Coats v. Hord
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco, and from an order denying a new trial. William M. Conley, Judge presiding. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtRichards, J.
This is an action brought for the rescission of a contract for the exchange of a stallion for a jack mule, the plaintiff averring that the latter animal proved worthless for the purpose for which he acquired it. The cause was tried upon the issues presented by the pleadings. The court found that the exchange had been brought about through certain statements made by the defendant which amounted to an express warranty of the foal-producing qualities of the mule, and which had proven untrue. It further found that the stallion was of the value of five hundred dollars, and the court thereupon…
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