partie défenderesse avait comparu et contesté. Ibid., s
S 9. Des incidents de l'enquête.
319. Toute demande relativement à quelque incident de l'enquête peut se faire par requête sommaire contenant succinctement l’objet et les motifs de la demande.
320. Le tribunal peut, en tout temps avant jugement, suivant sa discrétion et sous les conditions qu’il croit justes,
JEnH/luniis permettre d'amender toutes pièces de la plaidoirie de
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manière à coïncider avec les faits prouvés; et il suffit pour soutenir un plaidoyer que les faits quiy s + allégués s'accordent suffisamment avec ceux qui sont, 1vés, et quele tribunal soit d'avis que la partie adverse n’a pu être induite en erreur sur la nature réelle et les faits qu’on a eu l’intention d’alléguer et prouver.
Jbid., s. 71, S$ 2.
Une motion pour amender la déclaration sous l’art. 320 C. P. C. est prématurée, si elle est faite à lenquête.—Beard vs. McLaren, 18 L. C. J. TR.
L'acte Impérial, 22-23 Vict., ch. 63, permet, en certains cas, au tribunal de s'adresser à une autre cour pour établir la loi applicable à la cause, lorsque cette loi n’est pas celle de la cour où la cause est pendante.—Ci-suit, le texte de ce statut :
2? and 23 Vict., chap. 63.
An actto afford facilities for the more certain ascertainment of the law administered in one part of Her Majesty's Dominions when pleaded in the Courts of another part thereof.
(13th August, 1859 )
Whereas, &c.
4. Ifin anv action depending in any Court within Her Majesty's Dominions, it shall be the opinion of such Court, that it is necessary or expedient for the proper disposal of such action to ascertain the law applicable to the facts of the case as administered in any other part of Her Majesty’s Dominions on any point on which the law of such other part of Her Majesty's Dominions is different from that in which the Court is situate, it shall be competent to the Court in which such action may depend to direct a case to be prepared setting forth the facts, as these may be ascertained by verdict of a jury, or other mode competent, or may be agreed upon by the parties, or settled by snch person or persons as may have been appointed by the Court, for that purpose in the
event of the parties not agreeing, and upon such case being approved of by such Court or a Judge thereof, they shall settle the question of law arising out of the same on which they desire to have the opinion of another Court, and shall pronounce an order remitting the same, together with the case, to the Court in such other part of Her Majesty's Dominions, being one of the Superior Courts thereof, whose opinion is desired upon the law a‘ministered by them as applicable to the facts set forth in such case, and desiring them to pronounce their opinion on the questions submitted to them in the terms of the act; and it shall be competent to any of the parties to the action to present a petilion to the Court whose opinion is to be obtained, praying such last mentioned Court to hear parties or their counsel ; and to pronounce their opinion thereon in terms of this act, or .o pronounce their opinion without hearing parties ar counsel ; and the Courtto which such petition shall be presented shall, if they think fit, appoint an early day for hearing purties or their counsel on such case, and shall thereafter pronounce their opinion upon the questions of law as administered by them which are submitted to them by the Court ; and in order to their pronouncing such opinion, they shall be entitled to take such further procedure thereupon as to them shall seem proper.
2. Upon such opinion being pronounced a copy thereof, certilied by an officer of such Ccurt, shall be given to each of the parties o the action by whom the same shall be required, and shall be deemed and held to contain a correct record of such opinion.
3. It shall be competent to any of the parties to the action, after having obtained such certified copy of such opinion, to lod£e the same with an officer of the Court in which the action may be depending, who may have the official charge thereof, together with a notice of motion, setting forth that the party will, on a certain day, named in such notice, move the Court to apply the opinion contained in such certified copy thereof to the facts set forth in the case hereinbefore specified, and the said Court shall thereupon apply such opinion to such facts in the same manner as if the same had been pronounced by such Court itself upon a case reserved for opinion ofthe Court, or upon special verdict of à jury ; or the said last mentioned Court shall, ifit think fit, when the said opinion has been obtained before trial, order such opinion to be submitted to the jury with the other facts of the case as evidence, or conclusive evidence as the Court may think fit, of the foreign law therein stated, and the said opinion shall be so submitted to the jury.
4, In the event of an appeal to Her Majesty in Council or to the House of Lords in any such action, it shall be competent to bring under the review of Her Majesty in Council or of the House of Lords the opinion pronounced as afcresaid by any Court whose juduments are reviewable by Her Majesty in Council or by the House of Lords, and Her Majesty in Council or that liouse may respectively adopt or reyct such opinion of any Court whose jndgments are respectively reviewable by them, as the same s! all appear to them to be well founded or not in law.
5. In the construction of this act, the word ‘ Action ” shall include every judicial procecding instituted in any, Court, Civil, Criminal or Ecc'esiastical : and the words “ Superior Courts ” shall include, in England, the Superior
Courts of Law at Westminster, the Lord Chancellor, the Lords Justices, the Master cf the Rolls or any Vice Chancellor, the Judge of the Court of Admiralty, the Judge ordinary of the Court for Divorce and Matrimonial causes, and the Judge of the Court of Probate ; in Scotland, the High Court of Justiciary, and the Courts of Session acting by either of its divisions; in Ireland, the Superior Courts of Law, at Dublin the Master of the Rolls, and the Judge of the Admiralty Court ; and in any other part of Her Majesty's Dominions, the Superior Courts of Law or equity therein,
DES EXPERTISES, VISITES DES LIEUX, DU RENVOI EN MA- TIÈRES DE COMPTE ET DES ARBITRAGES.
321. Avant de faire droit sur le mérite de la cause, le tribunal, s’il est nécessaire, peut ordonner une instruction extraordinaire dans les cas ci-après mentionnés, soit avant, pendant, ou après l'enquête.
$S 1. Des expertises, el visiles des lieux.
322. Lorsque le fait contesté entre les parties ne peut être vérifié que par la visite de l’objet ou des lieux, ou encore lorsque la preuve faite de part et d'autre est contradictoire, ou lorsque la nature du litige le requiert, le tri-
Lx: Te unal peut, d'office ou sur requisition de l’une des parties, ) h Jr ordonner que les faits soient constatés par experts et gens t4 es ee e connalssants.
NE Le jugement qui l'ordonne doit énoncer clairement et ta distinctement les choses à vérifier.
2 fie 51 Pigeau, 298. Fe. Proc. civ. 44.—$. R. B. C. c. 83, s. 81.—C. P. C. 3
523. sen ne peut se faire que par trois experts convenus par les parties, à moins qu'elles ne consentent qu’il soit procédé par un seul.
Ord. 1667, tit. 21, arts. 9, 13.—1 Bornier, 172.—C, P. C. 803.—1 Couchot, 88,
324. Si lors du jugement qui ordonne l'expertise les parties se sont accordées pour nommer les experts, le même jugement leur donne acte de cette nomination.
1 Couchot, 88.—C, P. CO. 304.
Justices, the urt of Admial causes, and of Justiciary, Ireland, the the Judge of ominions, the
