IMAGE EVALUATION
TEST TARGET (MT-3)
/.
^o
V
^
fe
5r wi/s
1.0
I.I
■- lilllM
2.2
III 1.8
1.25
1.4
1.6
.4 6" —
►
<^
^
/}.
I
'/
Photographic
Sdences
CorpuiBtiun
23 WEST MAIN STREET
WEBSTER, N.Y. 14580
(716) 872-4503
CIHM/ICMH
Microfiche
Series.
CIHM/ICMH
Collection de
microfiches.
Canadian Institute for Histortca! Microreproductions / Institut canadien de microreproductions historiques
Technical and Bibliographic Notes/Notes techniques et bibiiographiques
The Institute has attempted to obtain the hest
original copy available for filming. Features of this
copy which may be bibliographically unique,
which may alter any of the images in the
reproduction, or which may significantly change
the usual method ot filming, are checked below.
n
n
Coloured covers/
Couverture de couleur
Covers damaged/
Couverture endommagde
Covers restored and/or laminated/
Couverture restaurde et/ou peliicul^e
Cover title missinig/
Le titre de couveirture manque
Coloured maps/
Cartes gdographiques en couleur
Coloured ink (i.e. other than blue or black)/
Encre de couleur (i.e. autre que blaue ou noire)
Coloured plates and/or illustrations/
Planches et/ou illustrations en couleur
I ~y Bound with other material/
\2l\ Relid avec d'autres documents
D
D
Tight binding may cause shadows or distortion
along interior margin/
Lareliure serri^e peut causer de I'ombre ou de la
distortion le long de la marge intdrieure
Blank leaves added during restoration may
appear within the text. Whenever possible, these
have been omitted from filming/
II se peut que certaines pages blanches ajoutdes
lors d'une restauration apparalssent dans le texte,
mais, lorsque cela 6tait possible, ces pages n'ont
pas dt6 filmdes.
L'Institut a microfilmd le meilleur e;templaire
qu'il lui a dt6 possible de se procurer. Les Jdtails
de cet exemplaire qui sont peut-dtre uniques du
point de vue bibliographique, qui peuvent modifier
une image reproduite, ou qui peuvent exiger une
modification dans la m^thcde normaie de filmage
sont indiquds ci-dessous.
D
D
n
Coloured pages/
Pages de couleur
Pages damaged/
Pages endommagdes
Pages restored and/or laminated/
Pages restaurdes et/ou peliiculdes
r~]]/p Pages discoloured, stained or foxed/
I ^\ Pages ddcolordes, tachetdes ou piqudes
Tho
to tl
The
POS!
Of tl
film
Grig
beg
the
sior
oth<
first
sior
or il
D
Pages detached/
Pages ddtachdes
I V'Showthrough/
LJ^ Transparence
I I Quality of print varies/
Quality indgale de I'impression
Includes supplementary material/
Comprend du materiel suppl^mentaire
Only edition available/
Seule Edition disponible
The
sha
TIN
whi
Mai
diff
enti
beg
righ
reqi
met
D
Pages wholly or partially obscured by errata
slips, tissues, etc., have been refilmed to
ensure the best possible image/
Les pages totalement ou partiellement
obscurcies par un feuillet d'errata, une pelure,
etc., ont 6t6 filmdes d nouveau de faqon h
obtenir la meilleure image possible.
\1
Additional comments:/
Commentaires suppldmentaires;
Docket title is bound as last page but filmed as first pa«?e on fiche,
Creases in the pages may result in distortion of sone text.
This item is filmed at the reduction ratio checked below/
Ce document est fllm6 au taux de reduction indiqud ci-dessous.
10X 14X 18X 22X
26X
30X
T71
12X
16X
20X
24X
28X
32X
Tho copy filmed here has been reproduced thanks
to the generosity of:
Metropolitan Toronto Library
Canadian History Department
The images appearing here are the best quality
possible considering the condition and legibility
of the original copy and in keeping with the
filming contract specifications.
Original copies in printed paper covers are filmed
beginning with the front cover and ending on
the last page with a printed or illustrated impres-
sion, or the back cover when appropriate. Ail
other original copies are filmed beginning on the
first page with a printed or illustrated impres-
sion, and ending on the last page with a printed
or illustrated impression.
L'exemplaire film6 fut reproduit grfice d la
g6n6rosit6 de:
Metropolitan Toronto Library
Canadian History Department
Les images suivantes ont dtd reproduites avec le
plus grand soin. compte tenu de la condition et
de la netteti de l'exemplaire filmd, et en
conformity avec les conditions du contrat de
filmage.
Les exemplaires originaux dont la couverture en
papier est imprim^e sont film^s en commenpant
par le premier plat et en terminant soit par la
dernidre page qui comporte une empreinte
d'impression ou d'illustration, soit par le second
plat, salon le cas. Tous Iss autres exemplaires
originaux sont filmds en commenpant par la
premidre page qui comporte une empreinte
d'impre'jsion ou d'illustration et en terminant par
la dernidre page qui comporte une telle
empreinte.
The last recorded frame on each microfiche
shall contain the symbol —^ (meaning "CON-
TINUED"), or the symbol V (meaning "END"),
whichever applies.
Maps, plates, charts, etc., may be filmed at
different reduction ratios. Those too large to be
entirely included in one exposure are filmed
beginning in the upper left hand corner, left to
right and top to bottom, as many frames as
required. The following diagrams illustrate the
method:
Un des symboles suivants apparaitra sur la
dernidre image de cheque microfiche, selon le
cas: le symbole — ► signifie "A SUIVRE", le
symbole V signifie "FIN".
Les cartes, planches, tableaux, etc., peuvent 6tre
filmds d des taux de reduction diff6rents.
