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 MONXUiiAL.5 
 
 IN APPEAL. 
 
 KEIMl, Enquire, 
 
 (PMntiff in ihr Conn JM„wJ 
 
 Appellant ; 
 and 
 
 LA CROIX, Esquire. 
 
 (Umersal Legatee of hi, hie Moihcr) 
 
 Hespondent. 
 
 JPPELhANVs CASE. 
 
 l!p (lednration stilt .« tl.o. i.»n ■• •" 
 
 
 
 i£»SSs,-'E':;:,:?*;,;::ltv'i.- ■'- 1- >... vi„ , „, 
 
 l»n Pica. General issue and general demurrer. 
 
 inS:ie<fti;^i;"^.:i^r'^^"''^'^'«"™'°f''«Mothe,but denies that he ever 
 
 .a^t"^.^:^ a t&''ll::'!!:;,5f ""7 '796. was „,. a.i„„ue„t of aroUs ,,,. 
 
 'gni oi tttiiou iigumsi (he fJufrtH^. «■■»- i.t...,ion ot a 'accrtaini produces no 
 
 W,. .lieges no ri.ht ofac.ion accrueson .he ..,,,., „f,„ „„,,,^,„ ^,.^^_ 
 .o a tci -ISiir "'' '^'^^'"'- " -^ "" -iS-ent of dro,, UU,ieu. ei ineertnin. tnode 
 
 The following points are proved. 
 
 Secondlii. 'I'l.nf .i._.. _!_■ < . ' 
 
 = ' '."...yj oi a I'lel tailed Villeray. 
 
 Fourlhljf, 
 
 yidc No. I. 
 
Vhto itwlart. 
 1. 1,1 „rp>i.l 1.4 
 
 I r.'tt, nn>\ ii.<U- 
 ILinfnllt l>.lui>K 
 "««>. Nu. W, oil 
 llvroril, 
 
 VM« Aprrn* 
 llll,l.rilri t. 
 
 Villa Mf. Prr. 
 Mult Mil) Ml, 
 Hrrhmt't f»l« 
 duller* 
 
 tlilrMr. Baini 
 
 •vilanci'i 
 
 Villi l.riM n, 
 tn ihi- r iliif lli# 
 111 conl. 
 
 VlihAipinilii 
 Ullii D. 
 
 Villi- Mf.niiriK' 
 l,«-tlrrli> Slr.Mr. 
 Taviih, niarkiil 
 A liiwiriU till- 
 •nil Lt Ibe Hv- 
 
 COIlt. 
 
 Furr'fi'/K TImt tlio innsi.li-ioli m fiir llie Riimc wm fl'iO, i, c. Mxtv poumin in cil<i!i 
 iitil an (iblisjiitioii for (.''>" I > '"c puiil wlioii llio //vi/n^wr/ ulioiilil be rutKioil, 
 
 /V/;/)///. That no mirh Fief on Villrmy eninlcd, rikI that ihewlmrvrs itiqiicKiioii wi-iv »iil|i 
 111 llirrfwwicof Mh M;ijc*lyiiiiil ofiDiirsftlmt tlioir cluiiii of /,w/.« it t'ciiUt wan unfiuiiil ■ ij 
 and luiowii »i> to 'jt liy tin? wiiluw iiihI liciis ; uiiil 
 
 Sixllihf. Tluit ill conH'q.ii'iu'cMirihc mi!irr|ir(i<pntiuii)n nml /"(-(wrfoftlie widow |ja Croix ilid 
 A|i|ii'lliiiil liHss.iMHin.Mlunui.tiial Iimh ol't'KHM), iiuli'|icii(UMit oCllii! fCiOuiid ('.> ITw. i-iu'l A 
 iIk- liiiif ori-Xfcniiof. i!ii- iKsijrniiinil, ami iirall Ihmi.-IIi ili,. Appi'lluru would Imvo reapoij InJ 
 llic iiretcnsions ut tin- widow uiid lioiiH Iji cii wi'll foiindi'd. 
 
