A TRANSACTION AT AUCTION.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 687, 11 December 1909, Page 8

A TRANSACTION AT AUCTION.

|t|f fvISSKt W^^SrTOMMß^fc;;-.: ki;-,h / v- : s£&iv;%fe'-;/i ; ; i^g ! ;v:/ifA:;cas6,q{.iut6rest;to'farmers; and stock r dcal ; |i^Sij!:' r Siwas :| l)eforDitheiJrarton ;Court to-day..;"lt S/jSftS/wns : a claim/for/deficient lambing-Drought-by; ;£S*w,Jame3/,Smith>n £fiHviy ; l: ; -''Th'bl statement of:;claim ''showed' that on Juno* fc!p%\.ivls last; the;dcfehdaiit;,-by;his;agents at Marton,price- of ,Bs. '3d. per M;%^l/;heady/112/bwes/warrahted,in/lamb/to, Konmey ?Kp-Sg;iTams;at:thb':ejul. ofo\farch,;.but the/owes,' ora K!|p.i?fvTeasonablo-portion/bf-'tbemj/wero.npt: in lamb, g^i : VJand>plaintifF<silstamed'loss/by .reason of such J/breach of f\wa'rranty; / ;lho;;claim -was for ,£26, .Sis.// -x OKi'.'/mndo' uppri/n .90. per /cehtj' basis.';; ~ '.V '. ■ -mKj/0//"/A//member, of'.tUo' .Dalgety■■and';Co. Siß-3S stated t that• no./reprosbhta'tioh'was/niade as to i^vSv.iaß^' I '''"' there/was.;a/representation 'that ■• the" SfKiiSJ :;ewes-rwevofin._lamb,-:-.:Nq; guarantee was .asked.-IiH!SJ!?-';;fpr; ok offered..':'A: letter .was from, the> £ j/j/'-../ tousiness 'manager /at/Palmerstoh; ; It was: to ;that'the'com'pany/regretted to hear. ;|jjSSCtliat,;tboVewes,.;p;iiri!haEed''at;Auclcland by Mr; fl§*/SlSniith/had,/not/turned/out/as represented by Mr.''-.Eichards,,and 'that,the'■■■ firm' |B|:H^^ouldvbe/plcasedvto; doievorythiiig: ppssiblo to: Sl'w-'- /B s3 'st;/In recovering;:damages; .','-? ■■'•'■./■ &8?>'■•?///jHis'-Worship /hire.'.remarked .that there .had , ' '^);'S;::!:. ; -.!Altor^several-iivitiiesses -had been called'for the//prbsecution// counsel :; ;f or., defendant said ' }t4^:?i: v :thiit:thb- evideiicb fbr.'thp'dcfeneo.would go; to jft*'fe?;>-:Bhbw:;that '-Richards/had/bought' theso .sheep/ •f-^iii & 'only .a -few/weeks/befpre-iii precisely the;same S; ; l;a?: |way, -' and "was /thbrpforp Viik /the /same position ;rt'&; o .:as- plaintiff."';Th'e's'e./ewes.were sold;/snbject to |KKK:'>the.Usunl : ;conditiprisjof.an?auctipii' ; sale. ;' -.: l ■■• :!;/:|S//.;/His:rWorship Remarked that[the conditions did ■S';;,'??'-Ihot[see'm■;to';■be'sufficiehtiV/Hc '.pointed put that ii;t.fp?Jin> to /the; auctioneer could &fi!t?&; : bo-/called /in ,as:-arbitrator,. but, the vpry/fact ;^i^/';of/a/summons- being/issued ;must;be. taken -as" Si&irt?: evidence/of :the,Minwillingncss;of. the /buyer; .to '?tfH".'fehaTo.'thi.iu'ctione«r./6s[arbitrator.; It was/hbwi'j6js.;;;veveri : mdnWestly';uiifair : to call;iu'an auctioneer &SlW^;Oii;:tlie|(question':of f ':cbmponsation/,as it./was ti&Vt : orily':natural' to : .suppose';that lie .would lib pre-;: S&Zii ijudiced/iii/favour. : pf/theJyendor,;with' whom #/;'S&!he';;had'<lono a matter:for:ex-, ''/>; ; '//':/// : -/ .-/■/'■;' //:/- "--..•" ■ ¥i''-%';lsiKoher.t/C,/[Wallace, ; [auctioneer'■ for; -Dalgety; sheep accord: -t'/^/Zing/.tb/the/statement iii. -.the,,book,[and under [Si'!://;/.tho' usual/conditions rposted' ih'.the.yard.'Unless in. writ-&)S-i/'ing,':there was no implied./No'gnari thispa'se.', , :.Tho,phrase "in, the "ramis ■ had; been runKi/K2/ nilig .with;tho; ewes. in' .that' samb- month;/ .: '.- ' j%K#j:/jHisJWorship:/Do:yon : seripusly/nsk me.to/be--0H(~&. lieve/tliiat?—'AYes," ; that-'is 'the;: meaning ; - contSfS/j^oyied/to/tHblpurchaser.'/With \a : written'guar-. S'!.//// Rnte'e"a/vendorvwb'uVd' expect:to.Jgct a-; higher, at.the/buyerVrisk i/'/jf/Z/Aimhiediately/ori ,the fall of tho/hnm'mer."-:' said/that,/from;.the evidence: ftjsc/.'giv'en'by/theauctioneeri'itwns quite clear thatpjiS%o sales ; 'wero/coriducted /under,' certain/ conditions, /plaintiff, l/coukl /-hot: ''read,; he/ fe:S§'*ssnould/hayb acquainted himself;with them;-i It a}?'S!J5/:;was/imado./olear :frbmvSectioh:;G: /i?,':/ 1 was'r'equif ed "bep^/pftfpre!/thb/'delivery• :of vtlie :stoclc//As/this .had f?oj'.('A.;n6fcb''cen' / ''giv'Pnv ; \Ke/' , for.ithafdefendant;'/Under the ,hb;wb'uld;notfallow dp-' ; 3'ufehdantian7/cbsts../.'V'.^///': i ;.//:.:.;/; : ''^