DEPENS.—EXECUTION

COUR DE CIRCUIT, Québec, 26 décrinbre 1871.

Présent : TASCHEREAU, J.

LANGEVIN vs MARTIN.

Jugé:—Que le mémoire de frais dans une cause contestée doit être

;e de taxé avant l’émanation de l'exécution pour les frais. (3 R. L., p. 447; a le 9 R. C., p. 287.) INTERPRETATION D'OBLIGATION.—-BILLET PROMISSOIRE. COUR SUPÉRIEURE (EN REVISION), Montréai, 29 avril 1871. Présents : MONDLELET, J. (dissident), MACKkaAY, J. TORRANCE, J.

BURNETT vs MONAGHAN et al.

ontrat, Lanctot, l’endosseur d’un billet de Monaghan, dû le 11 même février, donna au porteur de ce billet le mémorandum suivant: “Mon billet devenant dû le 10 courant, bon pour dix jours après date.” Le billet auquel il reférnit devenait dû le onze. Il n’y avait pas d'autre billet. Il ne fut protesté que le 24 février. Jugé par la Cour de Circuit, Saint-Hyacinthe, que l’endosseur était responsable, et ce jugement fut confirmé 71. en revision. (3 R. L., p. 448; 1 R. C., p. 473.)

PLAIDOYEP.—PROCEDURE.

YOUR SUPÉRIEURE (EN REVISION), Montréal, 29 avril 1871. procès mandé handeur bur du aveur.

Présents : MONDELET, J. (dissident), Mackay, J, TORRANCE, J.

KINGLEY vs DUNLOP.

Jugé:—Qu'une réplique spéciale est admissible, sans la permission N de la Cour. (3 R,. L., p. 448; 1 R. C., p. 473.)

30 RAPPORTS JUDICIAIRES REVISÉS Rights of a pew-holder in St. Andrew’s Church, Montreal.—Refusal to continue lease to a pew-holder by Trustees.—-Damages.

SUPREME COURT OF CANADA, 28th June, 1877.

On appeal from the Court of Queen's Bench for Lower Canada (appeal side).

Present : THE CHIEF JUSTICE RICHARDS and RITCHIE, STRONG, TASCHEREAU, FOURNIER and HENRY, JJ.

JAMES JOHNSTON, Appellant, and THE MINISTER and Trus- TEES of St. Andrew's Church, Montreal, Respondents.

J., au elder and member of the Congregation of St. Andrew’s Church, Montreal, had been a pew-holder in St. Andrew’s Church continuonsly from 1867 to 1872 inclusive. In 1869 and 18572 he occupied pew n° 68, and received for the rental of 1872 a receipt in the following words : “ Montreal, January 9th, 1872. $66 50. Received from James Johnston the sum of sixty-six dollars 50 cents, being rent of first-class pew n° 68, in St. Andrew’s Church, Beaver Hall, for the year 1872. For the Trustees, J, Clements.”” On the 7th December, 1872, the Trustees notified J. that they would not let him à pew for the following year. J thereupon tendered them the rental for the next year, in advance, On several occasions in 1873, and while still an elder and member of the congregation, he was disturbed in the possession of pew n°68, by the Respondent:, the pew having been placarded “ For Strangers,” strangers seated in it, his books and cushions removed, &c. For these torts le brought an action against Respondents, claiming $10,000 damages. Held :—that J., being an elder and member of the Congregation of St. Andrew’s Church, Montreal, as such lessee, having tendered the rent in advance, was, under the by-laws, custom a1 d usage, and constitution of St. Andrew’s Church, entitled to a continuance of his lease of the pew for the year 1873, and that reasonable, but not vindictive, damages should be allowed, viz., 8300. (The Chief Justice and SrroxG, J., dissenting.)

Appeal from the Court of Queen's Bench for Lower Canada (Appeal side) confirming (1) the judgment of the Superior Court for Lower Canada, sitting in the district of Montreal, dismissing an action for damages brought by Appellant against the Respondents for refusing to allow him to continue in the occupation of pew n° 68 in St. Andrew's Church, in the city of Montreal. In his declaration the plaintitf alleged : 1st. That from 1867 to 1873, inclusive and continuously, he was lessee of pews from the defendants in St. Andrews Church, Montreal. 2nd. That he was the legal lessee, older and occupant of pew n° 68 for the yeur 1872. 8rd. That by his previous leasing ant pewholding he became and was a pew-holder in St. Andrew's Church, under the 10th

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