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COURT OF REQUESTS.
SALF, OF A HORSE.
\ sitting of the Court of R^upsts
in it* £25 jurisdiction wis held boforo
(ho Commi6sioner (Mr E Vi Turnei)
at the Citv Polico Court yc«terda\
Thom-u. K Hrnugliton, brake proprie
tar, Hobart sued \ If red I Se\niour
ol 17 Queen '?trect North Hob-irt, lor
tho rocoier\ of £.25 in respect to tho
b.ile of i lioiM» on \pril 7 list
Mr Nevill« Pringh? ippeared for tlio
pi imtiff ind Mr iiuracc Wakh was
for tlio defence.
Tho plaintiff's CIIFC was that ho sold
the defendant the linn* for £Üö, after
n trinl, which proved satisfactory, and
that Seymour,signed a memorandum of
purohasc. The dav after the sale Sey-
mour complained tiiat .tho horse would
not draw an empty dray, and had dam-
aged his stable to the extent of £5.
The horse subsequently waa taken to
Bridgewater and offered for salo at a,
reserve of £'M, hut failed to find a
purchaser. It was then returned to
Broughton, who informed Seymour that
lie would hold him liable for all ex-
penses.
The defendant's version was that ho
was to have a trial of the horse in his
own cart, and if it proved satisfactory
ho would make the purchase. The
horse, however, had refused to draw an
empty dray, and in a trial in another
cart 'belonging to a man named Thomas
it had jibbed. Ho wah not aware when
ho signed the document that it was
binding on him %o make the purchase.
The Commissioner gave a verdict for
the full amount, with coste.
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