ANTs), AND ALPHONSE LAUZIER
R
(DEFENDANT).....................
APPEAL FROM THE OF KING'S BENCH, APPEAL SIDE, PROVINCE OF QUEBEC.
deed of sale of wild lands to be used for agricultural purposes clearly expressed certain specific reservations and contained, in addition, a clause as follows: "Et de plus la presente vente est faite la condition expresse que le dit acqu6reur n'aura pas le droit couper, enlever on charroyer aucun bois sur le terrain ci-dessus vendu autrement que pour son propre usage pour faire des batisses sur le terrain, des clotures, et du bois de chauffage; il est, en consequence, convenu que si 'acqubreur coupait bois en violation de ]a prdsente clause, les vendeurs auront droit de demander la resiliation des pr4sentes et reprendre possession des immeubles ci-dessus vendus sans rien payer a Pacqudreur pour les ameliorations qu'il pourra avoir faites. Et tout bois coup6 en violation des pr~sentes deviendra, aussitat coup6, propri~t6 des vendeurs, car tel est la convention expresse parties et sans laquelle les pr6sentes n'auraient pas eu lieu." Held, that, in the absence of any contrary intention expressed the deed, the title to the lot of land sold passed absolutely to the purchaser with the exception of the special reservations. Held, also, that the clause in question had not the effect of reserving to the vendors all the timber standing upon the land sold, nor can it be construed as giving them the right (without rescission upon breach of the resolutive condition) to re-enter on said land for the purpose of removing stumps or second growth timber.
Charles Fitzpatrick and Davies, Idington, Maclennan and Duff JJ.