Lorsque le document est trop grand pour dtre
reproduit en un seul clichd, il est filmd d partir
de Tangle supdrieur gauche, de gauche d droite,
et de haut en bas, en prenant le nombro
d'images n^cessaire. Les diagrammes suivants
illustrent la mdthode.
T71
32X
1 2 3
1
2
3
4
i
5
6
o
>
o
53
^
N-
Wl
V
!>3
3
>»
*i*
'X
3
^
-/;
o
IS
s
r
r
c
r-
PI
r
1-^
5^
c
2
X
5
2
r
r;
>
-
-
r
.J
■^
>r
S
. ._
u
R
w
•0
►d
«^
^
»**
^x
n
Pv
>•
>
r"
■ a
3_
M
r 1
H
C
f
v.
^■
C
P3
Mm
>
o
2
s/
r-"
O
>
■ O
2.
C«
r
r
c
>
"-J
X
w
s
v^~,-«
^
^>
->
>^
a:
o
w
n
■0
c
B
H
ST
o
C
*•
■^
•n
,^;;t<^«BI^»Jag^-^<^-^g^iWr^W-v-a«gflKaLa^^
WAK;i'V..lai2
IN THE PIMVY COl \ni..
IN AN AIM'EAL FROM TFIE COITRT OF APPEAL OF TFIE
PROVINCE OF IJi'PER CANADA.
GRANT POWELL. ELIZABETH I'OW'ELL. and SAAU'EL )
PETERS JARVIS. the Executors of WILLI AM Va.tei.i.ants;
DUMMER POWELL, (liaas,,! ; V
SIMON WASHRURN. tlu> A.lministrntor. with tho Will J
annexed otJAMES MONK, deceased. ,- HKspovnKNT.
CASE
OF THE H ESI' ON O E N T.
^ In the vcar isofl, .Fames Mo„k cmmonced an Action oC Dd.t in the fo.nt .,C Ki„,A „.,.
Bench, ot the Province of Upper Canada, a^^ainst William Dunnner Powell, to reco^er i •<• »• 1 >!- < ,„.a,la
sum of money, and niterest thereon, due to him. ....<■.>..
Actiiiii <if I)i III,
M.iiik c. I'OMI II.'
The proceedings in that Court are similar in fbrm to ,!,.. oi.l pro.re.Iin.^s hv Mill in
the Conrt of Queen's Ik-nch. in Kngland, and the Declaration .•untamed several" Co.mts
It Ks set ont at length in the Appendix, No. ,. pa.^e ,0.) .hi.h is the tran.npt of tlu' x,„„ ,, , , •
Record >n the Conrt of Appeal of Upper Canada, from which Court this Appeal ishron.dit. ^^- j^"^' ' '"^"-
The rirst Count was upon a Judgment obtained hv Mr. .Monk, a-ains, M, Powell In i. i
theCoun of O,mmo. Pleas, ofthcProvinceofLowerC'anad: ..n the .7,h\!f X::l: '''"
,<)K where n- Mr. Monk recovered against Mr. Powell CM.f. r,s. •>,,. ,.„rrencv ol Low..-
( anada, with interest thereon, from the 1st of April, 17M», until actual payment.
The second Count was upon a Boml, or single R,||, ,„uler Seal, heariii.r ,|at.. the -th
o. Apnl, ,78!.. wherehy Mr. l-owell acknowle.lged that he had re<.e.ed tn.m Mr. mU
H /'■;;;" M.n, he promised and hound himself to pay, with iawti.l „„.,.., ,,
the rate ot £(). per cent, from the 1st of April, 17,S().
The third Count was upon an Instrument or Agreement in writing, dated the '-th of
April, .7Sf,, In winch Mr. Powell acknowledged that he had leeeivedfat his ow.^ r:;!.:;!
Appoixlix, Nil I.
I'llilS.
Kqilirntioii.
Apiiemlix, No. 1,
(G.)
fh)iii Mr. Monk ttl ». ,"..<.•.'</.. vsliich hi' pniniiscd, and olihm-d hiniMlt to pus, witli lawful
intirt^t thcicoii, at llii' rati- of tti. \wr tviit. from tin- 1st of .\pril, 17H<».
Tin- foinlli, litHi, and sixth « oinifs wito ri'spcctivilv for nioiU'V li'iit, nioncv had and
recfivfd, and npoii an Account stated.
pag,. 7, To this Dcchiratioii, Mr Powell pleaded —
First. As to the tirst, third, foiuth, tilth, and sixth ("ounts,— //// dilicf.
Hrvuiidlji. As to the second Count, That the writing ohligatoiy, tlierein-iiientioncd,
was not his deed.
Tliirdlij. As to the tirst Count, That after the recovery of tiie .ludgiuent therein-
nieiitioned, Mr. Monk, on the ','7th December, 17!tl., for olitaininu,- satisfaction tiiercof,
causeil to be sued out a Writ of Kxccutioii at;ainst tiie good' and chattels, and (in case the
same should not be sulHcieiit to satisfy the debt, interest^ and costs,) against the lands and
tenements of Mr. Powell, directed to the Sheritf of the district of Montreal; and upon
which the .Sherirt'causeil to be made the said debt, interest, and costs.
Fourthli/ and Flf)lih/. As to the first and second Counts, respectively, — payment.
Si.iili/i/. As to the third, fourth, titMi, and sixth Coiuits, a period of limitation, — That
the causes of action therein-mentioned diil not accrue within six years; and,
Seventhly. As to the whole Declaration,-— a set ott".
Mr. Monk, l)v his replication, joined issue upon tiie first and second Picas, and
traversed the third, vi/. — Tliat he did not cause to he sued out the said Writ of Execution,
n(n- did tiie .Sheriff' cause to be made tiie said debt, interest, and costs, in manner, &c.; and
he also traversed the other Picas, respectively, in the form usually made use of in the
Courts at Westminster.
