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Id 3 32X 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 D^^Hfl ff.!® ^^^^laWjitwdS,^, '-■' 'fffm il»-:>X-.: ^.^M^fS,^^./^^^^^. . ...L.^-.—...-...— i.— iMnMiiliiiiiMni IH THE SUPRECDE COURT OF THE HORTHCUEST TEt^t^ITOlRIES NORTHERN RLiBERTA JUDlCIAli DISTRICT. JAMES BANNERMAN, Plaintiff (R«»poiide.nt.) AND GEORGE EMERSON hihI J. H. ASHDOWN, Defendants (AppHllantB.) APPEAL BOOK. SMITH & WEST, [ E. P. DAVIS, ADVOCATES FOB RESPONDENT. | ADVOCATE FOB APPELLANTS. 1890: TRIBUNK BOOK ANU JOB PRINT, Calgary. i9944ti IX Ti 1 1: sr i>i{ KM i: ('( )rirr OF Ti IK xoktii-wkst tkukitokiks NOHTIIKUN Al-IUlinW .ICDK 'lAl- DISTKIC'I'. HKTW KK.N: lMl> |{a.NM-.I!M w. (I'laiiililT (iiiii:(,i: Kmi:i:min a m> .). II. Asiiixiw n, ( I >rfi-iiiliiiit>.) IN rKKn.KADKi; l>SI K I'">ii- liiiil |iui-Miiiiil Id llif (irdiT of Mr, .luMiif Kmilfaii iliiti'.l ilir Isi ilav of Novi'iiilicr. IhHU. W iiki.'i:a> till' iiliovc iiaiiit'd .liiincs Mi immuiii afliniis ami ill" aliovf iiaiiicil (iiMiriff Ei icrson '""'iil'l II- ^liilnwii ijiMiy tliiit at till' ti )f the si'i/iin tin- liltli day of Oclolicr. I88!(, l)V tim Slii'irilT (if till' XoilliiTM Allii'ila .liidiciai district under and liy \irtiic of two wrils of fieri fiicias issiiril out of Ihr Su]irciMc Couii of llic Nortli- WrsI 'rrnitorics. Norllicrii AlliiTta .1 iidiriiil District at til'' ilistiiiito of till' I )i-fi'iidaiit^ ill tiiis issue res|ieeiively anaiiisl tiie ;,roods of one A. ( '. Spiirrow, on till I4tli day of S. pteinlier. IS,s;. and the 4lli dav of Seiitenilier. IMSH, resncetii el\ or tl le renewals tliereof. stack of i;iain ii|ion llie |iro|ii •rtv iif said A. C Si the said stuck of icu or jj-raiii was tlie tiM |iio|ieity of the said .lames Miiiinerniaii as ajrainst the said (Jeore;e K rsoii and .1. II. .\siidowii and it has lieeii ordered by the said onh'r of Mr. .lustice Kouleaii dated the first day of Ndveiiilier, IHSi), tliat the swill ijuestion sliiill lie tried without n .Jury. Therefore let the same lie tried aceordiii"-lv. Delivered this l-'tli dav of N, leiiiher. IMIStt liy Messieurs Smith A: West, of the Town t'alffarv, •^0 ill the District of Allierta, .Advdcates for the Plnintifl. H, *.f i":s rson tlm iciatt •t 111 , on rt'ltls tlie III it tliat arv. NO'l'KS (ir K\ IHKN( K Mr. West for I'Iff. iiixl Mr. M((':irlli\, Cniii,,,' Mr I )ii\ is for iJi'fcMiliiiil. I'l, UN I III • I MM^ I Mi|..|; \ nil I 111 -.M.I. A.C. Si'.Miu.iw, licinji on (Imli stiitrs : li is inv si^jimtiitf iil fo,,f of |!i|| of .V|||,., •.>4f|| S,.|i»., is^'.iiiinl ivM. Mil, |(,.,-. ISS'.i, (Ol.j.Mtion tak.'ii to liliny- ,.f liill ,,f Snlr „s not |.i-o|...rly pi-ovi'ii.) ^^'"^ '" ' "' »'i''ii ^lii'iriff .Mini' to M'i/c nnd he lol,| |i,' M.i/.'d for Kiiii'iso.,. II.. M-i/,.,! tiic slark "f "»'« ""-"'i I ill til.. Mill of Suli-. It «us nh iil..s.,|i,t.. !!ill of Sal.. Mn.j n Inill.f.ij .LumummH. There wiis ii..t n w,.nl Mii.l iilioiit ,i ri'|,a\ in.'iit •.. .Mr. Hiiimi.