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THE present Respondent, Plaintiff in the Court below, recovered judg- ment on the I3th September 1858, against Denis Maguire, junior, a ship chandler in Quebec, for the sum of 1'53 38. Sd. with interest and costs. On the 27th February 1H6(), a writ of execution was issued to enforce this judgment aad the stock in trade of a ship chandlers shop supposed to have been kept by the Defendant was seized. To this seizure an opposition ofin d'annuller was fyled by the present Ap|H'll>uit Ann Cecilia Maguire, the Defendants wife, he being also a party to the op|)osition, in which it was alleged that »he was separee de bicns from her husband by a judgment of the Superior Court at Quebec rendered on the 5th February 1858, that she carried on business at Quebec under the name of " Maguire, Junior & Co." and that the efiects which had been seized in the cause Itelonged to her. This Opposition was contested by the Piainlilf who pleaded the general issue and the following plea of Perpetual Exception. .\iiil the Hiiid I'luintitf l)y this Jiis jwrix'timl Kiveplton jn'ivmjitoire fii drmt to the oiipoiiitiiiii ir/iW 7«NnW/ said demand <■« tn'pai'dtion (lit bii'iiM or iit the time of ilie rcnderiii)^ of the said jndjreiiieiit ru tiixiration or at any time heforo aiiv property or ert'eets whatsoever wliiiib she had 1irou(»)it into the eoinnmnitv exisliii;; lirlween lier and her iiiislian>l, and iier ri;;lit to wliieli was endanffereil in rnnseipienee of the insolveney of the said Ueiiis Maiiiiire, .Iiinior, and that the said .Vnn ('eeilia Majrnire was not skilled in any tniile or eallin;;, and had not e.\eri'isi'sM liy her own skill or industry her piins in wliieh Would he lout in eoiiwciueiire of the said insolveney of her liiishaiid. And that the said Ann Cecilia Mii)/iiire had in consecpieiiee no interest In demaiidiiiif the said separation and tho said I'laintilf tiirther saith that the said separation has iiij\er heen registered or iiminuee ill eoiifuriiiity with the i'ei|iiireinelit8 of law in such case. And the said I'laintiff further saith tlial the iromls, chattels and inoveahle property wiised ill the present cause form jtart of tho hloek in trade of a eerlain sliip-eliuiidlers MiHi> 111 III .■111(1 kept ill (^>mlc' li\ Drlii^ M^i;riiiiv. .hiiiinr. tlic I )cr.'H(lniit in tlii< cmi-c lor' liis iiWM luiic'lit ami ii(lv:iiitiiiri\ tiio whole .it' tlir l.ii>iiic» (•.miicrtfil H ifli « liitli in liiiilinp'W liv llic skill anil iiiilii>ti'v nt' tlic .-aiij l)iiiii- Ma^iiiic. .Iiini.ir. w itli.iut aliv iiitfrfi riiK'iMir I'liiitrnI un tUr pari nf liis siiii \\U\: Tliiil tlic saiil llll^ilu>^ i> nirriiil mi liy till' iiaiiii' ami iimiIit the tinii of Ma:riiii"f, Jiininr. ami Ciiniiuiiiv, wliirli it is pri'ti'mli'il is till' naiiir iiihIit wliii-li tin' saiil Ami Civilia >rairMlrf carriis mi a liiisims~ m- traili' as a sliiji-i-linii Hit ; Imt tliat aii.v smli iiaiiic iiscil in llir -aiil liHsiiii-s^. is a tVamlnli'iit I'oiitrivaiici' 111! tlif part ut' tlic saiil I)rnis Mairnin. .Iniiiur, ami tin' saiil Ann ( cciliii Mau'iliri- liv wliicli it is attcniptid to place tin- prouirtv unil I'll'n-ls nl' the saiil l>eni>» Mairiiire, .Iniiior, out of the reaeh ot' his (■l•e(iitor^. The saiil l'lnintili' in laet allijxiii;: that the whole ot the sail! p'oils ami elialtels are really ami hniiii jiilr the iiropertv of the sail! n.iiis Mairniiv .Innior the -aiil I )efenilaiit. iinil