Bullinger v. . Marshall
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil aotioN,. for deceit iu the sale of a naule, tried before Ilenry, J., at the Spring Term,, 1873,, of Buree Superior-Court. On the trial, the plaintiff, as a witness in his own behalf, stated that at the time of making the trade for the mule, the defendant told him the mule was “sound as far as he knew;” but did not tell him the mule had the sweeney and was then well.
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Civil aotioN,. for deceit iu the sale of a naule, tried before Ilenry, J., at the Spring Term,, 1873,, of Buree Superior-Court. On the trial, the plaintiff, as a witness in his own behalf, stated that at the time of making the trade for the mule, the defendant told him the mule was “sound as far as he knew;” but did not tell him the mule had the sweeney and was then well. Plaintiff further stated that he drove the mule to South Carolina; that it limped on the way when travelling over hard ground or when ridden. The plaintiff'detailed a second conversation had with the defendant, after the…
1Opinion of the CourtPeaesoN, C. J.
Eirst, the plaintiff was introduced as a witness in his own behalf, and swore that at the time of the sale the defendant said : “ The mule was sound as far as he knew, but did not tell him “ the mule had had the sweeny.”
Here was a direct contradiction. The plaintiff, by way of corroborating his testimony, was allowed to prove that soon after the sale and after the unsoundness of the mule had become apparent, the plaintiff', in a conversation with the witness, in detailing the circumstances of the trade, told him that the defendant had not disclosed the fact “ that the mule had had the…
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