Matteson v. Hawkins
Supreme Court of Vermont
Assumpsit for the price of a yoke of oxen sold by the plaintiff to the defendants, originally brought before a justice of the peace, and appealed to the county court and referred.
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Assumpsit for the price of a yoke of oxen sold by the plaintiff to the defendants, originally brought before a justice of the peace, and appealed to the county court and referred. The referee found the following facts : On the 27th of April, 1870, the defendant Holt told the plaintiff that he wanted to purchase a yoke of oxen, not under five or over seven years of age — what work he wished them to perform —where they were to work — and that they must have good feet to hold shoes. The plaintiff said his oxen were only seven that spring, that they could do as much work as any other yoke of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Redfield, J.
This action is assumpsit to recover the price of a yoke of oxen. The defendants told the plaintiff that they wished “ to purchase a yoke of oxen not under five nor over seven years of age; what work they wished them to perform; where they were to work ; and that they must have good feet to hold shoes.” Plaintiff replied that “ his oxen were only seven that spring; that they could do as much work as any other yoke *341of oxen, and that the foot with the broken claw was all right, and only required a peculiar shaped shoe.” On these…
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