On a minor civil review, the District Court affirmed the Magistrates Court's order requiring the seller of a puppy to refund $2,700 of the $4,000 purchase price, finding on the balance of probabilities that the puppy had a pre-existing congenital defect and that the seller had no contractual right to unilaterally repossess the dog without providing a refund.
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