-miiiiii. ill.. I'llT. \V,i> not |., |mv iinv In- H'tereM ..ntlilll rii..ii..y. It wiis im ikIiihI |.Mr.lmM- iiinl |,iiy nl. Miiiin.'rniiin ^i.v.. ni.. a n..|e ill tliivo nioiitlis f.ir «4iKi.ii|i |,MMiM.. at inv .,w -.{..r. I )i. .Sparrow-Miamc, It was ^lHO.do. |'„i,| ,|,„i ac.',,unt t.. ISannennan an. I s|,>.nt tli,. I.alaii,'... The Nta.'k ..f (hits was inin... Then- was. no au'iv. it that I'anncrniun was t., |.a.v in., anvtliin-- l.ii.k. T. |{. l.iiir.M-ty ,li,l III.. .■.,nv..yan.in,u-. Hann..nnan saw l.alT.'rty. I was |.r.'s..nt. ( Tli.. |. I h.wino- ..vi- ,|..|u.. tak.'ii nii,|..r.,l.j.M.|i.,n , T..I.1 l,aff..rly I ha. I s.>l.| a sta.^k of Oats t,, H;,nn..r n an. I t.i ,lraw a Hill .,f ,f ()„is in tli.. sta.'k at ■.'(H(l .-Is. a l.nshel. Th.Mv was im oth,.r a-r..,.iii,.nt in il. Haiin,.nnan t.M.k his .•liaiH'..s ah..n| the HXKi |,„s. ..f -rail,. T..I.I Hann.'rniaii I want.'.l s..iii.. m..ii,.y. t||„t I w,iiit..,l t.i ns.. it l.,.f,,re I thr..sli.„l th.- (hits an. 1 that I w.ml. I sell him th.. said stark ..f Oats f..r lOOII l)iis||,.|s of ();,ts. ||,. |^||,.^^. ,1,,, amount ..f -rain .-..iitai I in th.. sta.'k as w,.|| as I kiu'w. as h.. is a far r as w,.|| „s a ^-raiii mer- .haiit. He saw thestaek of-iaiii .'wi-y .lay as h.. |,ass...| l,y. Hann.Mi ,an said tli.'n I,., was sh.,rt .,f .•ash an. I that he would fiht- me his n.it.- h.r tlir..,. months. I aur.-...! t,, |,„y hiu, his „.■ .aint .ait ,,f it. The Oats H.r.' s.'i/i'd Iwf.ae I had an .i|i|>.)rlunit\- of thri'shiii-. X.-Km Am th.- a. C. 8|,arr.,w a-ainsl wli,,m th.- .•\...Miti.,n was issu..,i. 'I'l,,. j,„|„. ,„ „|- Kimus,,,, was f.,r iil.M'O.lMt ha- .■attl.' sol.l l The j,i,|,i.-.m.ni ..f .\sl„r,wn was f,,r xl.Vui," 'I'l,,,,,. was T,.,tl,in.;' pai.l ..n a.-c.amt ,,f tlK.s.. i„.|j.ni..nts. I als.. .,w,..lin 1 .^.s; s.an.. :! ..r *4iii)imi(I |„.si,|,.s III) In .'*.'|ili-mh.'r, IhSil I ha.l not paiil my ,|,.|.ts in full ami was niialil.. to pav ili..m in full X,, |,„.„. thai imuh' that I was t., k.-..,. th.- straw of that sta.k ..f Oats. I first ask,..l Hann,.rm,.n t.. a.lvaii.-e «;i. () (II) ,ai the Oats, and h.; refus..,! unless I pai.l th.. aee.iunt .ail .,f ii | ,,,1,1 HanmTinaM ,|,at 1 ' '''•'' "'""" *:ilHMKt|,ut that if hi. .-.mhlmaki' it ^slDlM ll | w.ail.l payil... ur.'.Minl ,,ut .,f it The y.>ods h.mnht of Haiiiienmiii were all used in the himsi- wh.r.. I am luin- i,.,w. It was .,,,t s..ni,- Sf'pf., ci\i'n.) iiii'iit. ly iii- tliri'e Hank. .its ill llllll'l*. litK.'k. f I'vi- riiw II I 1111(1 as ti> I'k lit t tli(> I'sllixl V tll(! IlltT- iri ..f .if it. Ill of 'ill'IH sides IIICll- lllll'O ml I Till. Dllll'- liMIc- hy in.