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Tho action is one of damages for slander, tho Defendant pleaded matter in mitiga- tion, and alleged havina; made a tender of a certain amount to leave no pretext to the PlaintilTfor going on with his action. This plea was dismissed ou demurrer by his Honor Mr. Justice Smith, who held that under tho general issue, tho Defendant could prove all the allegations of his plea. Tlio ditiniissal of tho plea loft tho Appellant with a Defense en fait, but without any option for a jury trial. The Appellant thought it his duty before going to the expense of an appeal to re- new his application for a jury-trial, and he made his motion accordingly. His Honor Jlr. Justice Mondelct dismissed it on the ground thiit the Appellant had no other recourse ihtiH that if apiKitlingfrom the Judgment if his Honor Mr. Justice Smith dismissing the plea, which judpuient Mr. Justice Mondelet thought an erroneous one. These two conflict- ing decisions arise from the essentially different view the two learned judges take of tho cfTect of tho general issue, ]Mr. Justice Smith looking upon it as having the same efi'ecta as it has in England in similar cases, while Mr. Justico Mondelet considers it in tho light of a mere dencgation of the allegations of tho PlaiutilT, without allowing the Defendant to prove any matter in mitigation and a fortiori in this case without allowing him io prove the tender by him made. This Honorable Court has only allowed the appeal from the judgment dismissing the motion foi a jury-trial. Whatever may bo tho appellant's position as to proof in tho absence of r» si)ecial plea, he has a right since ho declared his option formally to that eifect at the time ho fyied his plea, that the evidence on both sidos, whatever it n)ay b«) shall be adduced before a Jury, and that the Jury and not the Court shall deter- mine the amount of damages the PlaintiiThas sufl'ored, and tho question will then remain if the tender made should bo found to cover tho amount of tho verdict, whether tho Plaintiff or the Defendant should pay the costs of the action. LAFLAMME, LAFLAMME & BARNARD, Attorneys for Appellant Montreal, October, 18^8. ;:• .:t\