Aherin v. O'Brien

The action was for breach of warranty on the sale of a horse. The only representation of fact relied upon by the plaintiff was> “that the horse was five years old, would go good single or double, and was a good worker.” That the horse was not a good worker was the only breach of warranty proved. The plaintiff was entitled to recover the difference between the value of the horse if he had been a good worker and his value as he was in that respect. In other words, he was entitled to recover only for such defects as affected the value of the horse as a good worker, and only to the extent that…