The following is a Copy of the Replication:—
p.igp 8.
" And tiie said James Monk, as to the said Pleas of the said William, by iiim firstly
and secondly above pleailed, and whereof he hath put himself upon the country, doth
the like. And the said James, as to the said Plea of the said William, by him above
pleaded, saith, that he the saiil James Monk, by reason of any tiling by him the said
William in tiiat Plea allegeil, ought not to be barred from having and maintaining liis
aforesaid action thereof, against him the said William, because he saith that he the said
James did not cause to be sued out of the said Court, in that Plea mentioned, the said
supposed Writ of Execution, in that Plea mentioned; nor did the said Sherifi", in that Plea
also mentioned, cause to be made the said debt, interest, and costs of Suit, in form aforesaid,
recovered, or any part thereof, in manner and form as tlie said W^illiam hath above, in his
last-meiitioned Plea, alleged; and this he prays may be iiKpiired of by the coi-ntry, &c.
" And the said James, as to the Pica of him the said William, by him fourthly above
pleaiied, saith, that he the said James, by reason of any tiling by the said William in tiiat
Plea alleged, ought not to be barred from having and maintaining his aforesaid action
thereof, against him the said William, because he saith that the said William did not i)ay
to him the said .Fames the said debt, interest and costs aforesaid, in form aforesaid
recovered, in manner and form as the said William hath above, in his said Plea in that
behalf alleged; and this he, the said James, prays may be inquired of by the country, &c.
I
I
9
plfadi'd, siitli, tliat he till' sai.l JaiiK'., I.\ rw
I'lia alli'jriil ^r|,t i„,t to l>,. I,i,i,.,l th.in huv
I'*"!! ot am thiiit; Uy tli,. ,ai.l \Vil|,an, ,„ ilui
";: ami niaiiitaiiiiiii,' li:> atliio.iul aiti.i!
toKctlu.,- w.th all .,„.,..., .l,u. ,lK.a.o„. acvordu., ,o ,1,. ,;„„. a„.l ..,.;..•, ,., ,1... .aul I u.
ol. ...a.-.n . ,„ .nan.u.r an.l ,onu a. tia- sai.l Willia.n ha.h abuv. in ,l.a, I'La all.,...! n. ,l.a'
bfiiaK; an.l this l.e j.rays n.ay l,e in<,uin..l „f l,y the onnfrv.
" An.1 .1,0 sai.| .lames as to tlu- sai.l I'La .,t Inn. ,1... sa,.l W,llia,M, l.v l,„n Mx.hlv
n ,lu.roo a,a,nst l.„n; Invause, 1. sa, . ,1,. saul s.^-al . a use of ac,H.„. ,„ „,. sa.
c. on. .„. ac..n..to hin, ,1. sa... ,,a,n.. ...Inn s. u.-rs ,...,i..v .lu- ..h,,.,..,; ^
H : '-^ ;-,™"'I -'-' a^-s, the sa,.. Mm..,.,, to wi,. at York as aforesaid. i„ the
l^^^d sa, h. tha, he the sa,.l Ja„,es. by reason of any thin, by ,h.. sa,.l Uill,a„; ,n that
lea alleged, .n,,,l,t not to be ba.Te.l fro,n l.avin. an.l ,„a„„a„„n,. his a.or.sai.l Aet,o„
tl,e,..,f a.a„,st I,,,,,, beeanse. he says that he the sai.l Ja,nes was n.,t no,- ,s ,n.l..bte.l to the
sa,d \\ , ,a,u ,„ n,a,„,er .,,.1 tbrn. as the sai.l Millian. hath abov e in his s„.l last I'l... in tha.
bchaH allegcl. a„.l ,h,s he ,he sai.l Ja.nes p.-ays n,ay be in.pn.v.l .,f by ,h.. ..onnt.y. .V. "
The Cause ca„K> on to be t,ie.l at the .Sitti„fr.s ,„■ ,he (-...nt a.i.T H,la,y Ter.n. IS-ti
when a V e,-.bet was o„„d ,b,- Monk (the plaintiff) „po,. all the ,ss„es. IM. 'x; ,o ^ ' .^d'
lWs.O,te M„ll.,„. .n,,i..t to the opinion of, he Co,,,-. ,n Han.o on ..;,,ai,; p.is
The ti.llowi„g Irulo,se,ne„t was „,a.le in the nsnal fi.rn, on ,h.. Xisi IVins lUror.l bv , ,
the p,-oi.er ofteer at N,si IVins, afte,- the finding .,f iJa. J„rv n-l..r».m..„, .,„ tl,..
" Veniict tor the Plaintiff; seven hnn.he.l an.l fbrtv ponn.Is. seven shillings JBS^^
an.l n,ne pence tine., fa.things .lebt, an.l one :shilii„g .L.n.ages. subject ( Q- )
to the ..],n,i.,n of the Co.irt ab.,ve on p.,in,s ,eserv...l."
(Signe.l) " I.. 1>. SiiKi.wo.),), J."
The points ,-eserve.l at Nisi IVius f;,r the opinion of the C.,,,,, in Bane,, were n,ne in
n„,nbe,-, and ai-e as fbll.)w:
The ti,-st was-That the Jn.lgment pro.lnce.l in support of the first Count was voi.l
upon the face of ,t, and thereibre insufficient to sustain the H,st Cnnt.
The secon.l was That if the Jn.lg.nent be not voi.l on the face of ,t. it is un .r
d una under the Laws of Lower Cana.la; v,..-Tl,e Onbnance an.l Statutes of he
:z';;.: : ^^^.^ -'«-[ -; ---- "" p-h...,i.>n of the c.,, pmne., bv au,;i ■
>n that 1 ,o^,nce. and ,f so vo,.l. the hrst Count founde.l thereon co.ld „..t be sustaine.l. '
The thi,d was-That it app..a,ed .„, the .ac.. of the .v.len.-e pro.lu.v.l th.t the
I"st.u„.e„t ..eclare.. on the secon.l Count was th.. .an,e upon wh,.,, ' Ju.t,';;: 1
N... I, |.,K.. W.