-. >,„,i,.tilll,.. I.y „,y wif,. ni,,! s.,m.-l,M„.s l.y .M.h,m.-v \\r!nyr tl„. Hill ,,|- Sal,- U-MS o-iv,.,,. l?iiMti,-f-MmiM..sk.-.| for ,ny i.,-,-,.,iiit two ,„- ll,n-,- tii,i.-s. |{,uMi,-nN,.M ,-nuM r,,i„|H-l i,, ,|(-lix.-r ■■'• f'""i '""•' l>iisli(.|s ,.r if th.-H' was l.-ss. Im- w,is un\ |,, u,-! aiiv iimn-. 'I'. 15. I,M--|--K1!TV. \(lv.„-„t.-. JM.iiin- ,,„ O.itli s„v-: S:,u tl,,- |!il| ,,( Sal.-. I .Irrw it iiiysrlf. (;..! i„stni.-ti,,ns fr..iM Spam.w ;,.i,| IJann.Tinai, . ( )„ -Mij, Sr|.t. S|,am.w ,-m t y ,,l1i.-.- an, I t.,|,l rnc- I,.- Iiad s.il.l a sta.-k of ( )ats tn H-iiinri-i.nm for xKMI.IMl ami to ,1,-aw a Mill of Sair of it . Tlii- Mill of SaJ.- was drawn a.-cirdin- to instrurtioiis. A Cliatt.-I Morl-a-,- was m-v.-r to as illi'nal.i No ( 'ross K\ainiiialion ilioiH-d (Olijc-c-ti-d '" -'^'"'^ HAVVKiMrAN. JM-iiia- ,,M Oath sa.\s.- An, I'laiiitilT in il,i, I nt -,-,,!, -ad-r Ns,,,.. Am -rain "'"''■" li^^i"" ""•r.-l,antiinda farmcras w,dl. I'art of my ln,siu,.ss is l.uyinu- ami srllin^- .-rain. (iot sta,-k of Oats. sMiijcct .,f this Intcrpl-.ad.-i lssm>, from A. C Sparrow. ( ;„ •^^th .^.pt. las^. "a. C Sparn.w ralh-,1 at the ston- and I,.- ask,-d if. I would a.lvan,-,- him s Jul in ,,„ a slark of O.Us. I said I wonld. ,f la- would pay ll„. aino,„„ „f th.-ir a,-,-ounl, 11,- said thai h,- r,-,p,,n-d ihat amoun, and that if I w.aihladvam-,. A-HKi.Milw woiil ly th.. arrouni of .Mrs. Sparrow. .s|:!r,ii(i. Th.- a,-,-,mnt was .-haruvd to .\[rs. Sparrow, (ol,j,..-t.Ml to as th- Inioks an- ,H,t prodm-rd.) (Jav,- Mrs. Sparn.w ,-n-,lii as sIm- was rarryinii- on th- lmsii,-ss. (sam, j-rtion.) | mad,- th,- , hai,-,- in lial,.|y af|,-r .\. t '. Sparn.w ^av,- up his Imsim-ss ill t,,wn al.,„it ISMi. Sin,-,- that li I oav,- ,r,-,lil i,, .\Ir> As » i-.'sult ,,f th,' ahovi- aj.Tfi'im-nt Sparrow an,! I w<-nt I,, T. H. l.ilT.-rl\. W',- i,„ parrow . ;i(Mandan,l th- prolml.l- yi-hl would I,- ahout loon l,ush,-ls. I ..n - him mv i,,,.- lor xJiiimm, at "ihr-!- ' "''-■ ' "■■'- "' l'".^' '' "•'"•" '» "'■'li"-'''i. Xo a^n-,--m,-ni ,,f any kin,l l,v wim-h Sparn.w was t,. n- pay in- thos,- ><4iii..(.u. |)„u-t hohl Sparrow any way h.rlh- x.f n. ,\,, ,,,.,„.,, t ,.x,-,.p, that 1 was to -:..t th,- Oats. Xothii,.- sai,! aliout th- iuti-r-st ,,u tl n-v. .\,,tl,in^ sai,| al„„.i v,,„„,„',, navi..,- any int,-r-st iu th- Oats at all. It was ,.,.rtainlv a pun-has- of ih,- ,rain. If ,h,. .pain ha,| li-,-n ,l-stroy-,| 1 r,,uld not ,-on„. on Sparrow as ,l u,,ul,| hav,- n mv loss. Th-n- was noil, ill-- sai.l aliout th- surplus of K.dii luisla-ls. I was umh-r i„, ol.l,n.ai,„ns t,,' .Sparrow. I shni-d Mill of .Sal- an.lth-anhlavit of l,onali,h-saft-r .Sparrow had -iv-u insti-u,-ti,,i.s i v pr,-s,.n,-,-''to T M I.aff-rtyt,..lrawtl,- I5ill of .S Any allowan,- I mi.ht hav,- imuh- „, , Hvnm:nmvs. i-,.,-Mllr,l: Tl„.n..i.