CO129-030 - Bonham - 1849 [8-12] — Page 215

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With respect to the required opinion, it appears to me to be more desirable that the case should not be taken up by the Crown, not only on account of the frame of the bill, but as it might be deemed an undertaking on the part of the local Government here to indemnify the shareholders, (who have sunk a large sum of money on the lot), and their mortgagee, from any decree which might be made, and inasmuch as I have long since offered to afford the parties any advice they might require of me.

With respect to the merits of the case, it appears to me generally that the case made for the defendants is that Mr Johnston had power to alienate the lot, and that he merely contracted to do so subject to the condition that the Crown should approve of or confirm his act, and the defendants, after alleging that the Crown by public acts and documents refused its sanction to this agreement, further rely on the facts: — that the plaintiff lay by without instituting proceedings until the defendants expended a large sum on this lot; that the mortgage to the plaintiff, (as administrator of Edwards), relies on Mr. Johnston's agreement to let the lot to Edwards, on his temporary possessions, and small outlay thereunder, also on Edwards having attached the original lease and assignment thereof, duly registered, as also the defendant Dudgeon, who states in addition that he is a purchaser for valuable consideration, without notice of the plaintiff's claims.

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With respect to the required opinion, it appears to me to be more desirable that the case should not be taken up by the Crown, not only on account of the frame of the bill, but as it might be deemed an undertaking on the part of the local Government here to indemnify the shareholders, (who have sunk a large sum of money on the lot), and their mortgagee, from any decree which might be made, and inasmuch as I have long since offered to afford the parties any advice they might require of me. With respect to the merits of the case, it appears to me generally that the case made for the defendants is that Mr Johnston had power to alienate the lot, and that he merely contracted to do so subject to the condition that the Crown should approve of or confirm his act, and the defendants, after alleging that the Crown by public acts and documents refused its sanction to this agreement, further rely on the facts: that the plaintiff lay by without instituting proceedings until the defendants expended a large sum on this lot; that the mortgage to the plaintiff, (as administrator of Edwards), relies on Mr. Johnston's agreement to let the lot to Edwards, on his temporary possessions, and small outlay thereunder, also on Edwards having attached the original lease and assignment thereof, duly registered, as also the defendant Dudgeon, who states in addition that he is a purchaser for valuable consideration, without notice of the plaintiff's claims. As the letter of the shareholders...
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With respect

to the

required.

opinion, it appears to que to be more desirable that the case should not be taken up by the brown, not only account of the frame of the bill, but as it might be deemed an undertaking the part of the local Government here to indemnify

the shareholders, (who have

sunk a large sum of money

the lot),

decree which

and their mortgagee, from any might be mude, and inasmuch as I have- offered the parties to afford any

long since

advice they might require of With respect to the

merits

s of the

case

mej

general

1

210

who afterwards became brown Losse of it,

with notice of this

this agreement, previous

to his to

tenancy.

The

case made.

6 for the

defendants is that Mr Johnston had 200

power to alienate the lot, and that he

merely

contracted to do so

subject to the conditions that the brown should approve of or confirm his act, and the defendants, after alleging that the brown by public acts and documents

refused its sanctions of this

further rely

agreement,

on the facts : — that the

plaintiff lay by without instituting

until the defendants expended.

proceedings,

it would seem that.

a large

sume on this lot; that the

is

mortgage

to the

the plaintiff, ( as administrator of

Edwards), relies

agreement

om

Mr. Johnston's

to let the lot to Edwards,

his temporary posessions, and emall

outlay

thereunder,

also

on!

Edwards

shaving attached Mr George I. Braine,

original lease and assignment thereof,

duly registered, as also the

defendant Dudgeon, who states in addition that he is a purchaser for valuable consideration, without notice of the plaintiff's claims

As the letter of the shureholders

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