 Tlie4pt).'iiiir|liMnlI,gatiim!i iiulio Apiicllaiii'Hdi'dnralion, it istlifficiilt lo conceivf liow ihi 
 ( (Milt lirlinv ciild Imvi. diMin^-i-d liisaiiioii. ,\iid, Imt il hIi.miI I liavr Ixvii IlmI away by llu' b,.',,! 
 tbiit ibr A|)piliiinl, i:i oblaiiiiiii; tlii-assij^iiimMii, had piircli.isrdiu/.iHV/.V/ hw/ mwerlmii iMil\, 
 rfroi/ /i/f,<f/(7/.r (nsufii-cly 1,1 cu.iidcd) to hi pioseaitxl ,il Ins „;.,/ rjsl; iimt r.rpcmi; hi' ii'ks 
 llio hbcity olHtutuig the- lullowiiig lirciiiustaiiccs whidi precciKd and rulh)wrti the ansinnin',.,,, 
 
 In iheyt-ar 1790, heing n pinclisina Danisterat Qtiebrc, ho was applied to by Mr. niiinJ 
 nijcnt for Mr John Fiascr, liir his opinion and ndvico. Mr. l''ia-ior liiiviii(r at that liiiio a *\i\ 
 of C'l'ndO diiL- to him an liiiillnir (tifomi mx the two wlmrviM, and ihi' vcMidi-os ivfiisini' to iia] 
 th.-lia'aiiic of their piirthasc nioiify until Mr. Fraser produied the Seigneiir's acqiiitlUMiv J 
 all arrcam ot nif and l.oils ,1 l',,jtis, the .Appi-llant recoiiinionih'd that thcutipiittiincc ol M;,J 
 (lame l.:i ('mix, (wlio had icinii'dcd the two wharves «s pretended .Sivo-vrj/r iii I77,'j and win 
 had b(CM acknowledged as siitli by a jiid;;iiu'nt of the (\nirt of Connnoiri'ioas in the year ITO'J J 
 shoiiM 1.0 obtained, lliii .Mr. liuriis. not havin:?, as he thonirht, an aiiiliority fr„in John rr,i^,'| 
 toadvame inmiey (in' i Ins piiipnsr, declined making any pnrclmse of the ri'^hts of the widow iiii] 
 litns iiiiiIIh. should hear from Mr. Fiaser, The Appellant, who proposed to visit En"la.|(U 
 in the ,\,.!iiiiiii of I7!l(),iind with the intention of serving Mr. Fraser, and with the knowleii -J 
 nnda|,pidbal:nnof Mr Uiiriis, obtained the necessary iicquittance and assiirninent of all ^iml 
 due by Mr. I'la^-er on ilase wharves, thinking that onseeingthe Appellan", Friiscr would n J 
 timilty adopt and use ihi-acqiiiitaiRe obtained fjr sosniall n sum us (.' l'il),io recover the X'.VOlj/ 
 then doc to him. Ilowi vn. in this expeclntion he was disappointed, f)r afier waiiiie' liviMeirr 
 heliiimil that Mr. I'raser eiuered intian agreement to allow a deduction of (.'tJOO to ili.'pui 
 chaseisiif his wharves, proviiUd they took all risks upon themselves (br the pavineni ot ill 
 .''eiy'iiioral dues. ' ■ 
 
 loll Apiii, ivn, 
 
 No. 7. 
 
 inh Od.iiKij, 
 
 ■ml MHh Fi>tir,. 
 l6ufi,Nu,0,,% 111. 
 
 Thus the nl/iprd debtor refiisln^f to;OTy,an(l the prrlrnded creditor to lefund, the Ainel 
 lant brought in the Court of King's Bench for Quebec an action against .Mr. Frasei' f,i 
 arrears of /-o(/,s (Y »>«/(■.« on on.- nf the wharves, and though boih Mr, l'"i:i,ser and the Alio 
 ney-generni for the crown alleged I hat the widow nnd heirn only held the iiroperly rii r.tluir\ 
 the Court bya more formal jiidgmeul than that of i79J, recognized the widow and heirs uL 
 Seigneurs Primili/ot' ViUeiay. 
 
 No o(rer4 of arrnngeineiU beinsj made by Mr. Fraser, nclions were hroug'it fjr the arrearJ 
 due l.y 1,1,11 on the other wlinrf, and two jiulgmeiits were pronounced contiruiiiig the foniipl 
 decrees, which judgiueiils were carried into the Court of Appeals, and afierwards bclum till 
 King in council. 
 
