Burnett v. Hensley
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Taylor District Court. — 'Hon. H. M. Towner, Judge. Action at law for breach of an implied warranty and fraud in the sale of a mare. Trial to a jury. Directed verdict for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
Plaintiff claims that he purchased the animal of defendant at a public sale; that defendant represented her to be an imported Perdieron, suitable for breeding purposes; that he (plaintiff) was desirous of purchasing such an animal, and attended the sale, and purchased her for that purpose; that in truth the mare *576was diseased when he bought'her, was wholly unfit for breeding purposes, and of no value whatever; that the disease of the animal was fraudulently concealed from him by the removal of all outward evidence thereof; that defendant knew plaintiff was purchasing the animal for breeding…
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