Turner v. Howard
Supreme Court of Vermont
Action of tort for deceit in the sale of a horse. Plea, the general issue. Trial by jury at the December Term, 1915. Caledonia County, Stanton, J., presiding. Verdict and judgment for the defendant. The plaintiff excepted. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.
This is an action of tort for fraud in the sale of a horse with verdict and judgment for defendant. Plaintiff alleges in substance a sale to him by defendant of a certain horse; that defendant falsely and fraudulently warranted the horse to be sound, whereby plaintiff was induced to make the purchase; that in fact the horse was at the time unsound, subject to severe hemorrhages and unable to work, which was well known to defendant; that the horse became sick and afterwards died as a result of the unsoundness, whereby plaintiff lost its value. • Defendant filed no plea or answer. During the…
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