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Les diagrammes sulvants illustront la methods. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 ^1 If fcq c •^ ^ s f; r I— I T f r : 1 I ^ H PC O Om I- Om SIB I- Ji mmm V 'J 'i 1 1 '.*• f ', I' h ^' m ■f\- li PROVINCE OF > LOWEll-CANADA. f tn Appeal, I'ETER PATTEllSOxN,e,! trolrllu" ''*''"'""''**'''"" «le»andeuf, au B.ntwt de cinq cent livrei To this action tlie Respondent pleaded the general issue. Wheu injury is done by the tjoods of onr ,«.r«on t«the p*rson«< goods of lands of another, it is material «o inqu... , whether there have beeo any fault on the part of Uje owe«r of the goods from which the iu- jury pi-oceeded. ° """.u mc lu- If there be a fault, action ex qoasi delecto liei against Mm. If the iivjury be accidental no uction lies, the sole right of the person i"..' rrd :. „ .;„;,; „.' f«r-^ - ,k. goods f.«m wimh the injury proceed, d urriil he rccei»e eampensalion fortlw damage sufleredr'* * '"" This rule is dearly established by the authorities subjoined hereMiHo. Bearing this '"V''' "''"">''. '* |« difficult to understand upon what principle the Court below pronounced its judgment against the Appellants. «•■>"' pioiiountea s, in con< The «ist of tl..' a.tion of (he Plaintiff is his having suffered injury/rom fm,lt\n the Defendant Teyin(j timber to Ins Mills at MoiitnioieiKi. Mnaiu Now on rxanuninini? the evidrncr it will be found that the timber mention..! by the witnesses had pr..vi.,us to (hea.r.lu.Ml injury /,e.v; ,o,K-,-ve,/ to the Mills in question. Ami that th. s„!,s. .aunt tonvev- «m,. of It to the Ian. 1. of tl... I'l.iin.M!, t„m th.- .nunid an.l Mills „f the Defendants, whe ■ i L ,T lo^" p.l..,l up ami f.st.^n.a. «as by no n,...u,s a volunt.ny act of the 1), fnulants, nor in ho slightest. .Kree linpu.aUI.- to th,. IVlen,l..nts;isa fault, but on ti-. .-o.trary, .h,. elli-,t of an unusually hi-h ti.le an of a 8orn,ofnn..xampl,.dvioU.„r..,fr»m whi.hthe Defendants and I'laintilis it would appear both su (Ired though certainly in v. ly un('(|ual degrees. " sui.trtu, Th.-l).>f.Mulants had therefore reason to expect a judgment, dismissing the action, and even if the PluHill h..! made out a sollH„.nt .as., to . ntitle him t., .e.over: .he quantum ot dln,a''es uas bv „^ me.i.s a .-. rt.„..-.l .n l.^gal forn, or by .gal .■,i.l..nee. Y.-t the Court without .ny reference ,o .x „■ K o as,..r...n, this .inantn,.. «.t hou. any thing but the va,,,;. :,n.l gceral .leclaiatiolis of the w.tne.se ot the party liimsill, , ondemne.l the Deleiidanls to jwy a sum ol £li with costs. "■""•aaet oi mt It ii from this judguieut that the present Appeal is brought. ^^ A?^. y^^A^^l^^ ^ru^ )hj/u *^**>^ S'll ilii I : -m i < mm !l H Mtm, of i^utifiorities Referred to in this Case* *' II peut arrWcr par divers evenemcnts (|u'unr pcrsnmie ae trouve avoir une chose d'ane autre, elm ello soil nl)li)(iT do la rcndrp sans qu'il y ait v(i piitr't'ux dc convnition qui ait forme cet eiigagemei Ainsi I'elui ^ qui on paye par erreur unc sommc qui ne lui 6toit pas dAe, est oblige de la rendre. Aiiisi rrlui qui se rroyant seul h^rilier, sVres qu'unc pcrsonne se troa avoir sans eonvention une chose