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3,151.
Bese v. British Columbia (Forensic Psychiatric Institute) - [1999] 2 SCR 722 - 1999-06-17
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
Williams J.A., dissenting, found that the legislation imposed a burden of proof on the applicant contrary to s. 7 of the Charter and could not be justified under s. 1 .
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3,152.
News release of June 17, 1999 - 1999-06-17
News ReleasesAS REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ALBERTA, THE CANADIAN CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS, THE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA, THE GENERAL SYNOD OF THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA, WUNNUMIN LAKE FIRST NATION, WILLIAM RICHARD BLACKWATER ET AL. AND BARRIE CALDWELL, SAMUEL McNAB AND GLEN PELLETIER (B.C.)
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3,153.
Madill v. Sommer Building Corpn. - [1978] 1 SCR 999 - 1977-06-14
Supreme Court JudgmentsLease
The Glengoil Steamship Co. v. William Pilkington (1897), 28 S.C.R. 146; R. v. Canada Steamship Lines Ltd., [1950] S.C.R. 532, rev’d. [1952] A.C. 192; Quebec Railway Light, Heat and Power Company v. Vandry,
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3,154.
Porteous v. Dorn et al. - [1975] 2 SCR 37 - 1974-04-29
Supreme Court JudgmentsEvidence
Enterprise of Thursday, December 22, 1949, in which Mr. and Mrs. F. Rosenmeyer announced the engagement of their daughter, Frances, to Mr. William Lee Porteous; (iii) a Saskatchewan Hospital Services Plan slip recording the stay of “Mrs. M. Rosenmeyer” in Yorkton General Hospital from November 16 to December 4, 1950.
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3,155.
Ruptash et al. v. Goyan - [1971] SCR 553 - 1970-12-21
Supreme Court JudgmentsEvidence
Property law
The offer to purchase made between the parties was signed by William C. Lumsden only as vendor.
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3,156.
General Truck Drivers Union, Local 938, et al. v. Hoar Transport Co. Ltd. - [1969] SCR 634 - 1969-04-22
Supreme Court JudgmentsLabour law
General Truck Drivers Union, Local 938, Paul C. Weiler, Stanley T. Bullock and F. William Murray (Plaintiffs) Appellants;
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3,157.
Canada Trust Company v. Lloyd et al. - [1968] SCR 300 - 1968-02-09
Supreme Court JudgmentsCourts
citing Cherry v. Boultbee[6] and Courtnay v. Williams[7]. The contribution which the representatives of the three directors who improperly withdrew the moneys must be the amounts taken by each of them with interest thereon at 5 per cent per annum, not compounded, from December 6, 1921.
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3,158.
Brown & Root Ltd. v. Chimo Shipping Ltd. - [1967] SCR 642 - 1967-06-26
Supreme Court JudgmentsMaritime law
Transportation
Mr. William Nye, the appellant’s agent in Newfoundland, had not been notified by Mr. Gordon Lindsay that there was any necessity to reduce the weight of the crane before loading and he says that when he asked the ship’s master, Captain Anderson, about the capacity of the ship’s derrick he told him that there would be no
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3,159.
Carleton (County of) v. Ottawa (City) - [1965] SCR 663 - 1965-05-25
Supreme Court JudgmentsMunicipal law
That class of case was discussed by Vaughan Williams L.J. in Bonner v. Tottenham and Edmonton Permanent Investment Building Society, [1899] 1 Q.B. 161, where Moule v. Garrett, L.R. 7 Ex. 101, was distinguished.
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3,160.
Springman v. The Queen - [1964] SCR 267 - 1964-03-23
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
and Vaughan Williams J. said at pp. 112-3: The magistrate was of opinion that primâ facie a carriage on wheels was not a wooden structure or erection within the meaning of the section.
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3,161.
Hepting et al. v. Schaaf et al. - [1964] SCR 100 - 1963-12-16
Supreme Court JudgmentsPriorities and hypothecs
Evidence of William Johner who acted upon the purchase by the defendant Anthony Schaaf on the premises at 1306 Horace Street, Regina, and who agreed with counsel for the defence in cross-examination:
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3,162.
