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IN  A  CAUSE^tlwtmwn 

JOHN  JONES, 

(Defendant  in  ihe  Court  below,) 

AND 


Appellant, 


LOUIS  LAGUEUX,  the   elder, 
(PlainUffin^the  Court  belm,) 


(Respondent. 


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THE  APPELLANTS  CASE. 


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"'  On  the  24  of'May  1817,  a  charter  6f  the  ship  Adeona,  belonging 
to  one  Louis  Lagueux-the  younger  and  one  William  Grant,  ^as  executed,  at 
QuebccTv  the^id  Lou«  Q»^»^'  ^<^ting  as  .vel  for  himself  as  for  the  sa.d 
WUUan  Jrant,  to  the^said^ppeliant,  ^vhereby  the  ^id  U,u.s  l^"/";  ^^ 
ie  freiffht  herein  after  mentioned,  let  unto  the  said  John  J«ines  the  sad  brig 
for  a  vZge  from  L  port  bf  Quebec  to  the  island  of  Barbadoes  with  hbert, 
o  p'^eK  islands  toTeeward  for  a  market,  and  if  required  to  p^ceedto 
TuVks  =sland,  for  a  return  cargo  and  back  to  Q"«^f /^  %f '^j Jj^'^^^ 
cueux  promised  thatthe  said  brig  or  vessel  was  awd,4unng.the  said  voyage, 

fhouTdr^e^  tight  staunch.  sLng  and  -»  ^-"^'^'1 -'^t^^^^X"'^^^^ 
men,  and  diould  l^  ready  to  take  in  her  cargo  ^t^*^^^.  ,'^%*;^""S"tie 
of     he    same    month    of  ■  May,  and  being  foadeiiy  A«»»ild  proceed    tlie 

first  fair  ^nd  to  the  island  of  Barbadoes,  or  to  the  is  ands-  to  leeward  for  a 
market  for  the  said  cargo,  and  a.s  should  be  directed  by  the  said  John  Jones 
his  agents,  factors  or  assigns,  and  on  delivery  of  the^sa.d  cargo  should  and 
would  Uike  in  such  a.  return  cargo,  at  the  port  of  discharge  or  at  that  of  any 
of  the  islands  aforesaid,  as  should  be  furnished  by  the  factors,  agents  or  assigns 
of  the  said  John  Jones,  which  said  cargo  should  be  taken  from  the  vvhar*  or 
quay  of  the  port  of  the  island,  when  the  same  should  be  turn.shed  and  be 
stowed  by  tile  master  and  crew  to  the  satisfaction  ot  the  said  factors,  agents 
or  assigns:  which  said  voyage  shduld  be  commenced,  proceeded  on  and  comple  ed 
and  thi  said  4>utwa.d  return  cargo  delivered  safe  aiid  well  conditioned,  at  the 
ports  of  discbarge  thereof  as  aforesaid  the  act  of  G.hIv  the  Ring's  enemies  &c. 
excepted  —The  parties' then,  proceed  to  settle  the  demurrage  days  and  the  pay- 
ment of  the  port  charges. 

The  freight  stipulated  by  the  charter  p^rty  is  £900,  whereof  .^ '00  was 
paid  down,-^£lOO  to  be  paid  oh  the  receipt  of  ftdviee  of  the  arrival  of  he 
vessel  at  th^  island  of  Barbadoes,  the  balance  of  £'600  oh  fch^  completion  of  he 
afotosaid  intended  voyagebyUie  said  brig  «nd  the  delivery  of  the  return  cargo. 

The  ship  proceeded  upon  her  voyage  to  Barbadoes. 

During  thevoyage,  to  wit,  on  the  88th  of  February  1818.  an  instrument 
-was  execute'd  by  LouiiXagueux  the  younger  &  Wilbam  Grant,  purportmg  to 
be  a  sale  of  the  brig  Adeona  and  of  the  freight  to  accrue  and  become  due  tiom 
John  Joiies  under  «nd  in  ^rtueiof  the  aforesaid  charter  party. 