liahle to bu attnclic-d for the puvnienl o|' his ilelits. Ai"i the I'hiintilV ~aith that nl the tinie of the saicl lienmnil iH n.juirution il> h!,r.i> iiinl of the remleriiii.' of the ^aill jinluinienl the saiil I'lainlitl' was the •reditor of tli" saiil Uel'eliilaiit for the iinioiint of his jmlir nt n the present cause ami the -aid l>el'einlant was insolvent ami that the said I)itindaiit and his ~aii' wile the present ( »pposant, con- trivini^and intemlinj; to det'raud the said I'laintitf md t'e other creditors of the said Denis Mai;nire, Junior. e;iiised to he removed from tlie shop then kept hy the said iJefendaiit. jrooil-, wares and niercliiimlize of lar^t' vidin!. to wit of the value of ti\e hundred pound- iiirrem'y and which had tortned jiart of the stock- in trade of the said Denis Mairnire. junior, and coiH'eahd the same iinlil alter tliejiidfiiiielit < it fijiinntiiiii i/,' biiiifi was rendered and then liroiijjht hack llie said j;oods lo the same premises under the ]iretcnee that thev had lavn purchased h_v the .-aid Ann t'eeilia Maj;nirc, tin rchy intelidiiiLr to prc\int tlie said j;oods from lieinjt attached for tlio ]i»3 liieiit of tiie delils of tlie said Denis Maf,'nire, .Tunior. And the said J'hiintitf -aith that the said jndj.'meilt <•« ni^juiiittion ilf li'unn was n(it ohtaincd nor was it ivceiilcd in j,'ood faith and tor the pnrpos»' of protecting the inlcrests of the Haiti Ann Cecilia Maj^ilire, hnt was priH-nred l>_v eiilliihion iietwiin tin' said < 'plHi- saiiti- and for tlie jnirpuw,' of defraudiiij^ tliu crediton; of tliu .said iJefeiidant. Wlieret'ore the Kiid I'laiutltV prays 'hat tor the causeii aforesaid the snid jinltrnn nt III Srjnliiitiuii til li'ii itn and lilt.' pioeeedilijjs had ill I'diiHciiuence thereot lie deelared to he nieiral. null and void, and the pn'perlv -eized in the present i-aiihe decl.ired to he the property of the sniil Del'eiidant mid the -nid opposition diMiiisscd with costs. Tlie Opposants di'iimrrcd to the first ptirt uf llii.s ploa, tliiit i.s lo .m) much of it ;is nlle<,'i'd thai thi- Utti'iKJiiiit's wife was not cut thd lo ubtaiii a jiKJiciai separation .it the tiiiic a puiifiiiciil to liiat ellret wii.-s riiuiiTcd, and tiie Court hidow m.-iintaim-d the (li'iimrifr and n'jrrted that portion o( liu! Flainlid '.s ph'a. Is.siir liaviiii.' bt'oii joined on the ph-adioif.s, thi' tpie.stion.s to be tried in the eaiiv were, wIhmIht the jiulonieni ol' separation had been executed in fjood iailh and without Irauti, an I whether the husine.s.s of .ship-chaiidhry carried on under the name of " .Ma^jiiire, Junior, ii Co.," was not really and in tiiel tlie hiismes.s (,f the Deleiidant, the name of his wife hein;; only titJed lor the purpose of protectiiifjr him from execiilions at the .suit ol iiis creditors. The caii.se was in.scrihcd fiir Mmjucte and hearing' at the same lime and fhe evidence adduced, as well ihat tiroiiKht lorwanl hy the Plaintilt as that hy Ihi' (►pposaiits, completelv made out the I'hiintiti 's case, and the Couii below on ihe l)th October istiil riMidi'ted the lollowini; Jndoment : Tin.' Court havlntr seen and examinid tla- |/roceedilijrs of reii.rd. and Inard llie ]mrlii.'.s hy counsel on tin- merits oftlu' op|iositioii iiriii il'iiitinilli r of .Vnii ( Vcilia .Mae;uire, and of the eontestalioii rai-cd then to !iy till I'lainlitfs, lonsiderin;: that there has lueii no hi^al excciitioii of the jnilirinciit of separalion in the present eanse, and that ihe oppo sant .