Canadian Utilities Ltd. et al. v. Deputy Minister of National Revenue - [1964] SCR 57 - 1963-10-10
Supreme Court JudgmentsAppeal
In the case of In re Smith v. Hogan Ltd.3, this Court set aside an order of Cannon J. refusing an application for special leave to appeal from a judgment in bankruptcy proceedings pronounced by the Appeal Division of the Supreme Court of New Brunswick but the reasons of the Court expressly approve the decision in Williams
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3,163.
Rister et al. v. Haubrich - [1958] SCR 665 - 1958-10-07
Supreme Court JudgmentsTorts
Edwin Rister, William F. Jacobs, Oscar Walters and Isaac Bjerstedt (Plaintiffs) Appellants;
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3,164.
Mason v. Freedman - [1958] SCR 483 - 1958-06-26
Supreme Court JudgmentsSale
In Skinner v. Ainsworth[7], the order in Wilson v. Williams[8] was followed and instead of allowing an abatement, the remedy of payment into court as security was adopted.
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3,165.
Mizinski v. Robillard and McLaughlin - [1957] SCR 351 - 1957-04-12
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
William Mizinski (Plaintiff) Appellant; and Wilbert Robillard and Jack McLaughlin (Defendants) Respondents.
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3,166.
Canning v. The King - [1937] SCR 421 - 1937-06-01
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
Solicitor for the appellant: William J. Murdock. Solicitor for the respondent: Gordon S. Wismer.
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3,167.
New Regina Trading Co. v. The Canadian Credit Men's Trust Assn. - [1934] SCR 47 - 1933-12-22
Supreme Court JudgmentsBankruptcy and insolvency
E. K. Williams K.C. for the appellant. F. L. Bastedo K.C. for the respondent.
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3,168.
Lady Davis v. The Royal Trust Co. Et al. - [1932] SCR 203 - 1932-03-01
Supreme Court JudgmentsAppeal
The Right Honourable Lord Shaughnessy (William James Shaughnessy), of the city and district of Montreal, Alexander M. Reaper, of the city and district of Montreal, and Lady Davis (Dame Eleanor Curran), of the city and district of Montreal, widow of the late Sir Mortimer Barnet Davis, Knight, all three in their quality of
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3,169.
Ryan v. Charlesworth - [1930] SCR 427 - 1930-04-10
Supreme Court JudgmentsEstates
The extent to which the doctrine that his debt was extinguished was carried is further illustrated by the cases collected in Williams on Executors, vol. ii, p. 1180, which shew that an executor, having assets sufficient and properly applicable to pay a debt due to him from his testator, could not sue the testator’s heir nor
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3,170.
Houghton Land Corporation v. Rural Municipality of Richot - [1927] SCR 485 - 1927-06-17
Supreme Court JudgmentsTaxation
E. K. Williams K.C. and E. F. Newcombe for the appellant. D. H. Laird K.C. for the respondent municipality.
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3,171.
Livesley v. Horst Co. - [1924] SCR 605 - 1924-11-11
Supreme Court JudgmentsContract
The principle upon which such judgments are enforced by the English courts, as stated by Blackburn J. delivering the judgments of the Court of Queen's Bench in Godard v. Gray[19]; and in Schibsby v. Westenholz[20],— following the judgments of Parke B., in Russell v. Smyth[21], and Williams v. Jones[22]—is that the judgment
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3,172.
Hood v. Caldwell - [1923] SCR 488 - 1923-05-01
Supreme Court JudgmentsAction
In In re Wragge[4] Vaughan Williams L.J. points out that in such circumstances the court will not limit itself to the question whether or not there is “no consideration whatever,” but with regard either to the whole of the consideration or to any part of it will give effect to its conclusion that the whole or the part is a
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3,173.
Northern Alberta Natural Gas Development Co. v. Alberta (Attorney-General) - (1920) 61 SCR 213 - 1920-12-17
Supreme Court JudgmentsMunicipal law
The principle of the decision in Fort William [Page 221] Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Co. v. Property Owners [2] seems to be in point.
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3,174.
Lecomte v. O'Grady - (1918) 57 SCR 563 - 1918-12-09
Supreme Court JudgmentsAppeal
E. K. Williams for the respondent. Davies J.—I concur with Mr. Justice Anglin.
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3,175.
District of North Vancouver v. Tracy - (1903) 34 SCR 132 - 1903-11-10
Supreme Court JudgmentsContract
Solicitors for the appellant: McPhillips & Williams. Solicitors for the respondent: Davis, Marshall & Macneill.