George v. Johnson
George v. Johnson
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the court.
All the horses of George had the fatal and malignant disease called the glanders and one of them had died. The proof in the record induces the belief that George well knew the nature and character of the disease; in this state of things he sold one of his horses to Johnson, telling him at the time thatth.e horse had the distemper, that all his horses had the distemper, and that one of them had died of it. Johnson said he did not mind the distemper but a glandered horse he would not have at all. A yoke of oxen were to be given for the horse and a due-bill or note for seven dollars. The contract was completed, the note given, and Johnson about to take away the horse, when George said he must take the horse at his own risk. The court charged that to represent untruly that
Let the judgment be affirmed.
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