(H.)
Piiini- l(i>iTV(il.
Al'liiiiilix,
No. -J. |«i;:r L'H.
I
iitit;iiiuil, «lii(li .lii(|._riiiiiil «a^ iiiinvt'i^f.l, .iiiil tliai it w.i> (■(iii->'(|iiiiitl\ im'ip'il in ilic
lli>flnT si'«'lirit\, Mild idiild Milt lie |p|()ilii(iil III ^ll|l|l(l|■| ot'llic »i((ill(l (oiillt.
'I'lir tiiiiitli— 'I'liai ii aii|Haii'(l nil the t'aci of tlu' i\ iiliiici', thai iiimIci tlic ,liiili;nu'nt
ill I.iiuir Canada which thf DiCiiidaiit maiiitaiiii'd to he iircfiidar, the real Kstatc of the
Dcli'iuhiiil ii|i(iii whii-h the Di'ht was (irifriiially si-ciired, iKwoll uh upon siifh othiT ffUrts a-*
the Dflriidant poHsi'ssi'd at tlii' tiiiic, or >.hoiild licconu' ])ossi'sst'd of, was si'i/cd in I'xi'cntioii,
and lii'iiifi i'\|io>t'd In thf Sliciitl at |inl)hc auction, was sold and conveyed to the I'laiiititl'
as the piircliaser at micIi aiiilioii, and that Mich Iraii^fcr niii^t I)c taken to he a satisfaction
of 'he delit and a liar to rt'co\erv ii|ioii the M'colid Count.
Tile fifth — That it appeared on the lace of the e\ ideiice that the Instiiniiellt lii'cliired
on ill the third Count, was the ^anii' on which .IiidLliiieiit was \et iinre\crsed, and that such
InstriiiiKiit was tliercfiire iiieiji:ed in the .(uilj^nieiit, and coiihl not he iiiodiiced to entitle
the I'laiiitill'to recoM'i on the thud Count.
The ^i\th— That I'laintitrs iii;lil to reco\ci upon the third Count, was hariid li\ the
traiisler of till' Defendilllt's property in execution upon tln' .Iiidu'inent, as conteiiiled with
rei^ard to the second ('ouiil,
1'hese\entli — That the liisli uimiit jirodiiced by the I'lailltitt' in support of the third
Count, was the same Instriiini'iil upon which the I'laiiitifV relied in sujiport of the second
Count, and which the Deleiidant admitted upon the issue on that Count to he his bond, as
stated; and that if, therefore, coulil not be received as evidence of |)ar()le afjreement under
ti." third Count.
The eijfhth — That no admissible evidence was uixiii to jirovi' an ackiiowledjjmcnt of a
debt within six years, and timf the I'laiiitirt's recovery upon the third, tiinrth, iiftli, and
sixth Counts, was, theii'fore, barred by the I'lea of the .Statute of Limitations.
.\nd till' ninth — 'I'liat if the evidence adduced was admissible to prove an imdertakinj;
within six vears, ne\ ertheless the I'laintifVliaviiiir replied nclin inirt'ril, an.l not a subseipieiit
undertaking specially, did not support his issue by such proof.
4
l'"\i<li'iir(' iilliidi-il til ill
till' I*iiintt* ri'siTvi'ii.
The e\ idence alluded to in the points reserved, were certain Exhibits which are set
at 111 the .•\ppendix, viz. —
A|iiMiiilix, No. •-', p. 1(). The Bond executed bv the Appellant to the Respondent, dated the '.'7th of April, 17^9.
(A.)
Appiiiilix. Nil. ■-', ]). 17. The proceedings in the (^)urt of Common Pleas of Lower Canada, on the i)art of the
(U.) Itespondent in Xovember Term, 17!»l'.
Appi'iiilix, No. -J, The .ludgment of the said Coiiit, dated '-'7fh of Xoveniber, 17!»K whereby the Court
paiii' l;<. (K.) ordered the Deleiidant to pay to the I'laintirt" the sum of .£11,'$ .J.v. '.W. current money of
pagr 17. ( C.) *''^' '''■<>\'"f*^> with the interest u))on this suni from the 1st day of April, I78!), until payment,
.^ ^-j . and costs of Suit. T3iit inasmuch as it ajjpeared by the Sheritrs return, that the service of
'"'*"" ' ^ "^'^ the said Writ was made by leaving a co])y of the same and of the Declaration annexed, at
(Uv) (i^v) the last domicile and jjlace of residence of the said Defendant, It is ordered that before
execution issue in consequence of the said Judgment, the riaiiitiff do give good and
sufficient security, to be approved by the Court, to refund to the Defendant or his legal
Ueinesentatixes, as much as the Defendant a])])eariitg by himself or his legal attorney
within a year and a day from that date, might be able to set aside, and reverse of the said
.ludgment, upon a reconsideration of the merits thereof.
5
I'lii- S.'iiiiitN yixfii III |Hir>ii,iiic.' <il 111. ■ villi .liiilu'iiimt. il.iic.l ■.'t'lili.ii DitcihIht, I7'H.
'I'lu' Writ of Kxcriitioli mi llii> >;ii.l .liidirini'iil, diit.'il ..'Till of Dit.muIht, \'<,n, ;mil
the liuloiM'iiU'iit tluridri ..(' tlii' Naiiic ilalc. to Irvv t.Jt!*. 1(1,. ll,/„ aiul iiitin>i fmin llic
7tli of NoviMiilu'i-, I7S!), till|>ayiiuiit; the I'laiiitirt', on llu' sai.l 7tli o) \.n,inl.,r. I7S!».
having: ii'ci'ivcti CT'J. S.«. .((/. in pui ,,f th,. ,;,|,1 piiiuipal mum.
