way saw 
Bird, who expressed his regret that anything had happened 
to the horse. Gave him an opening drink, and took from 
him about two quarts of blood. Did not leave the horse 
twenty minutes ; he dropped down dead in witness's 