This  instrument  recites  that  Louis  Lagueux  the  younger  and  William  Grant 
were  indebted  .to  the  Srfid  Loui.  Lagueux  the  elder  (the  .present  Respondent)  m 
a  sum  of  one  thousandone  hundred  and  fifty  pounds,  advanced  and  paid  by  he 
latter  to  the  former.  In  consideration  whereof  ;the  said  Xouis  I^«e»;^  *»« 
younger  and  William  Grant  granted,  bargained,  8old„assigned  transferied  and 
^j  -vf.y  the  a«5^  hri"  A'a<»nna  vyhii^h  hiidlieen  dulv  reeistered  in  the  port  ot 
ijuebec.  pursuant  tJ'an  act  of  Parliament,  for^^ha(.p,rpose  the  certincate  ot 
which  registry  it  is  therein  stated,  that  the  said  Louis  Lagueux  a..d  W-lham 
Grant<:o?iWiiiotthea«rodttce|«id*iaw/ fttt  and-wepy  such  sum  or  sums  ot 
\  !,;ii;  !/iv.n't  loi.    : .!  ■      i-u  _».n}umni.a  money 

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nonty  then  due  or  to  etow  due  or  owing  unto  them  in  and  by  virtue  of  the  said 
charter  party.  And  aiso  a  certain  policy  of  insurance  made  and  entered  into 
of  and  upon  the  said  brig. 

It  was  only  on  or  about  the  20tli  June  1818,  that  this  vessel  arrived  at  the 
port  of  Quebec,  for  on  that  day  diflfercnces  having  arisen  between  the  parties,  a 
protest  was  served  upon  Mr.  Jones,  calling  upon  him  to  discharge  the  cargo. 

On  the  22d.  of  the  same  month,  Mr.  Lagueux  drew  a  bill  upon  Mr.  Jonea 
for  a  sum  of  £600,  which,  (the  differences  between  them  respecting  the  chartec 
party  not  having  been  settled,)  was  not  accepted. 

On  the  24  August  following,  Mr.  Lagueux  instituted  his  action. 

The  declaration  in  the  cause  states  that  the  above  in  part  recited  charter 
party,  was  made  and  entered  into  by  and  between  the  said  Louis  Lagueux  the 
younger  and  William  Grant,  of  the  one  part,  and  the  said  John  Jones,  of  the 
other  part,  that  le  dit  vaisscau  auroit,  h  terns  requis  et  suivant  les  circoustances 
du  terns  etdela  navigation,  fait  le  dit  voyage,  Ci  auroit,  par  I'ordre  du  dit  John 
Jones,  delivre  sain  et  sauf,  dans  le  port  de  Quebec,  dans  le  cours  de  Juin  dernier, 
touteia  cargaison  mise  h  bord  par  Vordre  du  dit  John  Jones  dans  les  isles,  et  que 
les  dits  locateurs  auroit  de  leur  part  entierement  accompli  toiites  les  obligations 
convenus  par  I'acte  de  charte  [HU>tie  susdit.  The  Respondent  proceeds  to  state, 
that  le  vingt-huit  Pevrier  mil  huit  cent  dix-huit,  par  acte  passe  devant  Mtre. 
Glackmeyeretson  confrere  Notaires  a  Quebec  susdit,  les  dits  William  Grant  et 
Louis  Lagueux  fils  auroient  vendu  au  dit  Louis  Lagueux  p^re,  demandeur  en 
cette  cause,  a  ce  present  et  acceptant  le  dit  bri^  Adeona  avec  tons  les  agr^s  ap- 
paraux,  tel  qu'il  etoit  lors  du  dit  acte  a  Halifax,  avec  ensemble  tous  les  profits 
faits  et  a  faire,  echus  et  a  echoir,  et  generalement  toutes  especes  de  dettes,  ac- 
tions alors  dus  et  qui  pourroient  devenir  dus  aux  dits  William  Grant  et  Louis 
Lagueux  fils^  pour  le  dit  vaisseaux  sur  le  dit  voyage. 

The  declaration  concludes  for  the  sum  of  £600  and  ^5s.  costs  of  protest. 

To  this  declaration  the  Appellant  pleaded  the  general  issue,  and  thereby  put 
it  upon  the  Plaintiff  to  prove  the  substantial  averments  contained  in  his  declara- 
tion. 