Tlif Ki'tmii tl-Tcto, ailil the |)n)civiliiiir^ in the Cinirl upon the •.M>\ Hfliiiii,
wluiiln, athr d^po^iiij; of an iiittiloiiiton claim ■mI ii|i to tlir |)iopiit\, >ii/cil t>\ <irtain
tliir.l pailii^, till' Mini oC Cll'i. l-.v. s,/. «as .lirirttil to In' paid l)v llii' SluTilf to tlio
I'laintirt'towanls the satisfaction of lii> lUl.t, iiiiiri^t. and tosts, savinjj to tlic I'luintilV his
itTonrsf a^'ainst the Di'fcndant for tlii' ivsuhif of \i\> diinaiiil.
\|i|»imIh. Nil. ■.', |i !•>.
(F.)
\p|N li>||\. V... •.'. |1. •Jll.
\|>|u'iiilit. Nil. 1'.
I'li:.- -.'ii .111.1 l'I.
(II and I.)
(N iiiid O.)
In till' lollowiiig EastiT 'IVini a iiilc was ohtaiiud on luhalt Ol ilic Dil'iiidaiit
(I'owill) in the Court in Itanio, caJiinj; ii|)onilii' l'laintill'(Monk) to show caiisi- wli\ tho
vi'idic't ahoM'-iiR'ntioiKd, ri'iiikrcd lor linn, should not iif sit aside, and a iionsiiit iiitin-d
upon tin.' |)oints ivscrvod at the trial, with li-avi- to move afti-rwards t'or a n.w trial, should
the o|.iiii()ii of tho Court be with tlii' I'iaintirt'on tiiosc points, on ||n. i:roiind of th,. xirdict
being (.■ontrarv to evidi'iice.
The rule was arnued in the same Terni, and in the tiillow.ntr Triintv ■l\riii was
discharifed by tlu' Court.
In Mieliaelmas Term .Judgment was given tiir the I'laiiititl' for Ins debt, damages, and
costs; which .ludg-nelit was duly entered aiul dockelted as of that term.
The following is a cojjy of the .Iiidgmeiit, as entered on tiic record, and of the
Meinorandmn of the Docket thereof:
.\|.piiiiln. V.i. :.', |i. •_>!>.
(S.)
l.M-1 .i| April, IS'Jii.
Milium 111 •! I n.iil,. till'
\ < rilii't, ami In iiitir a
N'llllsllll III! (Ill' |Mli||tll
rr« i»iil, or fur a mw
trial.
.\|.|'iiiilix. Nil. ••', (1. .'Jtl.
(T and V.)
■JKlll 1,1 .llllll', iMli),.
.•|l>lli"lNi)vrniliir, IHL'li.
A|i[i<iiili\, Nil. I, |i. II.
(I.)
" And thereupon all and singuhir the premises being seen, and bv the Court of our
.said Lord the King, befi.re the King himself, now lieiv fuliv understood, ami mature
delilieratiou being thereupon had, IT I.S CONSIDKKKI) by the same Court, that the
said .lames do recover against the sai.l William his said de!)t 'and his damages aforesaid,
to one shilling, by the .lury aforesaid in li.rm ati)resaid assessed; and ak,, forty-four
l)oun,ls, eighteen shillings and ten pence, for his costs and charges bv the Court of our
said Lord the King, now here adjudged of increase to the said .fames, and with Ins
as.sent; which said damages, costs, and charges, in the whole amount to li.rtv-tbur pounds,
nineteen shillings and four pence- And let the said William Powell, inasmuch as he halli
denied his deed, be taken, &c.; and as to the sum of Ibur thousaii.l si.x JMin.lied and
seventy-seven pounds, three shillings and eight pence farthing, parcel of the said sum
aliove demanded, let the said William Dunimer Powell be acjuitted, and -o thereof;
without day, &c."
".Judgment signed, entered, and docketted, the 30th d.iy of Xovenil)pr,
fH'.>(i, as of Michaelmas Term, in the 7th year of the reign of
King George the Fourth."
(.Signed) "Cii.\KLKs C. .Sm.m.i,,
"Clerk of the Crown."
In the beginning of the year I8Q7, Powell applie.l to the Court of Appeal of ilie
Province of Upper Canada, for a Writ of Appeal upon the al)o\e .Jiidgmei.f.
The Writ of Appeal fi.r this Province is in the same fbnn as the onlinary Writ of
Error, upon a .Judgment 111 the I'lnglish Courts at Westminster; but Powell applied that m
FJ
\|>|iiiiili\, Nil. I, page -J
(A.)
\-i lit laijuarv, I«a7.
ulilitiiiii III lilt' MKitlci ciiiiMliu-il III i;.c coiiiMioii liimi, the Ciiiirl iuiow slimilil Ik> ri'(|iiiri'it
III SI Mil Willi till' Ki'ciinl, " ((// ////• iiriiiiiinl puiiirx nin/ iirnivfiliiiirx fiuniil in l/ir Hi inn/ ur
Urfrixhrs iif'llit: Court."
['\um the .1th of March in that Mar, tln'Coiiit of Api)i'al, athr ilrliluratiim, rofiiHi'il to
|K'rmit a W'lil of .\|)|Mal to isiiu' m ilic limn |i|()|iom'iI; ami tli("vu|ioii I'owi'il MU'd out a
.\|p|MrMlix, \m. I, |M).- •-'. Wiit of A|i|i('al ill llif iiMia! fiiiiii, (ill I'ait, an oriliiiai\ Writ ot' Krror) which was tcsU'il
( ■•• ) iipoii till' fitli of Mairli, IS'.',, anil uliini ililf on llii' '.'inl of April in the same year.