- |,n„lur,.,i 1> il,,- ,„,t,. I u.n-' iiu.l whirl, I si-iicl. Jfiid iiii iicr. ii-MiiiM A. C. S|,:„M-..'.v iiii I .■iil'.n. hi' \,vs ■ :!.> in ISSi;. ,|,,lil .\,,\cimI„t ..f sniiw year. ^''""'"■-" '"'I f *■ i; '^'ill '111''- It "n> nrvcr |„il,l. (( (LicHr,! tn „s irn'lrv.Mil.) ihi.l an arc. aoai„sl ll;i,Tir| Sparmu whirl ,,Mrii,r> ,,ii fdi,, -.'S ,,n :;,•(! .laiiiiarv. ISn;. 'I'hrrr is a Kahuirr "'"•''■*■'' "" ''"!'" ^'■' "l"li »■'- l'n.ii,-hl furwanl in l,r,|orr 15, Thr ar.-. in I .cl-rr A . ihr arr.mnt isciitcivd in thr nanir nf Mrs. ."-pai-mw It ,■ n.-rs in Orl. --J'.nh. ISSil. '|'h,. l,:,hiiiri. was rarriril ifi l.c.lovr 15 Thr arr,,nnt in 1.^1"...,. .\. was ihr hist arronnl rhai-r-ol ai;aiiist A. ('. Spurn. w. 'I'lio aiiit. > First Part, at or before the sealiii),r and delivery of these Presents; (the receipt whereof i- hereby acknowledireil) He the said |.:irty of the l''irst Part iiMii iiM!i;.MNKii, sold, assifjned, trail' lerred, and set over, and by these PrcMiits i>orii itAKoMN. sell, assi;j;n. transfer and set over unto the said party of the Second Pan, his executors, administrators and assi^rns Ai.i. I'liosK the said PerHonal Projx'rty described as follows, that is to say: One stack of Oats in the siraw and coiitainiiijf about one thousand bushels, said stack beiiif;- now situated on the South 20 West cpiarter of Section three. Township twenty-four, Hani>e one, NN'cst of the ."itli Principal .Meri- dian in said District of Alberta ami beinj;' tli ' entire crop of Oats taken of said (^hiarter Secti(.'ii. The said Sjiarrow hereby undertakes i.-id a m-cotiil |mrl. liin cxi-i'iitdrs, ii(liiiiiiisti'iit(irs ami iissi^i-tis, sliiill iiikI may fnim time to tiiiK-, and at all times licrcafliT, pcaccaMy a-.il (|iiii'tly liavi-, licild, |iiisscss, and I'njiiy tli!' said licrcby assifriicd proper- ty and everv of them, ami every part theri'of, to and for liis own nse and lienelit, witliont any manner of liinderance, interrnption. molestation, claim or demand \vliatsoe\er of. from or l>y li;iTi tlie said party of the [•"irst I'art. or any person that free and clear, and freely and alisointely reli'ased and discliar»ei|, or otherwise, at the cost of the said |)arty of the tirst part, ctTeetnally imlenniilied from and afi'ainst all former and other har^-ains, sales, {iifts, -ned ])roperty and every of them, and ever\ part tliereof, shall and will from tinn- to time, and at all times hereafter upon I'very reasonalile recpiest of the said party of the Second I'art, his executors, administrators or assifrns, hut at the cost and charji-es of the said parly of the Second Part, make, do and i'xent and meaniiiu- of these Presents, as hy the said party of the .Si-coml Part, his executors, administrators or assifiiis. or his ('onnsid shall he reasomdily advised or reipiired. In WllNKss \Viii:i!i:oK, the saiil parties to these Presents have hereunto set their hands and ■/itisi'als. the (lav and vear (irst alxive written. SHi.XKI), SKALKI) AND DEI-IVKHKI) IN IIIK I'KKSKNCl-: OK [Sd.J .M. .