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VETERINARY AND MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE. 
Shaw v. The York and North Midland Railway Company. 
This case was tried before Mr. Baron Alderson, at the last 
Assizes for the county of York, when a verdict was given for the 
plaintiff. 
Mr. Knowles, Q. C., now moved for a new trial, under the 
following circumstances: — The action was brought to recover 
damages for injuries sustained by the plaintiff’s horse while being 
carried in one of the company’s carriages, which was defective 
in some particulars, whereby the injuries were occasioned. The 
ticket given to the plaintiff upon the delivery of the horse was 
put in evidence, from which it appeared that the horse was agreed 
to be carried upon the terms that the company should not be 
responsible for any injury or damage, however caused, while 
travelling, or while loading or unloading. It was held by the 
learned Baron that this evidence did not support the contract as 
set out in the third plea; and that it was the duty of the defend- 
ants, as common carriers, to supply a fit carriage for the convey- 
ance of goods, of which duty the plea took no notice. He (the 
learned counsel), however, contended that a carrier might, if he 
pleased, enter into a special contract to carry goods upon certain 
terms, as had been done in the present case. 
Lord Denman said, the question was important, and worthy of 
being discussed: the Court would, therefore, grant the rule. 
Rule nisi granted. 
The Times , April 17, 1848. 
Rights of Physicians. 
CLARK V. FREEMAN. 
Rolls' Court. 
[Before the Master of the Rolls.] 
Mr. TURNER (with whom was Mr. Wickens) moved in this case, 
on behalf of the plaintiff, Sir James Clark, Bart., Physician in Or- 
dinary to the Queen, to restrain the defendant, Richard Freeman, a 
chemist, living at 5, Clayton-place, Kennington-road, from selling 
or offering for sale some pills, of which he was the manufacturer, 
in such manner as to represent them to be the pills of the plaintiff, 