 Ff;«r judgments bein? thus rendercJ directly on the qii(«s(ion, all confirmini; lh'> exislencJ 
 
 of Villeiay, and that the widow and heirs held in Fief, the Appellant conceived liaii set itiil 
 
 matter forever at ie<l. Uul during the dependence of these suits in iMigluiid, one of till 
 
 wharves was soUl by the SlieritV, and the Appellant was coinpelleil to come befure the Cnnrl 
 
 .'f^' ' ■ •• ii "' "" ,"PI'"^""!-1'' piPserve and render effectual the rights whicli had been di-cided in his fa J 
 
 " '*', -' ''-'^•'^ vor. The l?e«poii(ient represenlinar his mother, also fy'led Ids opposiiion claiming liie iiricarl 
 
 of I.vihet /'(H/ct Miice tlieyear I78S. To these a cniinler onposiiion wai gi\-en in I'lr till 
 
 Crow'i claiming ilie Lods ei Venter, and deny-ng the riirhts of M.iilamp La Croix and heirs tl 
 
 the Seigiieurial diiliei, ihey not holding in /VV/; and .iie question beiug i!Kr.';ii raised witl 
 
 No.H. '"1"^'' ""''nation, and with a more complete knowledge of the mailer, ilie l{espondont conl 
 
 fcioiis that he had throughout this long contest, asserted and mainluined n li'le which h| 
 
 could not support, did by his brother and Attorney Paul, witlidruw his ojjpusiiioii. 
 
 yUgAppadliC, 
 
 I Lii(#rof . 1'''"s abandoned by his authors, who had for thirteen years, encunniged the Appellant bj 
 
 m^'n'oI" '''* """' ''•'eoill'ul means, to Ixdieve that their claims were well founded, the (pienlion canil 
 
 before the Court i'ar a fifth Unw, nnd afier perusing the various titles, bearing evidence o 
 
 witnesses, and ii.ilurely coiisiderinif the question, it pronounced a jiidgnient whereby in poin 
 
 of effect, all its former decisions were overlbrown, and the pretended Fief was defiuilivelj 
 
 1.18. declared to be within the censive of His Majesty. 
 
 It would, under these ciicumstanccp, havebecn quite unbecoming as well asimpolltit^ in Ihl 
 Appellant to proceed farilier in the Appeals depending in Jingland, and in addition to coatl 
 incurred in this country, he was thus through the misrepreseiiialion of the widow and heiraj 
 involved in the heavy expenses incident to suits depending before (lis Majesty in Council. -4 
 To recover biiek the money he advanced and daiiinges be sustained bv the fraudiileiit conduc| 
 of the La Cioixs, he brought the action which is the subject matter ol this Appeal. ■ 
 
 The Respondent asserts that the claim of his mother and the heirs was in September, ITsd 
 
 expeclel 
 
.-»y. 
 
 o^'CflfJ lobe 1,1, ^,,10,1. r'n/m,\cci\ miKht ,,Htl,v hnN,- m.licipi.trj ih.u iheirn..,.nir.l claim 
 
 Ihr.- „ lli..t li.nr nor lor nmi.y ...oi.iIh Htjorwar.l- .l„l .lol, ,.., ,d.,, ,.„„.r i„|„',|„; Appellunfi 
 I.III..I, l..r .if.lluT were Iha lucl« nor thnr fears uiiJ ..|.,,ril.eu»iouH coni.i>iiiiicul«il lo hini. 
 
 Ili^ nl»o pr..|.Mi(le<l llmt llin cl«im wni ImnKtV-rrrd n. <ro„l,ir>if mul ,mc,rlnh,,nw\ [haiit 
 «..n iiinl.M-tood .t woi.ld be prosecuted ,it Ihv Apin thmfi mh ami f.rmiiu-. W ihe^" uHM-r- 
 I...I11 were n.adeout .n cvidenee, it wonid i.ideed ho n cinpletr aosoci- to tin. AppollunfH dp. 
 iii'Lid, to wliBtever proluision lie might belong. Uut not ii .^llul.le olihn U true. 
 
 Not ..Bli-fied ivilh pervertinjj the f.icti, the lleHpondent han .'..deavon.ed (o ,ni*I.'nd tl 
 (>u,„i on the(|ni«l.oiiH ot law. Ilo *ayt lhi>t lb.. (Ud .diOili S.-|..e.nl.ei-, I7!)(i, «„* n.iiile 
 tun, miciiitf i^iirmlk iiiitlroitiiiie, u\u\ ot'courHe that llii,* ucti.ni caiuiot bn inuiniuincd lint 
 Ibce K a wide di-hiuiion between ii silence in the (b>ed on the MiWy-i-t of warr,,nl> and an rr- 
 prty (Irrlanilioii tlint Ibo n>.ij{iiot liutinfers suns imcmw miroiitie. In llio hiller i.i-i- ilio partien 
 make the law tin- theainelviH. In the former, a» in this insiancc, wlirn- there U no mention of 
 of wnrraiiiv, the law snpplie^ the omi8«ion. In the I'ruticien I'rui.rai*, Loii'-'c pntij ibin 
 // qiie.tion, and ^\\\i* this emphatic aimwer. ° 
 
 he v,.i.i,p...,. 
 
 ill' «i-.i p,M 
 
 , Nu. FiS(, ..f 
 rniiirai d* 
 
 " CeKe garanlie est-elle tixijonri due par le c6danl ?" 
 
