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VETERINARY JURISPRUDENCE. 
presence. Sent for both plaintiff and defendant. Goff came ; 
Bird did not. Opened the horse carefully. Water followed 
the knife to the extent of seven or eight gallons. The heart 
and lungs were healthy. Opened the intestines, and found 
no symptoms of constipation. Thought the water caused 
the grunting. 
Cross-examined : Could not tell how the water came into 
the horse. 
Mr . John Mountfort , grazier, Everdon, saw the horse both 
before and after death. The grunting noise was of an 
unusual character. Was of opinion that the horse died from 
dropsy. 
Joseph Birt , George Watts , and John Watts, gave confirmatory 
evidence of the state and fair usage of the horse while in 
Mr. Goff’s possession. 
Samuel Sliarman Garrett, veterinary- surgeon, Northampton : 
Was a member of the Veterinary College of London, and had 
practised for twenty-two years in this county . Judging from 
the facts given in the evidence of Eary, the horse died from 
dropsy in the abdomen. From the subsequent death and 
appearance of the horse when opened, was of opinion that 
the disease existed at the time of purchase. 
Matthew Bowles Brake, veterinary-surgeon, Northampton : 
Had practised for fourteen or fifteen years in this and other 
counties. Had heard the whole of the evidence, and, assuming 
it to be true, was of opinion that the horse was unsound at the 
time of purchase, and from the description given of the horse 
when opened, attributed the death of the animal to dropsy. 
Cross-examined : Had never heard of dropsy terminating 
fatally in twenty- four hours. Was of opinion that the 
grunting indicated unsoundness. 
The Defendant examined : This witness, after giving the 
less important particulars of the bargain, stated that the 
plaintiff asked defendant to warrant the horse for a week. 
Witness replied, “ I won’t warrant him for a day ; I will 
sell him out and out, and I would rather keep him.” 
Eary said, “ He wants no warranty ; he is as sound as any 
horse in England.” Goff said, “ I only want a week’s 
warranty.” Never heard any grunting; never rode the 
horse. 
Cross-examined: Did not hear Mr. Goff say anything before 
witness got off the horse. He said nothing in witness’s hear- 
ing about the grunting. After he got off the horse, he said 
something about his wind. Witness replied, “the horse is 
all right, as far as I know, and he has had nothing the matter 
with him since I have had him.” Did not say, “ Goff, I will 
