Russell v. Cruttenden
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action on a warranty of a horse; brought to.the Court of Common Pleas, and tried to the court before Pickett, J. Facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff. Appeal by the defendant for error in the rulings of the court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtCarpenter, J.
This is an action on a warranty upon the sale of a horse. The complaint alleges that the horse was warranted sound, kind, and gentle, and that he was unsound, unkind, and restive. The Court of Common Pleas found that the horse was unkind, and rendered judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant appealed. On the cross-examination of the plaintiff the defendant’s counsel asked the witness this question:—“ How many other purchases of horses have you made within the last twenty years that you have revoked, or attempted to revoke, because you discovered defects in them ? ” Objection being made the…
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