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Fletcher v. Manitoba Public Insurance Co. - [1990] 3 SCR 191 - 1990-11-22
Supreme Court JudgmentsAppeal
Civil procedure
Insurance
Torts
Evatt, [1971] 1 All E.R. 150; Cherry Ltd. v. Allied Insurance Brokers Ltd., [1978] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 274; General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corp. v. Peter William Tanter (The "Zephyr"), [1985] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 529; Banque Financière de la Cité SA v. Westgate Insurance Co., [1989] 2 All E.R. 952; Pare v. Occidental Life [...] Indeed, English and Canadian courts have not hesitated to apply the Hedley Byrne principle to the relationship between insurance agents and their clients: see, for example, Cherry Ltd. v. Allied Insurance Brokers Ltd., [1978] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 274 (Q.B.), General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corp. v. Peter William Tanter
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R. v. Béland - [1987] 2 SCR 398 - 1987-10-15
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
Evidence
Holdsworth, Sir William Searle. A History of English Law, vol. 1, 7th ed. [...] Walsh, William Francis. Outlines of the History of English and American Law. New York: New York University Press, 1926.
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Aetna Financial Services v. Feigelman - [1985] 1 SCR 2 - 1985-01-31
Supreme Court JudgmentsCivil procedure
Kerr, William W. Kerr on Injunctions, 6th ed., London, Sweet & Maxwell, 1927. [...] Solicitor for the respondents: William P. Ripley, Winnipeg.
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McGuigan v. R. - [1982] 1 SCR 284 - 1982-03-02
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
Thomas William McGuigan (Plaintiff) Appellant; and Her Majesty The Queen (Defendant) Respondent. [...] DICKSON J.—The appellant, Thomas William McGuigan, and two other persons, were jointly charged that on or about January 7, 1979, at the Village of Angus in the County of Simcoe, they did unlawfully attempt to steal a sum of money from Ik-Soo Kim while armed with an offensive weapon, to wit: a twelve-gauge shot-gun, contrary
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2,880.
Re Residential Tenancies Act - [1981] 1 SCR 714 - 1981-05-28
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
William J. Atkinson, Henri Brun and Jean-François Jobin, for the intervener the Attorney General of Quebec. [...] William Henkel, Q.C., for the intervener the Attorney General of Alberta.
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O'Rourke et al. v. Schacht - [1976] 1 SCR 53 - 1974-12-19
Supreme Court JudgmentsMotor vehicles
Professional law
William Thackery, a constable on the Police Force of the Town of Harriston, was informed of this accident by a motorist very shortly after 12:30 a.m., or even perhaps a few moments before. [...] The first Ontario Provincial Police constable arrived at the scene at about 1:15 or 1:20 a.m. and Corporal William Johnston, who was in charge of the police work, arrived at 1:44 a.m. Thackery remained at the scene until 2:30 a.m. and Corporal Johnston and his fellow Ontario Provincial Police constables were engaged in
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2,882.
The King v. Dominion Building Corp. Ltd. - [1935] SCR 338 - 1935-05-13
Supreme Court JudgmentsContract
It is in evidence that, at the time of the breach, the William Wrigley Jr. Co. Ltd. were willing to purchase through Anglin the two lots at the north-west corner of Yonge and King streets for $2,000,005, but were insisting for the transfer of the two government leases, of which, at the time, only one had been secured. [...] On September 25, William Wrigley Jr. Company Limited made an offer to Anglin to purchase the corner property and the Home Bank property.
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2,883.
Scotland v. Canadian Cartridge Co. - (1919) 59 SCR 471 - 1919-12-22
Supreme Court JudgmentsWilliam Husband, formerly a foreman with the defendant, says: [Page 493] [...] William Husband, a former foreman of the annealing department, tells of having complained of the ventilation in the winter of 1916, while Scotland was working there, to the superintendent, Mr. Embree, and suggested the introduction of suction fans.
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2,884.
