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In a Cause Between J\MES KERU, Esquiie, (Jn the Court beloiv) Appellant. and JOSEPH HUBERT L\ CUOIX, Esquire, ta,a,ce U^.er.cl of ..i. Mo.ho,- M.u„. U« I- C,u„.. .WseC. rl)rfc\'ir'a«< m «/te Cowri below) RE>iPO\DEyr. I, THE APPELLANT'S CASE. f:7cl" ages occasioned by his ate u^olhevm^^^^^^ "ctcndcd to be- duo b> cmc John 1- msev. Respondeat. B„, .Uo Cou« -.n a„ea,ly «.:g« of .ho »U ^«^>^i .'- «-P"- It appears in evidence tl.at in SeiHcnl k-;- 1 - ^..^ M • jJ ol ^^^^ ^^^^^^. ^^ j ^^ f„«ot l^''"'; "I^ "^^^^ ^ autumn of 179(>, asked and V.^, and tl. Apijellant P-V"-gj,;:;if .^a^SSm^tiaU claims of loJs ct .aUcs due by obtained Mr. Burns spernnssu.n to ' »' ^^^.^ f " " ^^^^^ ,,^^,,-0.. Mr. Fraser to the widow and hens La Lioix on Neither the deed ofass^.nment 't'^f^^^/^f ^^J.^^^^^^S^^ ^l^^^^ lion with tha NvidoA- La Cro.x or any othev pei.on he purchased a doubtful or imcaUun debt. On the Appellants interview with Mr. Fraser, in ^^^^^^^^^^ he found dolbts entertained by that Gentleman a. to^ ^^U ^^^.,, i eotdd fd i.*^.'^'* lY J' "i-i .1 ,,Uo.in., slu..odno a.pc,.-iao. u. ^n die A|. bronf;l:t in .liuu-, l^Ol, io>' ih^. '^oUs ' '"' y a.< ruinj; uithin the Ccnsivc ot the ,o.nA- Cu ncal mtcrvcn; d ^^^^^'^^^^^ ^^^^^'Uo the cH.Hc,Snd after heaiin. t he ,mn|es Cioun : the xvidow "'»»."^'''' ^''^V;•" Vo c IcSa.ed to hold o;/(V/'as Seijrneurs ot Vdlemy,aml ,n the ovitleiice, the uuiow and , J '^'[^^S ^^^ luv f^'.OO ■'le.Unir, beinjj the nnm due by ,he C\n,vt,oiuknx.da Juclgtucnila^^ams^^ ,,av ic.hnly theav.ful f.etier written o 1 •„„ ,„, one of.he ^vhurves -^ J^^^;^" ^^1 lon.le u's ihotheraiul A.^cnt) induced the A •■; the AppcUar.l, bv Mr. »»"\l'^V'^J,,'ei Action for the Lo,h cl F.'...V. due on the olh r.c!!ant If. hope tViai on \m ^""»"* ' "^ " . ;.,^. ..fcnleiiniv into an amicable settlement wit Iv'iarf, Mr. 1 laser would have .eon the 1! 1" '> ^ J , l^, ^i,. i;,ascr having dispossessed ;;;e Appellant: but \. ti'i--l^V^!^ ll^;. ''^;;;;^ p^ ^ hidlirnvnt to tlie issue SftAie suits in himso t^ofall hi. l\.nds in hi-^ \*'; '' I 'hifbi arrears ou the oilier wharf, and in this also h :An'ei;aa. oUained '-'^V'-^^^W^"^ "^ / «//^/ of ll lief Villen, V. After having been , ;n,^ Ur. again r.co^n.sed to ^l^^^ ^^X.. leaser's property xvas without the Juris- ,nvoivea into so nu.ch !'^r';r:i' 1 d c A P 5la u had no lueans left to recover his n.oney ,.,ctl' n (;fthe Courts m tmsl '"^ ,! .' ^i;,,, A.-enl in London, with instruction.; to bring ,i'in to tran.-.uit copies ot t'ie=e ,t .u.,,au lu. to m n., ■ ^o soon as tins latter pro- ;; V 'ic n vX i)el:t ui the Court c: ;un;r s ^^'^^''.^ ' /^ ^..^X' 'i;'i ..j „o nrospeci of getting rid ::.h;^"okplace,>IrFra.erwrcaetoh.^^^^ .fuu^suilinEu.^Umd butbyuis^^^^^^^^^^ Cm^rt ; and h-.s wishes in t m ii; \1r<.-,iv iii Council; and trom the uiiu to uns * , ,,ftlu-;e Ac- ons, the wharf, tor :;paWie iunnediately ->^Mf ; -tt^n^S^tdur^^l^^U by i;.r,r>rc. at thesuit Mc, Lod. d ViUtes on whir 1 the " ^^^'-. ';"^.,^^^ „,,;;,,,.,• for the Appellant^ and the Widow ..1-- Jacobs a,ali.t ^;- "^l^ ^ i ^ >^"''^'^^''^ '"^'^'''''^ ^'"Ifr '" "^^"^"^^'^.^ -- ^ ,nulS.