Thursday, October 31, 2013

I Bought a Lame Horse: Now What?

CS.Thehorse.com - Full Article

Blog: Horses and the Law
21 October 2013

As an attorney, I frequently help unhappy horse buyers decide whether they have a viable legal case against the seller, and if they do, whether I'm the right attorney to represent them. Here is what I look for during an initial consultation.

Did the Buyer have a Prepurchase Exam?

If the buyer had a veterinary prepurchase examination, I always ask to see the written report. What the buyer remembers the vet said may be very different than what the written report says. If the prepurchase report says the horse was lame in the same limb now causing the problem, this is a red flag. The buyer, on notice that the horse was lame, would have had a duty to investigate why the horse was lame before buying, not after...

Read more here:
http://cs.thehorse.com/blogs/horses-and-the-law/archive/2013/10/21/i-bought-a-lame-horse-do-i-have-legal-recourse-against-the-seller.aspx#sthash.EN0msOj4.dpuf

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