Pwllheli County Court.
PECULIAR HORSE CASE.
Friday, before Judge Ivor Bowen, K.C.Griffith Griffith, Brynmawr, Sarn, claimed the return of £3 deposit on the purchase of a horse from Lewis Morris, carrier, Pwllheli.
The animal was warranted to be free from defects and in good condition. It appears that plaintiff required the horse to work his churn, but as the letter was a "left-handed" churn the horse had to walk the circle in the opposite direction to which it had been accustomed. Moreover, there was a defect in one of the horse's hind feet which did not interfere with the working of the ordinary churn, but it proved a serious obstacle in working the plaintiff's churn.
Plaintiff therefore sent the horse back to defendant, saying it was of no use to him. Defendant sold the horse to another man for £9 10s. and plaintiff claimed the return of his deposit of £3.
The Judge said the defendant should either have returned the horse at once or had it sold by an auctioneer. He sympathised with the defendant, but in the circumstances he was obliged to decide in favour of the plaintiff, without costs.