Bond v. Coats

Bond sued Goats for the hire of a mule, three dollars, and the value thereof, $100. Answer: 1. Denial. 2. That defendant hired the mule to work on a ferry-boat, and that without fault on his part, during and in the regular progress of said work, said mule died from disease. 3. Set-off. Eeply in denial; trial; verdict and judgment for defendant for thirty-seven dollars.

The value of the mule was proved; its hiring and use for the purpose named; that it appeared to be sound; that defendant let one of his hired men have it to ride to a neighboring town, and after it had traveled at a moderate…