Re: RC: Re: Buying a horse/WARNING

[Nancy DuPont <Htrails@Earthlink.net>]

Since I buy and sell horses, can somebody tell me just for grins, was there
a deposit paid before the vet check? Was there a written contract agreement?
Refundable if the vet check did not pass? 


At 12:49 PM 10/13/99 -0500, you wrote:
>At the risk of being flamed with the whole attorney thing again -- HOWARD
>-- there can be a contract with NO exchange of money.  Offer to sell,
>plus acceptance to buy, plus "consideration" equals an enforceable
>contract.  Consideration can be money or items OR THE EXCHANGE OF
>PROMISES.  I'm not saying there was a contract in this case or that
>anyone should sue.  Because [1] my malpractice carrier would have a FIT
>if it thought I was giving legal advise through e-mail without knowing
>all of the facts; and [2] the e-mail really didn't give enough facts to
>say that; and [3] I think most times situations like this are a real pain
>and can be very painful and a lawsuit doesn't cure or compensate for
>that.
>
>Rhonda
>Near K.C., KS
>
>
>On Wed, 13 Oct 1999 12:08:25 EDT Dbeverly4@aol.com writes:
>>In a message dated 10/13/99 8:46:17 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
>>flemmerl@rcbhsc.wvu.edu writes:
>>
>><< You vetted the horse, but didn't leave any deposit.  No contract. 
>>(Right?)
>> How is the seller to know that the deal will go through when someone 
>>with
>> ready cash steps forward for the animal. >>
>>
>>So, who gets stuck with the vet bill?
>>
>>Sylvia
>>
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