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Jurisp.— 1. À promissory note to a creditor for the balance of his claim, in consideration of his having signed a deed of composition, is void.— Blackwood vs Chinie, IT R. de L., 27.
9, An action against a tutor for the non-performance of a contract by which he undertook to En 4 his ward to the plaintiff cannot be maintained.— Chabot vs Morisset, II R, de L., 79.
à Une action fondée sur un billet nromissoire ne peut être maintenue, s’il est prouvé que le billet a été donné, et le produit d’icelui envoyé pour corrompre les électeurs d’un comté. Jugement de la Cour Supérieure infirmé.— Gugy et Larkin, VII L, C. R, 11.
4, No rent can be recoverad by an action at law, for premises leased for the purpose of keeping a house of ill-fame.— Garish vs Duval, VII L, C. J., 127.
5. Un billet à ordre consenti pour dette de jeu est nul, quoique transporté à un tiers de bonne foi et avant A pen Biroleau vs Derouin, VII L. C. J.,128.
6. The giving of a promissory note by an insolvent to one of his creditors, for the purpose of induecing him to sign a deed of composition, is a fraud upon the other creditors, and such note cannot be made the ground of an action against the insolvent.— Sainclair & Henderson, I L, C. L. J., 54,
7, Une promesse faite par un enchérisseur à un autre enchérisseur, à une vente judiciaire, de lui payer une certaine somme pour lui faire cesser ses enchères, Constitue une obligation illicite, et la somme ainsi promise ne peut être recouvrée en justice.— Perrault vs Couture, XVI L. C. J., 251.
8. The supply of refreshments to a gang of men collected during an election of a representative to the Commons of Canada, to be used in case of an emergencey, gives rise to no action at law for payment of the refreshments.— Johnson vs Drummond, XVII LE, C, J., 176.
9, À note ofa third party, given by an insolvent to a creditor, to obtain the creditor’s consent to the discharge of the insolvent, is null and void.— Doyle & Prévost, XVII L, C, J., 307.
10. The note of a third pere given by an insolvent to a creditor, to obtain the creditor’s consent to the discharge of the insolvent, is null and void.— Prévost & Pickol, XVII L. C, J., 314,
11. À note given to a creditor to induce him to sign a deed of composition, or the note given in renewal of such note, is null, and the nullity may be pleaded by the maker to an action by the creditor.— McDonald vs Senez, XXI L, C. J., 200,
12, A note given either by an insolvent or by a creditor to induce tho payee to conne te the insolvent’s discharge is null.— Decelles vs Bertrand, XXI LC, J., 291.
13. Held:—(By Dorion, Ch. J., Monk, J., Sanborn, J.,) that tne costs of an election feast, after an election (in 1867) had been closed, are not recoverable.— Guevremont & Tunstall, XXI L, C. J., 293.
14, Le convention entre deux personnes, que l’une d'elles enchérira sur une propriété devant être vendue par le shérif, jusqu’à un certain montant et ensuite la revendra à l’autre, est parfaitement licite et re peut invalider le décret.— Grenier vs Leroux, XXII L, C. J., 68,
15. Where a debtor settling with his c: ‘ditors for 50c. secured, privately gave some of them unsecured notes for the balance to obtain their assent to the comwsition, held, that the endorser of the composition notes was freed from liabiity.— Arpin & Poulin, I L. N., 290.
$ 4.— De l’objet des contrats.
Voir chap. V.— De l’objet des obligations.
SECTION II
