Durfee v. Seale

This action is brought for a balance upon an alleged contract, made in 1893, for breeding, training, feeding, and shoeing six brood mares, the property of the appellant, Thomas Seale. At the time of the contract, plaintiff, who resided at Los Angeles, owned a racing stallion known as “McKinney,” kept by him at that city for breeding purposes. The defendant, a resident of Santa Clara County, was the owner of six brood mares. An agreement was made between the plaintiff and the defendant, Thomas Seale, whereby said six brood mares were to be shipped to Los Angeles to be bred to said stallion,…