Leach v. French
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On report. Assumpsit, upon an account annexed, to recover for the board and keeping of a sick horse while alive, and the expenses of removal when dead. Defendant was owner of the horse and let him to a young man by the name of Devereux. The horse became diseased and sick while in Devereux’s hands and he left him with the plaintiff for care and cure.
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On report. Assumpsit, upon an account annexed, to recover for the board and keeping of a sick horse while alive, and the expenses of removal when dead. Defendant was owner of the horse and let him to a young man by the name of Devereux. The horse became diseased and sick while in Devereux’s hands and he left him with the plaintiff for care and cure. While the horse was on the hands of the plaintiff the defendant wrote him informing him the horse belonged to him, making inquiry about the condition of the horse and saying that an uncle of Deveruex would pay his bill. After the bill was…
1Opinion of the CourtBarrows, J.
The case as stated in the report is that the defendant owned the horse, for the board and keeping of which while sick and the expense of its removal when dead plaintiff brings this action under the following circumstances:
Defendant let the horse to one Devereux. The horse became diseased and sick while thus let, and Devereux left him with the plaintiff for care and cure. While plaintiff was keeping the horse defendant wrote him, informing him that he (defendant) owned the horse and inquiring about its condition, and saying that an uncle of Devereux would pay his bill. After the horse died…
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