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13 Mo. 315

Wilkson v. Walsh's

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided March 15, 1850

Supreme Court of Missouri · decided 1850-03-15

The representations of Walsh, at the time of the sale, that the slave was sound and healthy, and nothing ailed him hut a diarrhoea, got from change of water, was relied on, and the sale made on the faith of it. It was, therefore, a warranty, or in nature of it, and if untrue, the action for damages would lie without necessity of alleging or proving a scienter, or fraud. 2 Iredell 477; 4 Iredell 238; 1 Smith’s leading cases, see note to case of Candor vs.

Decided 1850-03-15

NAPTON, J.

¶1We stall make tlie same disposition of this case which we have already made of the case of Martin & Wife v. Henley,(a) and for the same reasons, reserving the question as to the proper construction of our statute concerning second new trials for further consideration. New trial ordered.

¶2(a) See ante, p. 312.

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