Fascinating Tom Selleck court decision: The end of "Buyer Beware"??

AP:

DEL MAR, Calif. – Actor Tom Selleck has been awarded more than $187,000 after a California jury found the actor was duped into buying a lame horse.

Selleck accused Del Mar equestrian Dolores Cuenca of trying to pass off a show horse with a medical condition as fit to ride in competitions.

The defense had argued that Selleck didn't check the veterinarian records of the 10-year-old Zorro.

The bulk of the San Diego County jury's award is for the price of the horse. The rest is to cover boarding costs. A second trial next week will determine how much Selleck should be paid in punitive damages.

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Permalink Reply by Gloria Picchetti on September 8, 2009 at 9:20pm

I am shocked. Tom Selleck did a very kind thing to a friend of mine once. I don't know how much the poor horse cost but why can't he just sue for the price of the horse and keep the poor thing. I guess it's about bigger horse things than I know. I have only been riding for four years so there is much more about the business than I can comment on. 1 I clearly don't know the facts. 2 I clearly don't understand horse business. All I know is Tom Selleck is a kind person and the poor horse can't help it if he was part of rip off business transaction. Clearly the actor can afford to take care of Zorro who is innocent. This much I will say I tend to stay away from the know it all and better than you are horsey set. I just love animals and the people who love them. Some people are more into their tack, their barnes, their ribbons etc than the love of horses. I can't see Tom Selleck as that sort. He must have really been cheated. If I could I would just ask him to please take care of poor Zorro.