Legal Opinion
Sheffield v. Darby
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 12, 2000No. A00A0558, A00A0559PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Judge.
After watching a male horse owned by Terry and Manita Darby perform at a horse show, Ashley Sheffield contacted the Darbys about buying him. The Darbys assured her that the horse had no problems and would make a good show horse for use in competition. In the presence of and in consultation with her father (who raised horses for a business), Sheffield rode the horse and decided to purchase him for $8,500. Within three weeks, Sheffield and her trainer discerned that the horse was lame. Sheffield sued the Darbys for fraud and for breach of express and implied warranties, and the…
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