.\|i|Hiiilix, Nil. I, |iiip:i. No return was cNcr niailc to this Wrii, ami iipoii the ','.iil of ,Iainiar\, I.S.Ul, ai!
(U.) a|)|)li( atioii was niailc liy tlii' Di'ffinlanl I'owill to the Coiirl i.i' ,\]i|u'al, recitinj; the
A|>,.li™ti,,nti,ilii(;,>nri l),.t;.||,luiil's a|ipluati..n tin- the liist proposeil Wril of Appeal; the refusal of the Court
III A|i|imll>i ilin rt( null ' ' ' ' .
I)il.m,i..ii riil\ iill D.jiii- of Appe.il In iiiinpiy \Mlli that appliialion; the secoiiil Writ of Appeal in ihe usual lorni,
"hn'h r'.hulpmMr«'a^ "'"' ''''" ''"' •'"''-^- "'' 'I"' <'"'"' "'' ^""r^'^ "'"<li ''•"' 'I'" ^^'i'< 'lu' -aid Writ of Appeal to
timmlrii. them ill lliat liehaK lin . cleil, nor hail llie) done any thinn- thereupon, and prayiiifj; tliiit the
( 'oiH I of Appeal slioiild eon mil the ( 'oiirt lielow to eertity to theiii, (the ( "oiirl of Appeal,)
" (/// fi-ii/iiiff mill ilniiniii'iifs ii'iiiniiii/ifi- in tliiir riixlni/i/ iijinii irliii'/i tlif siiiil Jiii/iriiii'/if
inis ri'iidi'ii'il."
i.'7ili iir,laiiii:ir\. ,>*:w. The Court of Apjieal, atU'r deliberation, irfiisril to issue .siieli eoinniand, and thereupon
I I'lii'a!!!'.' '■''''''''' "iioiher Writ in the usual iJinn of an alias writ was sued out by I'owell, directed to the
Aiipciulix. No. l.|p;igc t. llu'ii .Iiidj^es of the Court cf Kinjj;'s JJeiich, wiiicli, after recitini; the toriner Writ, and that
( ll. ) lii'tiiie any return was made, the Chiet" .lusliee to whom it wa.> luecled had ceased to be
Chiet .Justice; and that it was prayed by I'owi'll, thai an alias writ miiiiit issue directed to
the tlu'ii .Indies. The writ proceeded in the tiirm ot' a Writ ot' Krror, to conunand the
Coiiil below to send up the l{ecori! and proeeeilinj;s, &c., to the Court ot' Appeal. This
Writ was lested liie ','nd of April, 1S'.>7, and made returnable on the'-'.sth of .January, IS.iO,
Appinilix, No. I. Cpoii till' day prescribed, the Court below made tliiir return in llie usual form. 'I'he
D.'il.-ir.-ition, |i.')(^ hj.) jJecord returned is in all respects similar to a lli'cord of the Mnolish Court at Westminster;
I'liiis p. 7( jr.") coiilaininu, an entry of the I'leadiiifis — the award of the .Jury I'roeess — the entry of the
lliplicaiion. p.H^Ci. ) *^ 'anse of Nisi I'rins — the return of the I'oslea — and the .Jiid<>inent.
IWia, p. l<i(H.)
.Iiiilpnrnt, p. 11(1.)
Appi'iidiN, No. I, p. 1 1.
(J.)
Upon the J Itli of Aufiust, l.H.'it), Powell assigned reasons of Appeal: they are several
in niiinbcr.
'I'he tirst is the Common Assignment of Errors: namely, — 'J'hat in the Record and
I'roceedings, and also in the giving the .Judgment, there was manifest error in this, to wit,
that the Ueciaration and tiie matter therein contained, were not sufficient in law for the
said .James Monk to have or maintain his action thereof, against the said William Dninmer
I'owell; and that there was also error in this, that by the liecord aforesaid, it appeared that
.Judgment had been given for the said .James Monk, against the said William Duinnier
rowell, whereas by the Law of the Land, .Judgment ought to have been given for the said
William Dunnner I'owell, against the said .Janus Monk.
i
Secondly, — That there was also error in this, to wit. That the said .ludgnicnt of the
Court of King's Bench was erroneous, illegal, and unjust, inasmuch, that the Action was by
Hill against the Chief .Justice, comiirising divers Counts, none of which contained just cau.se
of Action.
Thirdly, — That there was also error in this, to wit. That the first Count was upon a
!''oreign .Judgment of the Court of Common Pleas, at Montreal, beiring date more than
thirty years before, and in ])art executed in the year l~[)5, by .Sheriffs sale, in execution of
the real Estate of the Ajjpellant.
l-"oiirlhl>.— 'I'liat iluT.'W!isii|so frn.r i.. this. i.MMt, TImI lli, •.cc-.n,! C.iMit in Ui. -...ul
Hill »y:is ,.ii th.' ...i.if \Mitini.'..l.lii:;,t..n. wli.fli Ini.l hwii oaiicflU.I In th, ^;,i.l .lii.lpivnt ol
the t'diirt at Moiiiiviil, ami uas tlKTvUnf no just cansf ot' Aciioi..
Fimily.— 1 iiat fhcrv wm-< aUn v,,i>r in tin., to wit. That tlu- tliir.l Coimi in th, ,ai.l
Hill, was iii>oi. a not., of han.l lor tHJ .'«. •.',/.. h.-ariii- .lat.> iho :iu\ .lay of April. ITS't.
ami laiuvlhd on flic ..'7tli day of April. 17H!I, by pa-siiii; lu.foiv iiotary'-piililu' I'apiman.
at Montival. a writing; ohli^atoi for tlir amount of tlu- -.aiii iiotf. wl.m-hv tlu' >«ii.l note
was li-allv ami virtually nine flU'.i, altlioiiirl, framlnl, ntly rctaincil l.y th,- Hispon.l, it. ami
tliuii iisi-d as a ileinaiul for its amount.
