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D 13 Y 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 i *■ W^ " » M '5j ' -1 X >< h 2 V 2 2 3 t-< 0* g > ft C3 n S n ► « CR o O -< > S4 B H •<* h^ 1 I *■■ '^Bfll I m- ^^^^^x] Court of Appeah, In c Cmm Between F/riKNNE LKBI.OND, QHaintiff in the Court below,) APPULflW, and The llonble. THOMAS COFFIN, (Defendant in the Cuwt belou',) RKs;i'u\'})EyT The RE:iPONDEsr\-i C.isr.. an ^JPllE Appellant institulod in the King's Bench, at Three- Hi -.l-.-^ Action en licitation against the llespondiM.l. Tlie Declaration states that the Appellant and Respondent, by a cer- tain deed or instrument executed before Douce>, Notary Pubhc ac^U're vequa? undivided moieties a certain lot ofland, situate m t.he D.s Ir.c ? Three-Uivers, and two undivided third parts or portions ot a ceriam otlu-r lot of land, situate likewise in the District ot Tiiree-Ruers. That partition was subsequently made of the second above-me.itioncd lot between the said Appellant and Respondent of one par and on. Fnn^!^'poisson of the ^ler part, and that the sajd Appellant a.jd U.^- 30 Sent are now joint tenants, par i.^du,s, o the porUonot the ...A ground which fell to the lot of the Appellant and Respondent. That " it is impossible, considering the situation, nature and value ol '^ the said lots of land and premises, lo make partition thereot bctw..u ^. im the said Appellant and the said Rcspondout equa ly, nor m anv '. her manner w mtsoever convenienlly, so that each ol them m.ght cii- .. t^lZc^nen^y \n. ^..ro or porlion of the said lands ami pre.u-.e« '• 'uKl that he the Respondent had no other means of recoNermg In^ ••;! ai. .. ll" einlilmi bv priceediug to the sale thereof m ^l-,--- '|;- ^- i,v licitation, to the end that the price nug-^it be oquall) di..d.. b.- '• iween tlicm Die said Appellant and the said Respondent, The Respondent concludes for a sale by licllalion and for parlition cl the price to accrue from the said sale. To this action the Appellant pleaded a dilatory cxceplioi). alledginj^ th^U one Franeoi. Poissoi/ 'as proprietor of one --I'vided th.rcl oUau. o U i,,l. of land, the sale bv licitation whereot was prayed by the >^|n^^'»^'^;- aild that ihJ Court could not lawlully proccca t-^<^^<^nuine upon Uie cU. ms , i !h(; ;aid Respondent until the said iMauoois Poissun wa^, u.-^.t .. taiiy li, the suit. Cpon th!-< pi'^i 5-uc V a. joined, the parlies were heard audit was dismissed with costs. rp}„, ,\np-ll-u'' v^r.uhu] \hr ramc mutter as a defence to tlie oclicn, i^lli iuilhn 'dnuv^\ Ihr'allr^al md.M^nbility of the pn-pe.ly m (iiu ^Uou ^J 1.47130 licilalion, &c. X,T,,„,. those plca,.h,g, i..«e. «erc joine.., no parole ,.v,....ncc v.-a, .,- clucoil on eilhev skIc. 1 ,..,» nn tho written evidcnco and llio nipnls, aiui ,,,,^!r,rr :;«,':;-.;: o»;>.e"sth Ma^h. .s... .. .oho^,,., ,.- leiiocntory judgment : » ,1.. Ins n'lvlips ordonne avanl fau'c droit, rii.o I.a four ap;-/-™' ";, ™^'' ^;Vre'Im;tl".ah,. Cour leuaule, „„o„ par experts, ''<"'":,''=".,P'"' m/ji. vUiio.lc I'heri'asc en (picitio.i, auxhii> ,„mn,e. .I'office, , smt procede » ■' 'f ? '^y,;'^*, j ^f cm.,, m..l.;nicut aivise, de co„slatcr si le cV,l '^''"S- .1'™ ,^^^, S™ L^nt, ol si I„ .lit h&itas- Sit' "h'oi" ainsi que do raiso,,. depens reserves. The parties concrred i,. the „o„,h,atio,. oi' Fra,.,ois I-egeadro, L.,. Sarveyor, OS Ci"''- '■■'■;"■'■'• , „ ,. M. Le.endre havia, >„adc las report, but aot havh,g U>ke,> the oaM, required hy to, the report was set as,de. ,, 1 iQir il.o Coarl below at Die instance ot the On the 29th >';;>^*,;^ ';, :,.hrnlio,'ed in the i„U„locator above ^5[":;trttfer:ed'tVo*er two «;.*, with puwer to „aa,e a The Respondent accordingly nan»l Joseph Bra.ulonnet, a.rd the Ap- .ellaS nank Modesto Pratte as e.pcrl.. i„ the lieu and stead ot Modesto 1 uille. 1 r .<. ih\.^ order named one JoUn hnlnvan. The Appellant in obechcnre ^o J'^' ; J^ :^^! ' i),^,,^onlin. and tlie c'ourt named as third expert l.aac ^. mv 1«1S ihc three rrm'W.sfdcd their llq)or I, m OnthelSlh Janut^ry, lol«, tnc uucl i >vhich they concur in statnig ; 1 1 ,.«t ho cnnalU or cniiveiuoiulv least valuable lot should lall. 2. That the said lands conld be divided equally as ,., :<„perhe,al es- tent but not as to value. c ■ ] tion witli costs. . , . . 1 «.,^ iu> The Appellant it would appear is not satisfied with tins jndga,ent. he. „„?i!;.iX.ed the present Appeal therefrom. Quebec, 20ih July, 1818. T lin\o lit' bv s t1- , ai\'i o- 111- siiioi) i\iiu.H livisc, iisviil'^ ; oaVn of tiio abov'i laiiio a lie A.p- elou ;i^ expert •alii van, port, hi cni'uMitly icial cx- icial c\- parl> lo ic merils lanl':^ ac- •mcnt, ]ie. ..