\l(..l.l.. |Sd.J A. V. Si'.Mticow, all er- icr Hid lOy irt, cs, (ir TV )<>ri lis, or ore 111(1 Mil ors 111(1 \ 9 A. .\l A. 1^ .laiin-s liiiimcnimii of llic Tnwn (if ( 'iilffiirv, NtiUIII-WKSI rKKitnoiiiKs. ■ M I . ■ .1 f nil f < I I I I.McrcliHiit, III till' fiirt'froiiijr liill nf Nile iihiihmI, iiiiikti . oatli itiiil say : THAT tlio sale thiTciii mail)' is Ixma fido, and for tfood (MiimideratiDii, iiaiiii'lv ; — Four IninilrHd dollars and iiKt for tlio iMir|)(isi' (if lioldiiifT 1)1- (.nabliiijr iiii-. this di'inmfiil. to Imld tlic (roods ini-ii- tioiifd tlitTt'iii afriiiiist the fTC(litors of tliK said barj^ainor. SVN'()|{N hffort- MIC at ('alj^arv, in tin District of Alhcrta, this ••J-4th day • of September. A. I). 1880. 10 |Sd.] '1'. H. I.AFKKUTY. \ CoimnissioiKT. [Sd.J .Jamks Bannkhman. 1, .Michael Xicoll of the Town of Calgarv, in the Dis- trict of Alberta, Gentleman, make oath and say : CANADA : NORTH- WKST TKKliirolMKS To Wit; THAT I was ])ersoiially ])reseiit, mid did see the within liill of Sale duly sifrned, sealed and executed by Angus C. Sparrow one of the parties thereto; .i.xi) that 1 this deponent ani a subscrib- ing witness to the sain,-; Am. that the name" M. NicoU " set and subscribed as a witness to the execution thereof isof the proper handwriting of me this deponent; and that the same was executed lit Calgary aforesaid on the date of the date thereof. !iO SWOHN before me at Ualgarv in the District of Alberta this a4tli day of September in the year of our Lord 188!). [Sd.J M. .\icoi.i.. |Sd] T. 15. Laki-kktv. .■\ Commissioner for taking Atfidavits. 'lllffllI'V. , niako uiiilre+rn 1889. Tlircf iiiiiiitlis after (iau- I proiuiso to pay to tlio order of A. C. Sparrow, Koiir limiilrc.l ['.» Dollars at ilie Bank of Le Jeuiie, Sinitli & Co. Value {{ci'eivcd. T. N. (!. (S^(l.| JAMES BANNEKMAN. 10 l\v l.e Jeiiiw, Sinitli & ("o. order fSpd-l A. (.". Sparrow. 11 KXIIIHIT ••( • Cmi.MIV, Al.llKIM \. M M'l II IJIII. ISlld. MUS . A . (■ . S I'A IMn» W, H" I '. II ■"• " I ,1 A M K S MA \ N K It M A N . W'IidIcsmIi' iiikI Kfliiil l)i'iili'r III I'llKssl-.n IIAV. I'lul It \Nli li;i;|i, I Isll, llA(il\. Ill I IKK, KIT. Tcriiis SliictU ( 'iisli 10 fH) ao rtiv ( ash. JM.lio |:|:i, ISHII. -Iiinr 1 To Hill, oil m'l. Ki 17H 20 *' 1 " 2 ll)s. I'aiiots. .... lao 2 40 " 1 ■• I4II.S n. Hmcoii IH 2 50 '• (1 " 1 Slick lluii({iii'iaii. ;i so July 2 " 1 do ilo :t 7.i ** \2 '■ OiitiJifal. 1 (Ml " in " 4 f^ai'k Huii(;arlaii 1 «) ■' 2(1 •• 1 " do n 7.-> Auk. 17 •• 27(1 U.S. SlioiLs. !-• 4 0."