 •' i;ilp rut lonjcnii* dne, u moins qu'il no Hoit dil que la cesdi.Mi on venle n^t failo snns nn> 
 cune ({aianlie ni restitntio'i dedpnier», et mix risques, perils et I'ainiien dii ceisionnairi-, on 
 antresti'imi's ei|nivalenrt. Kt mCme en cecas, »'il y u du dol, ci.inini' qnand li; <ed)int on len- 
 (Ipor u K,Mi le vifo, «i qne le cesainonairc ou acqu'drcur I'u juBtjaieiil ignore, (.i» in this very 
 cuie,) lu guruntie a lieu nonobstant cetto clauic. 
 
 TIki lle-pcMili'iit with the same crnfiy Kpirit which has thronnhont this lian«nclion diatin. 
 •fnishedlliM widow and heirs, attempt:) to cant an odium frinn biinsielf on the Apptiilant for 
 obtainias tlii-e pretended rights (the extent of which was not known till lonif uficr the ac- 
 qnireiiHMit of ihi'in) and for bringing nnils uijainst Mr. Kraser. lint has this Kospoiidcnt 
 hbewn ihiit any ciuiravonis were, ui^ed to nniieceivo llie Appellant, by expres^tiiiff even u 
 doiibl of the La C'roix»' pretemioiis, or tliat, louche de ripailir, oilers were made by Ihein to 
 refnnil the nioiu'v ibey bad IVandnlently received from iiim ? Besides, who was'thL- (F„j||y 
 nnthor of all the litii,'ation wliicli took place, but the widow La Croix whom Ihu licspoiiiieiit 
 represents ? 
 
 It is II roil. liliipiit part of the Respondent's defence that he did not intermeddle with the v.. u, * n. 
 estate of his mother. Itfil the (Jourt is in pusiession of three documents, (which, were it lie- "'"••'''''"''■ 
 cesgarv.) will snli«lanli»le tli " ■ ■• ... 
 
 ther in iTliieli be is d<'-i£;nair 
 tionoft'Oth June, 1S0<), in which us such he is ranked fur ground rent, 
 
 Tho Appellant was, it is true, a Practising Barrister when he obtained Ibis acquittance and 
 assignment, but iis the inslrnmeiit as well as ti.e whole transaction exhibit none of the csbiii- 
 tial cliaraiMurs of a sale of Druks IMijrhiu,, ho ronlidently and respectfully hubinita be is nut 
 by any rule of jurisprndence, placed beyond the aid of the law, and that fie is entitled to re- ,,,,,1^. Vfiiioo« 
 cover hack tho money so fiandiilenlly leceived by the Itespoadent's mother above i24 years '.'i<i'"in<. 
 Hijo, together with a •ompeiisalicjii in damages for the injury he has sustained by the ussign- 
 ment of pretmsions which ou jOtb September 179C, were perfectly known to the widow vij,ipp.ndiiD 
 and heirs to be " malj'ondis." 
 
 Iisianliale this fact, these aic his opposition, the power of Attorney to his bro- 
 ther in iTliieli be is de-ignalnl Lrgiiiir iimvcrscl of bis mother, and the jiiilgmcnt of distribu' 
 
 villi! No. i..». 
 
 Vldfl N» litT, 
 of INithlfr'f toil' 
 
 "(Jueber, 
 
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 January, 1821. 
 
 — «E3^9000«»0©0€^s 
 
 APPENDIX. 
 
 Mr. Brehaut, in his answer to the sixth interrogatory, says, — 
 
 " I recollect that at the time Paul IjO Croix told me tiiat he had come down from Montreal 
 " for the purpose of withdrawing tlus opposition of Josenh Hubert La Croix, (February, 1809,) 
 " lie told me that from the beginning lie knew that the heirs La Croix had no claim for Loch et 
 " Venles, in respect to the Fief Villeray, not being Seigneurs Primitifs." 
 