\n!i (Vcilia Ma;ruire eaniiof tMir iiijiniiiinitf: Consideriliff moreover that the :: Is and elfects seized ill the prcMiil cau.se are the propertv of the Defendant, and li.i\e iiiM r h.'loiijred in {.'Olid I'aitli to llin said .\nn t'eeilia Ma;:iiire, doth disiiii-- the opposi- tioe 'ijiii t/'itiinu//i /■ of the said .\nii ( 'erilia M:i;;nire, w ill) co-t- ilixtri'ilx in fa\ or of S|i> -ieiir- llolt and Ir\ inc. the said i'lainlifl'V .\llonir\ . — n — The enst' ns disclrtsfd in tlic cviileiu'e may be shortly staled as fiillow.s. On the .'iili of February l^^-OW, tlit- DcfiMidaiit bcinijtiien insolvent and bcinfj; indebted to the Fiaintiti in tiie anionnt for which jnd<;rni'nt was allci wards ren«ii'red in lliis eause, Ann Ceeiliu iMaj-nire, ins wife, obtained the ordi- nary |udfnient of sffiaralion dr. biins ; a n,dits ol tiie parties, and on the 27th February lH;j>S a deed was passed between them containing a reriMnciali(Mi of the commnnitv on the |)art of flie M'ife, and a d«'chirafion that she possessed no |)ro|)t!rly whatever ajinrt from in'r share of tiie coinmnnity, tfiat there was no innnoveable property belorifjinfj^ to the xecution and sale of the husbands clit'cts had taken place and that the proceedin*^ was a frauduh'iit khw, but the i-xplanatioii of the transaction as given in the evidence leaves no room li>r doubt ; it apju-ars fliat Ma-iuire, who had been ii)r sevenil years a ship eliandlcr, lindiui; him- self in the autumn of IKr)? in embarassed einiiMi^tanfes, and knowing that an oxt'cution at the suit of one of his creditors would t-lortly be i.-siied, disposed of a large portion of liis stock by plaein;> it in ( iaiuls of se\eral of his friends, as he expresses it by "stowing it iiway,' and when tiie goods which remained in his shoj) had been sold bv the .Sherilf. and ii judg- ment of xi'pnrnlion carried through, lliese goods were returned to the shop to furnish stock fiir the tu-w business to be carried on in his witi-'s niuue. It is dillieidt to under.>tan.ed in the (inn, aixl it is evident that the name of the wile is only used for the purpose of deleatiiig the rights of the creditors of Maguire. Tlu> Hespondent respectfully submits that the .ludgment of the Court below should be coiilirnieil. Quebec, 2t>th November INfiO. ii()i;r \. iia INK. Attys. liir Kespoiident. — 4 _ Evidence on the Part of the Plaintiff. WII.IJAM .1. ALI.KYN, of tlir City of Qnebec, in the Connty of Quebec, in the District of (iiiobfc, xiil -maker, aged above 21 years, being duly sworn njx)n the Holy Kvanfrelists doth depose and say : ' -• * ' 1 ilii know till' imrtics in tliis i'nii>i-; I itiii imt ri'latiil, alliciJ or nf kill to, nor in flio service ur ilniiifftic nf citlicr <>( tluiii or illtl•rl•^t^•rkini tiiis (•avii--H inti. -ail.- and 1 paid liie Defendant for it liy a ]>roniis!»ory note at six moiitli8. Diirinjr ftie mimtli nf ;\]iril followiiijr 1 i>aiay the note. The ()iiiK>sant.