> " 17 •• 2 Sacks. ID 20 " a) " 1 Sack MuiiKaiiaii :i ().-> ** 24 •• KKIllis. Ciiopfcfd. •> 2 (10 •• 24 ■• 1 Sack 10 " ;«) " n.-j llih. Chopfccil. •> ;i .-K) " :«.) " 2 Sack.s 10 20 Si'pl. 7 " ('hcipic. I.". 00 " 14 " 1 Sack lIuiiKaiiaii Klour. It m •• 14 •' 275 Ills. Shoils. N 4 10 " 14 " 2 Sacks. 10 2U " 4 •' Chcciue to I'ctliv .Note. 1(X) 00 4 " Ui.s. on Notes. 2 (« 24 " Note n nio.s. .... M) 00 $ 7;«i 00 .luiic 1 H.v Note ;) iiios. $ KN) 00 .Sf|)t. 4 ■• do 75 (H) " 4 " CIllMjUt'. 2.'; 00 ' ' 24 do im (XI ■Sfpl . 24 " Hill of .Sale. 400 00 $ 730 (X) .. |.|:i. TM 0(1 TM (XI 12 .11 IK.MKNT I'liili T anil liy \ irtin' iif -.fM-iiil \Mil> ul li fas ismumI a;iaiiisl A. I'. S|)iiiTn\v, llif .) iKliiiiiciit Di'lilcif (if till' siiiil DclViulaiits the SliiTiilT 111' llic Ncu'llii'ni A lliiTta .luilicial District, si'i/i'il aiiiniiii-st otiii'i- ^i-dciiU anil rliatti'l> a cci'tain stark dl' o-r-ain \\ liicli till' I'hiiiitilT in lliis rausr claims under and liv \iiinc (if a ccitaiii liill (if Sale liv the said \ I'. S|iair(iw |(. tlie said I'laiiililT dale(l the '.,'4111 day (if Se|itenilier. INS'.I. 'I'lie Slieriff tlicn dnly aiijilied fm- an iiitei|ilea(lcr (irder le lliis ('(Hirt wliicli was ;iianted en llie 1st day ef .\'(i\. iSS'.', and an inler|ilea(ler issue f(ir triil |)nrsuanl Id the said (irder was ll.\e(l I.etween the paities liv which inter] deader issue the said .lames liannerman was made I'laintitT, and the said (ienr^ic Kmci'sdU and .1. II. .\shdd\vn were made d(•fendant^. I pun the hilhiwinu' issue 1" td wit: — that the said stack nf e-|-aiu is the prdii'i'tv (if the said .lames liannerman as acainst the s!,id (ieiire-e KuK-isdli and .1 II. .Ashddwn. e.\eentidri ereditiirs of .\. (". SparrdW. the ( ase was tried. It is cdntended liy the I )eferidants thai (lie IJill (if Sah> under wliieli the I'laintitT chiiius the prd|iert\ in this case is veid as ai;iiirist the I )efi mlaiits en acciiunl nf the defect in the atlidav it iif lidiia lides. The whdie ipie>ti(iii sccmis t(i lie dii the w i.iU U-" I in tlie allidavit (if lidua tides — instead (if the wiirds "any creditdrs" as .'^eetidn ."i nf I 'hapter 41 nf the lie vised ( )rdi nance mentidiis the wiirds "the creditdrs" were used. ( )rdinance \(i. •"> df I.SM. the lte\ ised Statutes of .Manitdlia, l.-^Sd, p. I'lUl. Sect. I and the l!ev ised .Statutes of ( )ntari(i, ISsT, p. S use ,'d I the Wdrds; " The ( 'reilitdrs." and " ( 'reditdrs "" and the didv means I lane td cdme td a preper c(incln>iiin is liv an anald^v ni cdnsultinj; the precedents. •..'ii The principal case cited in suppni'l nf the l)eh'ndnUs' cdnleiilidii is that nf lid\iit(in vs. Hdvd eta! iv I .( '.' '.I*. .eU .V u'reat stress hi> I li placed (in I he dpini( in nf t 'hief .1 ust ice I )raper in his .ludLiineiit. that the ailidavit (if the liart;ainee ddcs Udt state thai llie sah' is lidii.a tide and hir eddd cdnsidei-atidii, hut that the '•Mill (if Sale was e.