 In giving Mr. Panl La Croix, who acted as a ^Ktui Principal in this transaction, full credit 
 for the truth of this declaration, how is it to be reconciled with the following Letter, written 
 immediately uiler the first judgment obtained, unless we attribute their whole conduct to a pre- 
 concerted plan of fraud and deceit f — 
 
 " AhntrialySicAvril, 1802. 
 •' Monsieur, 
 " Ayant rs^u riionneur de votre Lettre, du 15e. prf^-sent, j'oi ^te la communiquer & ma iiiAre et 
 •< h. mon ir^re Joseph La Croix. lb en out resMntis, ainsi que moi, toute la satisfaction qu'un 
 <' tel ^venement peut produite. " A 
 
lieroni la lran^lu i 
 vep cuiiil)ii>ii vii, , 
 
 lie puis pus exprl 
 
 " A votro prpmit\re ircini^iliun iiion liiJre ot inoi, s'il ist nucemttiic, rnlill 
 «' qiit' ii.)liv iiiiVa voim a |>ii»se, n'ayaiil li.ii ii.ul ii id'iir ijiio ilc vims prom 
 " ciHk's iioiiHdont BKii'iihlfs; n'liy.iiii I'litoro pas viu' Irs murrs lifcrilicts, je 
 " li'iiM si'iiiiiiu'iit, iiiiiiH jV.-ponipi'il-. M'loiii c'liiiruriiiL' uiix ii6trt'it, 
 
 •' Nous cuvoyoim noire Procnraiioii ii Moiisr. .1. \. I»„rioi, Kcr. noire Avociil, 1,. ,„;,,„, 
 " loir bit-n »e clwrycr ilc loiin iiuh iillUirci lUiw lu Disiiiti ilc (juebcc. 
 
 " J'oi riiuiiiivur d'Clri', »cc. 
 
 uM J u p -. " 1*. LA CROIX- 
 
 " Monsr. J. ki-ir, ha: } 
 
 " Qiicboc." $ 
 
 liord KlliMiLoioiifrli, ill Cnmpl>(ll"M Itopoits vol. I, p. .^fX), luvs ,|„wn lliisns tlio Ihw • " u 
 •' u I linn 1^ i""i''l "",''y '""• :'< i> V"""' I'liiiiipal," (uiiii it will In- olisiTved lliiu I'aiirani,,., 
 ill all ihe clmraclm ot lieii- ol lii.s llillar, hroilu. ol'lli.' l(.,poml.|il, ami liis coiivmh/i 
 AKcnlnnil Attorney,) '■ wliat ho soys in ilir loursc of tlic li.uisuctiuii lius been hold n, ., 
 " considenilioii, to be evidence Hgiiinitl ihost ho reprcseuU." ' ^ 
 
 •B 
 
 Mr. Bums, in his annwer to the last interrogatory, sny«,— 
 
 " Tliere were considerablo Minis of money due to Mr. .Tolin Fraser, of London secured nl 
 ' the wlittrves on the alled^-ed Ii. lof Vdlcray, and prior to lli,. JOth September I7<)(, wl 
 the llaiiilill iiuiimited to iiie his iiiiention ol purtliasiiif; . Madame La Croix's iIiu'iih I 
 tile said Jolin I'rasrr. he dedaied it was liir the purpose oflaciliiutiiij/ the recovery of die 
 sums ot money, and which he appeared decidedly of opinion it would."' 
 
 Mr. Justice Pcrrault, in his answer to the same, speaks thus : 
 
 " That such were the inlcntions of the said James Kerr," (i. p. m . i;.,|,le Mr Fra«er li 
 cover his claims on the wharves, i " 1 futerluin no tloubt, and 1 have a pirll'ct kii'Iwle.lire 
 ^^' he waned fi)r near live years, l, .m September 179(j, to June IbOl, boiiiie he biuii^hl 
 
 action, and that, utter every incaiiB of recovering his money amicably, tailed." 
 
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 I ''''"^,^''',:«'. '" '■'".:;l"'"l.i>ftlieiiu!frmcntofilie Court of Kind's neuch of Quebec, of the ll 
 June, 1809, proceeain^ i« irw, (the proceeds ofLtlie wharf) iiiav l)e so.ii tioni the Ibllowl 
 extract from the Letter of the App. Haul's Solicitons «f the 'itith May, 18 19 
 
 We have, since the hearing, read .Mr. I'liiser's case, nnd we liav 
 lliat no Counsel or slalement, on your part, before iLe Council, coul 
 " laat decision, in Canada, was conclusive." 
 
 e no liesitntinnin savil 
 Id have served yoe. 
 
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 " I-«! dommages et iiiteiCts sont tout ce qii'une pereonne a perdu, ou nmnquo dc «a.ri, 
 imr le tail ou la faute de I'BUlre parlie." "^ " 1 
 
 VoTuiER— Procedure Civile, ch. J, art. 2,/j. JCI. 
 
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