The  Appellant  anticipated  that  the  master  or  mate  of  the  vessel  would  have 
been  produced  by  the  Respondent  to  establish  these  facts,  and  he  was  satisfied 
that  whoever  of  the  ship  might  be  produced,  it  would  be  in  his  power  upon  the 
cross-examination  of  them  to  shew  that  the  contract  had  not  been  fulfilled  on  the 
part  of  the  Respondent  —This  anticipation  was  not  realized  ;  and  strange  to  say 
neither  the  master,  nor  mate,  nor  super-cargo,  nor  any  other  person  having  a 
knowledge  of  the  cargo  was  produced  by  the  said  Respondent. 

To  establish  the  total  insufficiency  of  the  evidence  offered  on  the  part  of 
the  Respondeat  in  the  Court  below,  the  best  course  will  probably  be  to  state, 
what  by  law  he  ought  to  have  proved  and  next  what  he  has  proved. 

He  ought  to  have  proved, — 1.  The  execution  of  the  charter  party. 

2.  Th9  fulfillment  of  the  covenants  on  his  part  contained  in  the  same  and 
herein : 

'  1.  That  the  vessel  took  in  a  cargo  of  the  Appellant  and  sailed  to 

Barbadoes  or  the  Islands  of  Leeward. 

2.  That  she  delivered  her  cargo  there. 

3.  That  she  took  in  a  return  cargo  at  the  port  of  discharge. 

4.  That  she  delivered  the  whole  of  her  return  cargo  at  the  port 
of  Quebec, 

3.  That  the  vessel  and  her  freight  had  been  as  averred  in  the  declaration 
lawfully  assigned  and  made  over  by  Louis  Lagueux  the  younger  and  William 
Grant  to  the  Respondent. 

The  charter  party  proves  itself,  it  being  a  notarial  instrument. 

Upon  the  second  head  the  Respondent's  evidence  is  insufficient. 

He  has,  it  is  true,  proved  that  the  vessel  took  in  a  cargo  at  Quebec  for 
Barbadoes^  but  he  has  not  proved  that  that  cargo  was  delivered. 


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He  hw  proTed  that  Louis  Laguenx  and  William  Grant  delirered  to  the 
Appellant  out  of  the  said  vessel  a  specific  quantity  of  salt;  he  haa  not  proved 
that  the  quantity  delivered  was  the  whole  quantity  put  on  board. 

Upon  the  third  head  his  evidence  is  alio  inaufiicient. 

The  sale  of  the  ship  Adcona  and  the  freight  to  accrue  was  one  entire  con- 
tract.    The  consideration  for  the  assignment  of  both  was  one  and  entire,  the 
•urn  of  £1 150.    The  ship  was  British  plantation  built,  and  enregistered  at  this 
port.     The  instrument  purporting  to  be  a  deed  of  sale  contained  no  recital  of 
the  certificate  of  registry.     Whether  it  be  looked  at  as  a  sale  or  an  agreement  to 
sale  it,  was  by  virtue  of  the  British  statute  law  null  and  void  to  all  intents  and 
purposes.     Being  so,  the  debt  for  the  discharge  of  which  the  alledged  sale  was 
made  revived,  and  Louis  Lagueux  the  elder  may  now  recover  from  Louis  La- 
gueux  the  younger  and  William  Grant  the  £libO,  which  by  that  deed  they 
acknowledge  to  owe  him.    The  consideration  cannot  be  apportioned ;  There  re- 
mains then  no  consideration  for  the  assignment  of  the  freight.     It  is  not  two 
contracts,  but  one  contract.     A  contract  of  sale  of  the  vessel  with  an  accessory 
covenant  respecting  the  freight.     The  principal  contract  failing  the  accessory, 
fell  to  the  ground  with  it :  ciim  principalis  causa  nan  consistit,  nc  ea  quidem  qua 
aequuntur,  locum  habent. 

Yet  the  Court  below,  though  they  could  not  but  admit  that  the  principal 
contract  was  null  and  void,  held  that  the  accessory  dependent,  covenant  was 
binding  uud  condemned  the  Appellant  to  pay  to  the  Respondent  the  sum  of  six 
hundred  pounds,  wiih  interest  and  costs  of  suit. 

It  is  from  this  Judgment  that  the  present  Appeal  is  brought. 

QuBBEC,  13  January,  1819. 