\ecuteil in e-udd faith and fur yiind cdnsideraticiM ." It :M'ems Id me that the .luduinenl Wduhl liaxc lieen dilferent. if the atlidav it had cdutaiiicd (inlv the fdjldwini;- words "that llie sale is in ^^-ddd fai'di and hir lidcil cdnsideiation, ' instead of saviiio- that the Uill of Sale was e.\ecutei| in liddd faith and for !;■ idil con^ideial ion The leained .ludjic considered the Wdrds used in the ailidavit a departure fniin those words in the .Statni • wliicii are the xcrv sidi- staiK f the ailidavit. 'i"he san." principal was foljou-ed in Koulton vs. Smith, 11 I'AJ (^1. B. 41(0; liardin;:- \s Knowlsoii. 11 I'C.C^J.B. .Mi4; Olmstead vs. Smith. l."i U.CQ.li. 4M ; Sipiair vs. FortilliP, :iu i.s r ('.(^>.n. ."147. liiil I think the eases wiiich have the iiid-l analdi;-y \'ilh this present ease are ihiise of Kraser \s. HU. (if Tdrouto. 1!) r.l'.K. :!S."i. "Creditdrs" was held sullicient withdul adding- "or i-ilher of them" on the imixium that "onnie mae-iuis continel in se miinis." In Tavlor \s. .\nslie. III ('. |'. ,S4, it was decided that the Wdrds " creditors (if the said .Mortii'aij-ors " include the creditors "of aiiv or either of them " on the same maxium that "(imne mai;-nus cdntuiet iu se minus." .\re the wortls used in this allida\i' sulticienl in suli-lauee Id meet the lad that thev include 4 the fimct lit (if 111!' Oidiii.-nHr t(i nil;— S.Tl ."),,r Cliiip. K. of iIh' l^•^i^■•'l Onliiiiinn' . In i-llicr words (\i> llic wiirds "llic cri'dildi-s" iin-liidc llw wdrds ■•miiv crediting'" m illirr nl llicin. iiiisiiiji- iiivMdf 111! till' iiiiixiiiiii uliirli I liiivr .■drriidy i|unlrd mid mi tlif riiM' of l'"iii-liiififi- \>. MrDniiiild. 1.") r ('.(,).)} '-iXi: I niiiMiit cniiir In iiiiy olIiiT < iiiciiisinii lliiiii tlmt tin' iillidavit is sulli- riiMit iiliil lliiit till' iiliji'i'tiiiii is iii't u'i'll tiiki'ii. Till' si'c I .iliJi'.'liMii liiUrii liy thi' Di'fi'iidiii.ls is thai lliiM'.- is im Hill nf Siili' |ir.ivi'n at all and i'(insi'i|iii'iitly iIh' i'laiiititr lias imt rstalilislii'd his riaiiii tn tin' |irii|H'rty in i|iii'stiiin. I am uf iiuiniiin lliat nndi'i' imr ( );'iliiiaiiri' im attl'still^• witness is rri|iiiri'd \'> |iiiivi' a Hill uf Sali'. It iiiily says thai sm-li I'lirivryanri' shall l)i> ari'i)iii|)iiiiii'd liy an allidavit of a wilnrss tlu'i'i'lo of thi' iliir i-xi'ru- 1(1 tioii thi'i-riif and an allidavit of till" harii'aini'i'. "tr. Hcsidrs it is an iiHlni lit nndrr seal and the siji-natiirc's of the piirtii's tht'insclvcs ai-c swi.r:' to hv tlic'insi'lvi's lii'foi'i' this Court. How can 1 haM' anv doiilil as to the due e\('Cill|oii of the saine'.' 