>(hH-lare tlicy liave no eross-(jiic~tioiis to ask. Tlu' forcffoiug de|K»8ition liciiiji diilv rcatl over to the witness, lie {Kd into parfnershiii with Ann Ceeiliii Nfafrnirc one of the opposants in "tiiis canse, in the hiisiness of sliiii- cliandlcrs. Tlie name of tlie tirni was " Majrnire vV: Steele," the IniHiiiess was <-iuried on in a shop in St. I'eter Street which was |ire\ioii„|y ocenpitHl hy the Defendant. I hroiif^ht no money into the tinn or capital ol' -ny kind. Tlie stock in the shop was fnniishid hy Nfrs. Miijruire and tlie shop was fuilv stiK'ked when the Imsincss coninienced in the month of Mav. The value of the stock in the ^h.lp was alioiit seven hmidred pounds. I have no personal knowleih'e as to the ).lace Iroiii whence the ^'.locU which stocked the shop were hroufjlit, Imt Iwasint'ori 1 Ipv the Itcfeiidant tliiit he had st.i«eart of his stoik lietore the -eiznre was made, lie told me that ( )'|)onolioi- had part of his stock and lleiiiu'SMy jiart and also Mc|)on- neil and also .Mlewi the sailniaker. The |)etcM(laiit told me he was anxious to^^et hack his cam ass iVom .Vllcvn's, hecanse hi' \va- afraid that Alleui would work it U]i. The canva.-s was Inoiijrht l>a tiiriL' of iiiir i>artiUThljip tiiu DetoiKliint t'i>ii(luL-t(.- the witness lu' pcrsistii therein ili'cliiritii; it tn iMiituiii tlio. truth ami biilli si;;ii».(l. Swcirii lii't'oi-f Mil' tit (Jiiilxi-. j this -.'Tfh Jiiii.'. Ixilti. A. SiiMir. .Ill-till. \ II. W. STKELK. OWEN Ml'HIMIV. of till' City of CJii<'1)fp, in tho (\ninfy of (iuoboc. in ill fill- l)i>trirt III IJiicld'c, .Mt'icliJiiit, n;,'r(l mIiovc -21 years, lieiiii; tiiily swurii iipnii the Holy Kviiiiyelistw dotli ticposi! and say : I ilii kiiHvv till- |iiirtii - ill tlii- ciinsc; I luu imt icliitiil, ;illiiMl, or uf kin ti>. nor in the wrvici' or ihiiiiistii' ut' lithiT of tlioiii or iiiti'ii>f(il in thr cvi-nt of tlii- suit. I mil in liii^inr^-- in '.''n II- Mntruiri'. .Inninr. »V < ■I uiircli.iiit. I null o.. wnii liuvi' ii -liiii i-niiinllcr- ^: T with a firm known it till.' foot '■^' Mountain Hill. Till) |H'rsi>n reiiiVRi'iitiii!; llmt tirni. nitli whom I ilialt. was Denis Miijriiiri'. .' the T)t'fenihinf in this cailM'. Tin' natun- of the transart lon^ Willi h 1 Ml hail weri' thi Hlih' of |iro\ i-imi- ami liri'ii|i»turt'- ami la.-li ailvaiicis. ami in [laynii'iit I reri'i\i'il ni-li anil notes sii;niil " Miirniri, .1 iiiiinr. iV Co." wiiirli siirnatiire was alli\ril liy thr Difrmianl to lii.-liiirwMiiiiit liills ilrawn liv mastei-s of ve.ssfls with whom tin' tiriii ilralt ami imlorseil ill till' saiiii' way. Mviral of llii-i' iiotrs wrrc jiaiil. They wi ii' all |iaiil with the i'\i'c|i- tioti of iiiu' ami till' llill- of I-Ailiaiiiri' wrro also paiil. The jrooils 1 solil were to forin jiarl i.f flu' •^M-k'ol- 'tla''Slliii CliamllirV ."ai-tion- imlis iiluaiiv . Imt I know hiin .' niireseiitin;; anil transmtin^' thr lpu-im>s with nic tor thr linn of Ma^'uiir, Junior A Co. Ilii' noli ~ wliiili I Jnivi' -|>oki'n of in my exaiiiinatioiiiii-i-hief were |>aiil al ilu' .l.uks with till' i\ii|iiioii uf iJioM' wliiili wiro ri'tii'Wiil, whii'li rciifwais woro inaiia^iil in i'eiiis .Mai;iiire, .liinior, ami part of tluiii |iaiil in ea-li hv nu'. hi' ha\ iie.^ loiiijii.tril 'I 'I wIidIi' uf till- liii>int-s with nil . in t hi' nan f Mai.'iiiri'. .iiinii.r. iV ( o. 1 till holil I. IK' ol lIu'HC niiiis -i^'iiiil in llie minii' of tlio linn of Ma:,'uire, .lunii'i'. A' t 'o., till- -it'iiatii.c wrilti 11 ill ti.c liaml « ritiiiL' of llii' 1 (et'i'iiilaiit. I frii|mnliy a>kiil liii- Kelriiilaii! tlu- ].a\im'nt of thl> mito. Imf 1 liaM' in. I yi't lii-on |iaiil. Till- foii'piiii;,' i|i'|io«itii,n lii'iii:: iliily reail ovrr to the wiiin— In- |irr-i-l> llnr' in ili'ilariii!,' till- -a to i-oniam th,. triilli ami has >ii'm'il. S«..rii l.i'f ii'i' nil' ;,| (^IiiiIhc, I liii> -.^Tlh .lillie l^l'iii. A. Sn MM. ,ln>iiii . \ uWI.N Ml I.Tin