Toronto Railway Co. v. City of Toronto - (1916) 53 SCR 222 - 1916-05-02
Supreme Court JudgmentsTransportation
But they rejected the contention of counsel for the Dominion railway company that, on the authority of Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Co. v. Fort William Land Investment Co.[25], the whole order should be rescinded. [...] Solicitor for the respondent the City of Toronto: William Johnston. [1] [1914] A.C. 1067.
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2,885.
Maddison v. Emmerson - (1904) 34 SCR 533 - 1904-04-27
Supreme Court JudgmentsProperty law
Sir William Young, the Chief Justice, and Dodd and Wilkins JJ. each delivered reasoned judgments on the point, and, so far as colonial judgments can settle any law, this question was supposed to be finally determined, and the decision of Smyth v. McDonald (3) has been accepted in that province as the law ever since. [...] In Williams & Yates "Law of Ejectment" (1894), at p. 7, I find: The Crown may recover possession of lands by an information of intrusion exhibited by the Attorney General
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2,886.
Skinner v. Farquharson - (1902) 32 SCR 58 - 1902-02-20
Supreme Court JudgmentsEstates
William O. Farquharson Respondent In Re Estate of John Farquharson, Deceased. [...] The special attendant William Rogers says that during all that time he was constantly with the deceased, dressing him in the morning, giving him his meals, walking about with him, putting him to bed at night, and going in to look at him at night.
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Utterson Lumber Co. v. Rennie - (1892) 21 SCR 218 - 1892-05-02
Supreme Court JudgmentsPriorities and hypothecs
William A. Mitchell, John W. Lang, William W. Park, James Todhunter and Thomas H. Steele, all creditors of the insolvents, became the purchasers of the insolvents’ real estate and other property for the price of $16,050.
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2,888.
West v. Parkdale - (1886) 12 SCR 250 - 1886-06-08
Supreme Court JudgmentsMunicipal law
Robert Carroll and William Henry Dunspaugh (Plaintiffs) Appellants; and [...] Then we find that on the 26th November, 1883, a contract for construction of the subway in the shape of an indenture between Arthur William Godson, of the city of Toronto, contractor, of the first part, and the corporation of the village of Parkdale of the second part, was laid before the council of the municipality of the
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2,889.
McLeod v. New Brunswick Ry. Co. - (1880) 5 SCR 281 - 1880-02-03
Supreme Court JudgmentsContract
The plaintiffs, being the owners in fee of certain lands in the County of Madawaska, granted to William H. Cunliffe and S. Walter Stephens a license to cut lumber thereon, of which license a copy is hereunto annexed, marked "A." [...] [1] See Turner v. Dodwell, 3 E. & B. 140; Belshaw v. Bush, 11 C. B. O. S. 205; Griffiths v. Owen, 13 M. & W. 64; James v. Williams, 13 M. & W. 828, 833.
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Wheeler v. Gibbs - (1879) 3 SCR 374 - 1879-12-20
Supreme Court JudgmentsAppeal
William Henry Gibbs Respondent 1879: Nov. 3; 1879: Nov. 10; 1879: Dec. 12; 1879: Dec. 20. [...] It was also contended that, as the seventh day was a Sunday, the notice was good, but the Court, Williams J., said: "The question I had to determine arises upon the distinct language of the statute, and upon that language how can I say that this notice was given within six days.
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2,891.
SCR | RCS [1954] - 1954-11-18
Canada Supreme Court ReportsT AND tion as to miner 1 a ls from His Majes tyin the ri g g ht of the Estey Province of Manitoba to William P. G. Noble. [...] William P. G. Noble." This Order-in-Council made SUPERIOR no reservation of "mines, minerals and quarries." [...] He described glyoxylide as "an 'aqueous solution of a chemical compound discovered by Dr. William F. Koch, in a highly diluted state.
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SCR | RCS [1932] - 1932-10-11
Canada Supreme Court ReportsJ. D. Bissett K.C. for the respondent, Trustee of the estate of John William Drummond, deceased. [...] In the case of Williams v. Wilcox (1), Lord Denman observed: (1) (1838) 35 E C.L.R. 609, at 620. [...] Solicitors for the respondent: Williams, Manson, Gonzales & Taylor. 1931 *Oet.26, 27.