'I'he third and last ohjeetion is that the Hill of Sale e\-en if provei, is void as an'ainst the Defendants under ('liajiter lit of the iteviscd Ordiiianees. Seel '.' of ( 'hap. l'-' of the Heviseil Ordi nances ii-ives a very iiniiortant exception to the General rule as provided l>y Sect. 1 of the same ('hapter. I tliiiiU this case comes under the exeepiion. There was a lioiia tide sale of ii'oocls and paymciit made of the same liy the I'hiiiititT. The I'hiinti? .t the time was not a creditor of A. L". S]):irrinv except for a small amount of aliout >'i".ii(), which A. ( '. Sparii.'.v still owes liiiii. 'I'he en^ilit since ISSO was fi'iven to Mrs. .Sparrow, and the account was charii-ed to her. 1 am of opinion besides 20 tliat Bannermaii was in e-ood faith when he lioi, j-ht the stack of e-rain from A. (,!. S .rrow and did not do so to ( nalile Sparrow to defraud his creditors. .Vnd iSannerman showed iniiioiihtedly his e-ood faitli in the transaction hv not char^vini"' Sparrow with his old account of *iT.i)U which he had against hiiu nt the time of Sparrow's insolvency. Therefore .ludeinent must lie entered for the IMaiiitifT and costs. Calgary, l?tli Keh. IfS'.M). 'CM.AS. H. IJOILKU;." .1. S. (.'. (illicr II NO'I'ICK OK AI'I'KAL. 'I'ilkc liiitici' thill tlir I lcfcii(hllits lii'i'cili licrrliv .\|i|ii'ill tn tlir Supl-cmi' ('iiurt of till- Xortll- W'csl 'I'd-rildrii's in li!ii;i-. I'n>iii ihc uIkiIc ,1 ihIl;' nl ]iriiiiiiiiii(('il i'l lliis Mclinii \>y llic Iloiionihle Mr .liistici' li.iiili'ini. nil llii' litli ilii\ III' l''clii'iiiir\ . '■ . I). IS'.il). whcrcliv lie fniiiid tliiil tlic slack of irraiii ill dispuli' licrciii wiis llic |irii|icrl y ol lln' riiiiiililT us iiLiiiiiisI the I Xcfrnilaiits. upon the follovvinifr ;>TouM(ls: — I. Tliiil llir siiiil .liiduiiii'iil is c'oiilraiy In linv in as iiiiirh as llic Icanicil ,hiii;;-i' slioiild have l»d(l tliat till' 13111 of Sale. rcfiTi'i'd to in I'lic rviiji'iiir lici-oiii, whs void as aj;iiiiist tile Defendants, under t'lia|iter -1 i of the IJevised Ordinaiircs of the Ndrt li-West Ti-rritories. '" ■-. That the said .liidniiieiil is conlriiTy to hiu- in as iiiiirh as the learned Jiidi-e sliouhl have held that the said 15111 of Sale was \iiiil. as against the I )i'feiidants, under Chapter 411 of the Revised Ordinances of the Xorth-West Territories. :>. That the said .1 iiduiiient is contrary to law in as iinicli as the learned Judfre should have h
-raiii lieliiL;- the propertv of the I'laintitf. And take notice that the Defendanls will move the said Court at its next session, to 1)6 holden lit Ke^iiia in the Xorth-W'est Territories on the ijiid day of .(iiiie. A. I).. IS'.IO. to rev(>rse tlio said Judfrinent and enter .(iiil^-inent for the l)i feiiilants. Dated at Calirarv. this 1st dav of Marcli. A. 1). ISlld. •vHiTo Mi:>sits. Smiiii it Wkst. Pltfs. Adves. K. V. Davis, Defts'. Adve.