Lower-Canada Reports: Décisions Des Tribunaux Du Bas-CanadaImprinerie de E. R. Fréchette, 1862 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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affidavit allégations alleged amount answer appellant Banque de Montréal Bas-Canada Berlinguet brought business Canada capias cause of action chattel claim claimed common law considering contestation contract costs créancier creditors damages debt debtor declaration deed defendant défendeur Delesderniers delivered demandeur dismissed district doth douaire entitled evidence exception fact filed first fraude given goods ground held Held:-That house husband interest John judge Judgment rendered Jugement rendu jury Justice L. H. LAFONTAINE l'appelant l'intimé land lease litispendance loss made mandeur mentioned MEREDITH MONDELET money Montreal motion necessary opposition order owner paid party payer payment plaintiff plea pleaded possession premises present price proceedings property proprietor prothonotary purchaser Quebec Queen's Bench question reason respondent right said saisie-arrêt sale same sheriff side sold starboard state statute steamer Superior Court take taken thing tiff time tion title upon vente vessel wall William Phillips writ year
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Page 324 - Of or to any Gold, Silver, Diamonds, Watches, Jewels, or Precious Stones taken in or put on board any such Ship, by reason of any Robbery, Embezzlement, making away with or secreting thereof, unless the Owner or Shipper thereof has, at the Time of shipping the same, inserted in his Bills of Lading or otherwise declared in Writing to the Master or Owner of such Ship the true Nature and Value of such Articles, To any Extent whatever.
Page 122 - no action shall be brought whereby to charge any executor or administrator upon any special promise to answer damages out of his own estate ; or whereby to charge the defendant upon any special promise to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another...
Page 146 - And be it enacted, that such summons may issue in any district in which the defendant, or one of the defendants, shall dwell or carry on his business...
Page 121 - That from henceforth any estate pur outer vie shall be devisable by a will in writing, signed by the party so devising the same, or by some other person in his presence and by his express directions...
Page 324 - ... are lost or damaged by reason of any robbery, embezzlement, making away with, or secreting thereof.
Page 248 - And it is further agreed on, that no officer or seaman belonging to the said vessel, shall demand or be entitled to his wages or any part thereof, until the arrival of the said vessel at the abovementioned port of discharge, and her cargo delivered.
Page 395 - ... the circumstances of the case are such as to render a departure from the rule necessary in order to avoid immediate danger, and subject also to a due regard to the dangers of navigation, and, as regards sailing ships on the starboard tack closehauled, to the keeping such ships under command; 2.
Page 395 - ... ship, proceeding in another direction, so that if both ships were to continue their respective courses they would pass so near as to involve any risk of a collision, the helms of both ships shall be put to port so as to pass on the port side of each other...
Page 132 - Tous les créanciers inscrits le même jour exercent en concurrence une hypothèque de la même date , sans distinction entre l'inscription du matin et celle du soir , quand cette différence serait marquée par le conservateur.
Page 346 - ... falsely and maliciously spoke and published, of and concerning the plaintiff, and of and concerning him in the way of his said profession or business, the false, scandalous, malicious, and defamatory words following, that is to say, He...