\'irs l,u( roix t( '>;\^'1'';\';, „ -tion and lor a second time called in qi ,,,,,., r;eneraMVU.aCn.s-i2..^^^^^^^^ :;;;a';v:^.i;>;.ediateiyconM;i;ea^^^^-;;^^^ Mc« Lox to l>-<>^^'■;^™:^'",/\';a' ;^, a Secuiid time called in question the rights .,,,,H.vf;eneral,fyalaCr.;ss-(pposW .,;r,...; W-ulovv and Ileus to ^^'J ^J,,- ^'ct ' -d n tl e 8ih April IS-.)), which permuted Coin- ., ,, nr.mot.d ana encouraged 1. n A , ..^. -^ > ^, . ^^,^^^^,^, j^,^ i,^ ( ,,„anrs ot the ,.,:.Joners to accei-t ot "'"H* -'^^fj,,,"^^ ;;;;., , ,,,,at they uUiualely reah/.ed, to obtain ( Sow., : tor the 'rcprutors o i he^ J. !:'^, ,' , ,,, ed in proving tluU thy. property was in the ■M a.qui.iance fora l''"?' l^'^'^'^J'" ;,. -,[,;, ,k-,„,s of the Widow and ih-irs came to be on- (Vusii-oiihe Crown.. '»:>>--';>"^^ ;i; ( ju^^ ' vriuen evit^^^^ ^vas produced which posed will, a dep-.^e oi amuut.on '";.^;: ! ,^ ' ".' „ j ^^,, Widow and IJeirs, miuuul.ted with Invw a now light on tlu- tnl- to the., ;v y . . av\^ v.ithdvew their OpposU.on andrenoun- 'b't'-urS^-atlloApJI-lS^ . Cnse Th St^:^":f tl>e Wul^^ and Heirs being thus ..uu... --.. stance. ' ) , oQM, .T„no 1809, followed, as a matter ,1- .,uvn lioin the Appellant, '»-;^"; JJ' ^v o'b;^t the Cen^ive of lUs Majesty and ol course, in which tlK-wharvvasd^^^^^ '^".^';'':"^ "''SiiSo;;^;) instead of a niuch larg^^ WUli. , »V '.-.re ''-'-'^-'-:^T::S:-l^S^^^^~?y^^ this Case, wuicn are uiiiiu:-.. - •^■■' ';t;n-„.nlt'io conceive on what '-.li-.u'd of. if the mi'ids s;:j;;;;;;;s:;;;:m;;k^.thtuefi.ctoftho nii.vht havcseenthat these arose «',.,, ,•, o',' I/,iw I e waited hve yeaib Ocloic nc ouni . --„.,„„eucement of the suit. Mor , : Ul^e'ol^he (.a Croix's Uiat --^^ ^J^^i ^im J^ 1^.1^^^ "ho.e arrears which wet. ouglit it to be forgotten that in the , is 7^,^5'^;\Xnot those which had become due on the 30th dueby Mr.lMaserontliol21stOctobe,l/o^, am ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^,^,^,,^^ ^^j „ "i.lembcr, i7!)6, eight years alterward.. At l»:^J F\ • ^^^Xx defence was set up. It hi lit Mr. Fra^ei-rforin the Actions brough aga t "'^ ^^^^.^^i^^^ u^ntby taking a sum ;^ IV b V.r. Hubert La Croix, the R^-;; - ' ^^^ " T ^n, the odium from himself by ;;^.oneyn,ul.aJh.;.;;---,^^^^^^ Brcliaut, Panet, and Voyer that the holding him It will be (iistinc 'idc Fief Villeray. :ny seen ftont the evlderwe->--^^^ Widow and Ueirs, long bel.ue the J«»''^\V;eia 177^2, and 17831 place this beyond a ludeed the titles ot ll'*;\ V'."^!' k,. 'ne .,f the purchase of these arrears of Widow au'i •.'>■"') ■"■'p -, . , - ,• ,v„ vvii'irves ill l/'s, aim iio^^, ^^i-^- ^ Fief ViUerav. Indeed the titles ot ^^/^"^^^ \,,, ,,f 'tUe purchase of these arrears of ;,uestion : ami the transport usclf r-hew,, ^'^'^ .'^; *■ . \ "^.,,„^,d .haracter. Where it maybe t:iu F.«.Ml>oWulowol.unate^yr-^V^^^^^ Widow La Croix .«/c/, ov that asked, Kf^«=- -^.!^:"i^ ':V'::; ; :;;;;:1:;'' ;^/.i-^«u, . • 'the appt^lli"!'^ bougUt llii' T might be uctionm* incc,verc called pendent in making a formal venunaat.on^^^^^^^^ an expcnce of above One upon to decide the question, as to the existence oi uit- ricij^^ ^^.^ r^ ^ u^i™ hrinfr^ tho Thousand Pounds, Respondent within i flhftU not be protected? Qmhcc^ 20