Lower St. Lawrence Power Co. v. L'Immeuble Landry Ltée

Lower St. Lawrence Power Co. v. L'Immeuble Landry Ltée

Poles, wires, transformers and associated apparatus forming an electric distribution system installed and consolidated in the public streets are immovables; a vendor's lien arose by law on the 1915 sale and the specific stipulation in the deed did not exclude the general vendor's lien; such a vendor's lien could be...

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Citation
[1926] SCR 655
Parties
Appellant (plaintiff): Lower St. Lawrence Power Company; Respondent (defendant): L'Immeuble Landry Limitée
Court
Supreme Court of Canada
Jurisdiction
Canada
Judgment Date
14 June 1921
Procedural Posture
Appeal: Civil (sale/vendor's Lien) / Hearing on Appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada From Court of King's Bench, Province of Quebec
Outcome
Appeal dismissed with costs; judgments of Superior Court and Court of King's Bench affirmed.
Legal Topics
Vendor's Lien, Immovable Vs Movable, Registration (bordereau), Public Streets/domain, Hypothec/privilege
Source Language
english
Property Law Civil Law Commercial Law Vendor's Lien Immovable Vs Movable Registration (bordereau) Public Streets/domain Hypothec/privilege

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Parties

Lower St. Lawrence Power Company

Appellant (plaintiff)

L'Immeuble Landry Limitée

Respondent (defendant)

Procedural Posture

Appeal: Civil (sale/vendor's Lien) / Hearing on Appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada From Court of King's Bench, Province of Quebec

  1. 1 Whether poles, wires, transformers and related parts of an electric distribution system installed in public streets are immovables or movables
  2. 2 Whether a vendor's lien (privilege) arose from the 1915 sale and whether a specific stipulation limited or excluded the general vendor's lien
  3. 3 Whether a vendor's lien affecting structures in public streets can be validly registered by memorial (bordereau) and enforced despite the land being municipal/public and inalienable

Ratio Decidendi

Poles, wires, transformers and associated apparatus forming an electric distribution system installed and consolidated in the public streets are immovables; a vendor's lien arose by law on the 1915 sale and the specific stipulation in the deed did not exclude the general vendor's lien; such a vendor's lien could be validly registered by memorial against the streets despite the land being municipal and inalienable; therefore the registration was lawful and the appeal was dismissed.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed with costs; judgments of Superior Court and Court of King's Bench affirmed.

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed with costs.
  • Judgments of the Superior Court and Court of King's Bench, appeal side, affirmed.