. The adventures of a gentleman in search of a horse. Horses. m. III h, « 172 THB ADVENTURES OP A GENTLEMAN, ETC. lege ; and this is all that is wanted. I may also ob- serve that actual deception on any material point, in- validates a contract altogether. Thus to sell a horse that has lost the mark, under a false representation of his age, or to sell a second-hand carriage, as one that has just left the coach-maker's loft, is fraudu- lent, and no action can be maintained for the price; or should the price have been paid, it may be re- covered back. Dealers ought to be better aware of this prin
. The adventures of a gentleman in search of a horse. Horses. m. III h, « 172 THB ADVENTURES OP A GENTLEMAN, ETC. lege ; and this is all that is wanted. I may also ob- serve that actual deception on any material point, in- validates a contract altogether. Thus to sell a horse that has lost the mark, under a false representation of his age, or to sell a second-hand carriage, as one that has just left the coach-maker's loft, is fraudu- lent, and no action can be maintained for the price; or should the price have been paid, it may be re- covered back. Dealers ought to be better aware of this principle of law, than for the most part they appear to be. No legal contract can be founded upon fraud, and wilful deception amounts in law to fraud. The maxim, of Caveat emptor, which I have chosen for my title, cannot safely be pushed too far ; but on these and similar points I will refer my reader to the subsequent pages for more satisfactory Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Stephen, George, Sir, 1794-1879. Philadelphia : J. W. Moore
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