Word: carreaud
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...James Rolph III, daughter-in-law of the late Governor of California: a ver dict of not guilty of slandering the thoroughbred stallion, War Glory, owned by Mrs. Frank Carreaud of Texas (TIME, Aug. 5); after a jury deliberated for nine hours; in Federal District Court, San Francisco...
...Francisco courtroom two wom en glared at one another last week. One was pretty Mrs. James Rolph III, daughter-in-law of the late Governor of Califor nia. The other was buxom, bespectacled Mrs. Frank Carreaud, Texas turfwoman. What brought them to court was one of the strangest suits ever laid before a jury...
Seven years ago Mrs. Carreaud bought War Glory, a three-year-old Man o' War colt. Like his famed sire, War Glory was a handsome chestnut. On Eastern tracks he won many a race, brought Mrs. Carreaud $55,000 before he was retired to stud in 1937. Fall of that year, Mrs. Carreaud leased War Glory to Mrs. Rolph who, like many another fashionable young Californian, was going in for breeding thoroughbreds-partly as a hobby, partly as a business. The lease was for four years (at $5,000 a year), with a clause permitting cancellation, for any reason...
Just before the 18 months were up, Mrs. Rolph had War Glory examined, was told he was suffering from a streptococcic infection of the genitals. Posthaste she notified all owners whose mares were at her ranch waiting to be serviced by War Glory, wired Mrs. Carreaud that she wished to cancel her contract. Mrs. Car reaud promptly shipped War Glory to Los Angeles, had her own tests made. The reports gave him a clean bill of health...
Last week Mrs. Carreaud sued Mrs. Rolph (and her husband, co-owner of the ranch) for slandering War Glory. His stud value impaired, the plaintiff asked $34,000 damages-$24,000 (because she said her handsome stallion, once worth $25,000, is now barely worth $1,000) and $10,000 still due on the four-year lease...
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