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VETERINARY JURISPRUDENCE. 
Croydon Summer Assizes, before Mr. Baron Parke. 
Burford v. Christopher. 
This was an action to recover a sum of money on a horse war- 
ranty, the horse being bought bv the plaintiff, who is the well 
known dealer in the London road, on the 27th of March last, at 
Durham fair, as sound. The horse was taken charge of by Mr. 
Burford’s man, and before he had had him twenty-four hours he 
was taken ill; and in spite of all that was done for him in the way 
of bleeding, poulticing, and fever balls, died on the night of the 
following Friday or on the morning of Saturday. 
The following witnesses were then called to prove the case : — 
Mr. W. Shaw (examined by Mr. Chambers). — I am servant to 
Mr. Burford ; I was seven years with Mr. Bacon, of New Cross ; 
I go with my master to the fairs; I went to Durham fair with him, 
and saw the horse now spoken of in Durham town. I saw Mr. 
Christopher in the fair; he was in the street with the horse. Mr. 
Burford said, “ Has the horse been ill?” He had a cough when I 
saw him. Mr. Christopher said he would give a warranty with 
him ; I did not hear the price agreed for ; I believe it to be £45 ; 
I after that left the fair to go to London. I had nine other horses 
to go with me ; I left Durham between one and two in the after- 
noon. T ask'ed a man to go with me to Darlington; I led the horse 
bought of defendant; it is seventeen miles from Durham to Darling- 
ton; we were six hours on the road; he coughed several times before 
we got to Darlington ; when we got to Darlington took the horse 
to the King’s Head stables : in about half an hour after that he 
appeared to be ill ; staid at Darlington till seven o’clock ; next 
morning we started from Darlington by railway, about eight o’clock; 
I saw the horse two or three times on the journey. When we got to 
York he was very ill ; staid at York till half-past eight ; got to 
London at half-past seven in the evening to our own stables. I told 
my master that when at York I found the horse was ill ; I took 
blood from him, and gave him a fever ball and a mash. I told 
Shotton what I had done. He has the management of the horses. 
I saw him the next day, but did not notice him. He was a bright 
bay horse, stood sixteen hands two inches high, with a long tail. 
He looked fat and in good condition. I asked Mr. Christopher 
why he had kept him so long 1 He said he could not get him to 
eat his meat. 
Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Chennell. — The plaintiff saw 
the horse on the Friday; I was staying at the Waterloo Inn; I was 
with Mr. Burford all day on Friday ; I saw Mr. Hicke’s stable, I 
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