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SCR | RCS (1922) vol 62 - 1922-01-01
Canada Supreme Court ReportsVOL. LXII. SUPREME COURT OF CANADA. 49 WILLIAM MÎLBURN AND OTH- 1921 APPELLANTS; ERS (DEFENDANTS).. [...] BRODEUR J.—This appeal arises out of an originating summons to construe the will and codicil of William Walsh. [...] First Question:—Is the bequest of $800 by the late William Walsh to each of his nephews and nieces, to wit to William Milburn, Robert Milburn, Walter Milburn, Mary Milburn and Ida Milburn, all of them being children of his sister Margaret A. Milburn, revoked by reason of the codicil added to his will by the said William
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Judgments in leave applications - 2016-12-01
News Releases**** Daryle William Haug v. Warden of Dorchester Institution (N.B.) (Civil) (By Leave) (37183)
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Judgments in Appeals and in Leave Applications / Jugements sur pourvois et demandes d'autorisation - 2001-09-13
News Releases28539 Harinder Jadwani ‑ v. ‑ The Attorney General of Canada and Joe Armstrong, Sonia Brock, William Cram, Gerry Cooper, David Dallimore, Angela de la Cerna‑Koepp, Lynn Fisher, Helene Grey, J. Robert Joubert, Barry Lett, Janelle Sadler, Barbara Shewchuk, Emily Shier, Eric Silver and Harry Swain (Ont.) (Civil)
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2,896.
Judgments in Appeals and Leave Applications / Jugements sur pourvois et demandes d'autorisation - 2001-07-12
News Releases27118 MARY DANYLUK v. AINSWORTH TECHNOLOGIES INC., AINSWORTH ELECTRIC CO. LIMITED, F. JACK PURCHASE, PAUL S. GOODERHAM, JACK A. TAYLOR, ROSS A. POOL, DONALD W. ROBERTS, TIMOTHY I. PRYOR, CLIFFORD J. AINSWORTH, JOHN F. AINSWORTH, KENNETH D. AINSWORTH, MELVILLE O'DONOHUE, DONALD J. HAWTHORNE, WILLIAM I. WELSH AND JOSEPH
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Judgments in Leave Applications / Jugements sur demandes d'autorisation - 2001-05-03
News Releases28136 CANADIAN NEWSPAPERS COMPANY LIMITED, THE GLOBE AND MAIL, A DIVISION OF CANADIAN NEWSPAPERS LIMITED, A. ROY MEGARRY, WILLIAM THORSELL, TIMOTHY PRITCHARD AND JOCK FERGUSON ‑ v. ‑ ROBERT HODGSON (Ont.) (Civil)
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News release of March 25, 1999 - 1999-03-25
News ReleasesLAURA NORTON, SUSAN OAK, HAROLD OAKES, HOLLY PINSONNEAULT, SHERLY SCOTT, BEVERLY MARIE SCOW, JOHN WILLIAM SEARS, ROBERT SKIDDERS, PAUL SMITH, KEVIN STANGER, LESLIE GAYLE THOMAS, PAUL MICHAEL THOMAS, LARRY VANCE THOMPSON, LORAN THOMPSON, RICHARD TWO AXE, ARLETTE VAN DEN HENDE et LE PROCUREUR GÉNÉRAL DU CANADA (Crim.)(Qué.)
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News release of June 4, 1998 - 1998-06-04
News Releases25375 VICTOR DANIEL WILLIAMS - v. - HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN - and - THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR ONTARIO, ABORIGINAL LEGAL SERVICES OF TORONTO INC., THE AFRICAN CANADIAN LEGAL CLINIC, THE URBAN ALLIANCE ON RACE RELATIONS (JUSTICE) and THE CRIMINAL LAWYERS’ ASSOCIATION (ONTARIO) (B.C.)
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2,900.
Mochinski v. Trendline Industries Ltd. - [1997] 3 SCR 1176 - 1997-12-11
Supreme Court JudgmentsTorts
Thomas H. MacLachlan and William A. Pearce, Q.C., for the appellant.