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two of whom had also to countersign each cheque. This business 
had been rather delayed, in consequence of the inability of the 
Treasurer to attend the last meeting : neither was he able to at- 
tend at this meeting, in consequence of the death of his highly re- 
spected father. 
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Hipkins v. Marshall. 
In this case Mr. Lee and Mr. Gray were for the plaintiff, and 
Mr. Sergeant Allen for the defendant. 
Mr. Hipkins is cashier in Messrs. Ruffords’ bank, at Stourbridge, 
and has a farm called Woolscote, in the neighbourhood of that 
town. In the beginning of October last he purchased two cows 
from the defendant, a farmer in the neighbourhood of Birmingham, 
for £40, which defendant had warranted to be sound and free from 
disease. The cows were delivered to plaintiff on the 2d of October. 
Defendant’s servant’s attention was called to the fact of one of them 
appearing unwell, and, on the 5th, one of them died. It was 
opened, and the lungs were found to be a mass of disease ; no less 
than five gallons of matter having been found in the chest. The 
result was, that others of plaintiff’s cattle, horses, and pigs, were 
seized with the same disease. Plaintiff then demanded £18 as the 
value of the cow from defendant, minus £5 which had been re- 
ceived for the diseased carcass. The following was the evidence 
adduced : — 
Benjamin Prichard, cowman to plaintiff, recollected two cows 
being brought to his master from Mr. Marshall on Thursday, the 
2d of October. One had a dreadful hoarseness. She calved on 
the Friday morning, and was properly treated, but got worse, and 
died on the Sunday morning. That day another of the cows was 
seized, and also all the pigs. 
Cross-examined. — The cow was not much “ showy” for calving 
at all when it was brought home, and Mr. Woolryche, the butcher, 
was sent for to the cow, but not “ to save her life by killing her.” 
The animal was “ dressed,” and taken away. Does not recollect 
who took the carcass away ; does not know how much was paid for 
it, but knows that Woolrych did not take away the cow. 1 swear 
that I don’t know the man who sent for him who fetched away the 
cow. I swear that I don’t know where the cow was sent to. I swear 