Sixthly,— That tlu'ic was also error in this, to «it. That llu' toiirtli Count ii. the said
Hill, was thr aicoiint of nioniis paid and icct'iN d. an.! sitmits ri'iid.r.d l.rfori- thi> .Jr.l <.f
April, l/Sf), at which tiiiic the said account wasscttlcil, and the lialaiuv, £H.t r,.s. '>ri. paid
by t' same not, ,,f hand lor that sum, wliici' was on the '.'Ttli .lay of April, I7S!I. caiu'cllcd
an.l icmlcri.l void by the execution before notary, of a v ritiii^' obligatory tbr the amount
e.;,!. .aleiil to a bond and iiioit,t;a-:e, heiiiM; the same b.iml <,r writinj: obliiratoi v in the ^e.'oml
Count .if the Mill, on which the .liidpiu'Ut then app.ah.l from, was ^n^u bv the Court of
King's Hunch ajiaiiist law and erroiu sl\, ami which oinrht to be reveisc.l. "
I-astly,— That tlicrc was also error iii this, to wit. That it was agreed b.'tw.rii the
P' rties, ami sanctioiK.I by the Court, that any ver.lict tobe rcceive.l from the .liirv, sh.Mihl
be subject to certain points of law to be arpied betbre the ,fu.ljres. and the opini," I ili.^
Court had upon their Ic-al etfect, accordiiif,' to which le-al opiMi.>n the xcrdut of il... .lurv
was tobe rcceive.l or rcjcctcl. That the sai.l I.-miiI points were ar-u.'il before lie Court, and
the opinion of the Court was then severally proiioiimcl .rniiiroiislN , an.l . ontrarv to .ii.' law
of the land, ami thereuiioii the ver.lict .if the jury, ernineoiislv and ille^r;dU. was conhrme.l
by the .fiidfrment of the Court from whence Appeal was ma.l.-." Ami th.' Appellant prave.l in
the usual f.,rm of the c.)uclusi.,n of an Assijrnmeiit of Errors, that the .Jml-meiit afotesai.l (i.r
the errors ah.rcsaul, ami ..ther errors in the Hec.r.l. ami pro.e.,iiiiirs af.resai.l mi-rh, |„.
reversed, anniille.l, an.l alt.vether liehl tbr i.otliiiijr, an.l that he nii-lit be restoivd. cVe.
On .he loth of December, a su^rjrestion was ma.le t.. the Court that Monk was .lead. A,,p.n,liv. N„. i ,, ,n
(m fact he ha.l died uii.in or ab.iiil the loth of November. IS'.'t).) an.l the Court .irdere.l ^'w-^'"'<< "f <l'"tl, ..f'
that unless answer to the said Reasons of Appeal were tile.l within (i.ur davs. the Court """'
woiil.l pr..cee.l r.r pnrtr; an,' the (■.•iirt .lirecte.l, that Notice tlier..,f slionl.l be .uiv..,i to
Monk's Administrator, and a further day was pvcn until the i7th ..f D.rcmb.r.
Uimn this .lay it appear...! that \<.tice ha.l been pven to ,Sim..n Washburn, the a s N„ i ,, n
A.lnmiistrator ot Monk, and the present itesp.mdent, but he .lid not appear, ..r aii-w.r the '''"" >•"*'" "' ^^-l-
said reasons. '"'"'■
yP"" t'l^' '^l^t of Dcremher, another application was ma.le to the Co„r. of App.al on A,,, ,„l,x. N„. 1. ,,. la
behalf ..t I. .well, viz.: That theju.ljrcs of the Court below, he .liivcte.l to cans,, tlu return ^''i'''"" '" • ••"^' '•'
or the said Writ of Appeal to be amemle.l, by semliii^ up tlierewi.h, or atiaclu.l there.... nZi'^: Zui!^]:,,
/he on^nial pap,n.« nnd >/onn,wnfs/ih:,/ „t Nisi Prim, nml lh,-n „n Ih,- files „n,l in nnssess.o,, "^'cinal .lu.uni.nt, til.,!
of that Court, with the points reserved at NiH I'rius. subject to wlu.li the Verdict was given. '" ""'
The Court t(.ok time t.. .leliberate.
Ou the 7tli ..f .January, l.S.iV. the Court refused the above ajipluation.
On the same day, the Court of Appeal affirmed the .(u.lgmeut. an.l the cntrv t',er..ot;
upon recor.l. is as f..llows:
\|i|iiri(lii. Nil. 1. |i. la.
Ilii Ciiiirt iifuii-it till
•'i)']ilioatiiir>.
"And hereupon, as well the Rec.rd an.l lV.,.<.e.li.igs aforesai.l. an.l th.. .Imlpment \,,,,„„|„, Si,.
!.■).
B
j;i\i'ii III liiiiii ;it'()ii'>aiil a^ llii' maltt'i> at'oioaiil, l)\ the •■aid William Diminui I'dwill aliovi-
lor ri'usoiis ol' A])|)t'al assigned, (hut witlioiit rt'ti'icnci' U> tlu' points ri'sfixtd at Nisi I'liiis
aforesaid,} Iji'iiif:; si'on and l)y tlif said Court oC A|i|ii'al here riill\ understood, and iiiatun-
(lelil)erati(.'ii beinji thereiipoti had, it a])|)eais to the said Court of Appeals here, that there
is no error eitlier in ;he Record anil Proeeeihiijjs aforesaid, or in ttiviiijr the Jiidgmeiit
aforesaid. T 1 1 K K K l''( ) U K IT IS CONSIDKIU:!) that the .liidjrnient aforesaid in form
aforesaid f^iven, he in all thiiiffs aifirined and stand in foree and effect, the several matters
aljove as rea-oiis of said Ap|)eal in anywise notwithstaiidiiifj;. And the said William Diimmer
Powell ii: luiTcy, &i ."
