FEAR RANCHES, INC., APPELLANT,
v.
H. C. BERRY, D/B/A BERRY RANCH CO., ET AL., APPELLEES

10th Cir. | 1974-09-25
No. 73-1297
503 F.2d 953 United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (1974)

Opinion of the Court
SETH, Circuit Judge.

SETH, Circuit Judge.

An opinion on the first appeal of this case was filed as Fear Ranches, Inc. v. H. C. Berry, et al., 10 Cir., 470 F. 2d 905. On the first appeal, all issues were disposed of except as to a point concerning the custom and usage prevailing in New Mexico. On this point the trial judge received evidence but made no finding. The case was remanded for additional findings. These have now been made and the case is before us as No. 73-1297.

The trial court on remand, in Supplemental Findings of Fact, found that:

“There is a usage of trade in the cattle industry in New Mexico that a knowledgeable buyer, relying entirely on his own judgment, in buying cattle from a knowledgeable seller, who makes no representations as to the condition of the cattle, takes the animals as he selects them and there are no implied warranties of the fitness of the cattle.”

This Finding No. 7 excludes any implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose. The finding of the buyer’s reliance on his own judgment is supported by the record. This self-reliance included the matter of whether or not the cattle were free from disease. This was the only issue remaining after the original opinion.

The judgment is affirmed.


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