434 
Frtfrinari) Suri^pruiJ^nrf. 
Blackwood v. Wright. 
This singular trial may afford our readers some amusement, 
and instruction too. In order to render it intelligible to our 
readers, we must begin with the ending. The Lord Ordinary’s 
luminous statement, when he passes judgment, embraces the 
main facts of the case, and enables us to understand the testi¬ 
mony of the two farriers, and the two veterinary surgeons. The 
evidence of Messrs. Dick and Henderson does them much credit; 
and we apprehend that, if two of our southern veterinarians were 
examined apart, and at such length, and so closely on many a 
case far less complicated than this, there would be much more 
difference in their testimony than the time which the formation 
of such a tumour, if tumour there were, might probably occupy. 
We wish to put such a case upon record : the advantage which 
may hereafter result from it, and the many hearty laughs it will, 
at present, occasion, are sufficient apologies for its length.— Edit. 
22c? Feh. 1833.—The Lord Ordinary having resumed con¬ 
sideration of the debate, and advised the process. Finds it esta¬ 
blished by the proof, that the advocator (defendant) did not offer 
the horse in question for sale, but that the respondent (plaintiff) 
selected him, and sent his friend Fergusson to purchase said 
horse for him : Finds, that the advocator upheld the horse to be 
whole and sound; and though not in high condition at the time, 
it was purchased as such on 21st Nov. 1829: Finds, that the 
horse was delivered on the 23d to the respondent, and was 
worked moderately; that the horse soon shewed symptoms of 
being somewhat unwell, being out of spirits, and occasionally 
uneasy, not feeding nor dunging well, and then got better; that, 
on Saturday the 12th of December, the horse was again unwell, 
but next day got better; that, on Monday the 14th, the horse 
again became ill; that Goudie, a farrier, was called, and who 
administered medicines; and, having become worse on Wednes¬ 
day, Wright, another farrier, was called; but the horse died on 
the same day: Finds, that although the veterinary surgeons 
gave it as their opinion that the horse was not very skilfully 
treated, and that more active medicines should have been tried, 