Anniiiiiix, No. I, p. 1-1. Upon the ','.ird of' Fehriiain, in the same year, an Appeal was made on helialf of
Appeal allouTjl. Powell to Mis late Most Hxcellent Majesty in Council, and the same was allowed hy the
said Court of Appeal of Upper Canada.
It appears, from a certified copy of the Proceed! iij;'s in the Court of A|)|)eal in Canada,
not heini; matter of record, transmitti'd aloiiu with the transcrij)t, that an application was
made on helialf of Powell, that in addition to the ordinary transcript oftlie Record, all the
])rocee(lini;s had in the Cause, or with reference to it, from the conimeiicement to the con-
clusion, incliuliiif^ the entries from the Minute Rook, should he certified iinik'r the Great
Seal and transmitted to His Majesty in Council. The Court however irfusct/ In i/i'jiart
from Low ntid Uxn^r, <ni<l th'tcrmined t/inl nothing tiiii/d lie certified as the Record under
the Greiif Snil, e.rrept the Record of the Jiidfiiiieiif of that Court ujtoii the Record sent up
to Iheiii. Rut ilie Court, at the siiffj^estion of Counsel, instructed the Clerk that there
would he no ohjection to his fJiiviiif;- to the Appellant a certified copy of all the ])roceediiifrs,
whether the same were properly matters of' Record or not, namely, of any motions or api)li-
eations whether granted or refused, and of any collateral or interlocutory proceeding had
111 that Court on the Case.
Such certified copy was aecoi-dingly given by the clerk, lint there is noihiiig in It
material to the merits.
It has heen already stated that Mr. Monk is dead, and Mr. Simc'i Washhiirn, the
Respondent, is liis Administrator with the Will annexed.
Mr. Powell has also died since the Ajipeal; and his executors. Grant Powell, Elizabeth
Powell, and Samuel Peters ,Iar\is, have obtained lea\e to prosecute the same.
It is submitted with the utmost confidence, that the Judgment oftlie Court of Appeal
is perfectly correct. The jurisdiction of that Court is obviously that of' a Court of Krror,
and it is of first principles that a Court of' Error cannot look beyond the Record. In the
present case, no error of any kind appears upon the fiice of the Record: it seems to be
correct in every particular, bf(tli of form and substance.
As to tlu' points reserved at Nisi Priiis, (if it were competent for the Court to entertain
fliiiii, ) there would be little difficulty in showing that Monk (the Plaintifif'below) was entitled
to the .liulgiiient of' the Court, which he obtained upon t'lem. Not one of them go to the
merits of the case — they are all founded u|ion supposed technical difficiilties, for which,
when they come to be examined, there is not any foundation; and it seems to be admitted
'hat tlie nionev sued for and iccom led by Monk, was really due, and had never been paid.
Rut it is not competent for any Court of Vjipeal to entertain these points. The form
of proceeding of taking a verdict for a Plaintifl', and giving the Defendant leave to move to
enter a Xonsiiii, is of ordinary occurrence in the Courts at Westminster, from whence no
doubt it was adopted by the Court or' King's Reiicli, in Upper Canada. This practice is
9
. iiiii|iMi:iti\.l\ lit iiKidcni oiiiiiii, :iiul \s;i> iiilioiliiccd loi tin- i'\|iiis> piiipn-f i)t saving; t(i
Miitors fill' cNiM'iisi- ntri'ssarily iiifiim>il b_v piiitiiiM; |ioiiit> ot'hiw upon tlif UrcDrd. ni imU-r
to trivf jurisilirtion to a Court of Krmrs, aiul it> ol.'uTt \\a> to avoid tlu- ikitnmIn ofijoiiif,'
to a Coiiil ot Appeal at all.
It i> not ohiiiiatorv upon i-iiy suitor to adopt tins lonn of liavipu points of law (Ifc-idcd—
it IS I'lUiroly a niattiT of a,<:iciMiK'nt from wliiili I'itlu'r party may dissi nt ; hut wIku fiitiTcil
into, its sul)slau(v is, tiiat the parties au'ri'c to suhiuit tlu' matters of law in lontiovcrsy
l)otwwu thiiu, to the .luduiiu'nl of tin- Court in wliiili llu' suit was .,rii,ri,i'il/i/ hro; nht, and
to hv hound l)y tlu'ir decision. 'I'liat tlniv was such an ai.Tci'nu'nt in tlie presi lU casi-, is
distinctl\ slated l>y tile orininal Appellant himself in the last reason of ApjKal. or allei;ed
special error assiuiu>d; and it would he ot'tlie most obvious injustice that one partv sliouh'.
he permitted to depart from an aureee • of this kin<l, ini ■ which he himsdf xohinlarily
entered, merelv hecaiisc the result was (luieierit d-om what he expected.
Inasmiicii, theretore, as m ilic present case, all the proceediu.us iii the wax ot' Appeal
are not only jjirouiulless and futile of themselves, hut ill opposition t.i the a^'reemeiit
voluntarily entered into hy the original Hespondent JiiniscK'; ii is liojied that the .luduimnt
of the Court helow will he aUirined, and the I{espondenl adjudged to hi entitled to interest
upon the dehl for the very lon^- jieriiKl which has elapsed dminir ihe procee<liims, and the
present Appeal disinis^rd wuh costs forllie liillowing- Reason, (amouf;- others:)
'J hat no error or <letiiult .)f an\ kind appears in aiiv ot' the proceedmiis,
and the .ludpnent of the Court of Appeal, anirmiiiji- the ,liid;;iueiil of
the Court helow, was jusl and riLiht.