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Jones v. Tucker - (1916) 53 SCR 431 - 1916-06-19
Supreme Court JudgmentsContract
William W. Jones (Defendant) Appellant; and Henry C. Tucker (Plaintiff) Respondent [...] Anglin J.—By an agreement in writing, dated the 12th day of December, 1913, the defendant William W. Jones agreed to sell to the plaintiff the whole of section 17, in township 4 and range 3, west of the second meridian, in the Province of Saskatchewan, in consideration of the sum of $22,800, payable, as to $16,000 thereof,
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1,877.
Wadsworth v. Canadian Railway Accident Ins. Co. - (1914) 49 SCR 115 - 1914-02-03
Supreme Court JudgmentsInsurance
See William Hamilton Mfg. Co. v. Victoria Lumber and Mfg. Co.[8] Hellmuth K.C. and McConnell for the respondents referred to Mendl v. Ropner & Co.[9], and contended that the finding of the trial concurred in by both appellate courts below must be accepted, and being accepted the judgment in appeal must stand. [...] As put by Watkin Williams J., in the Lawrence Case[41]:— It is essential * * * that it should be made out that the fit was a cause in the sense of being the proximate and immediate cause of the death before the company are exonerated.
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British Columbia Land and Investment Agency v. Ishitaka - (1911) 45 SCR 302 - 1911-12-06
Supreme Court JudgmentsPriorities and hypothecs
We refer to Ex parte Danks[1] ; per Cranworth L.J.; Halsbury, vol. 7, pp. 419, 420, note (q) ; Hawkins v. Ramsbottom[2]; Major v. Ward[3] ; Williams v. Stern[4] ; Blumberg v. Life Interests and Reversionary Securities Corporation[5]. [...] The case of Williams v. Stern[15], so much relied upon, seems beside the point raised here entirely.
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The "Wandrian" v. Hatfield - (1907) 38 SCR 431 - 1907-04-02
Supreme Court JudgmentsMaritime law
This case was tried on the preliminary acts without pleadings; see Williams & Bruce's Admiralty Practice, (1886), p. 368. [...] We also rely upon The "Shannon"[9]; The "William Lindsay"[10]; The "Sisters"[11]; The "Industrie"[12]; The "Telegraph"[13]; The "Ogemaw"'[14]; The "Sapphire"[15]; The "S. Shaw"[16].
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Shoolbred v. Clarke / In re Union Fire Ins. Co. - (1890) 17 SCR 265 - 1890-06-12
Supreme Court JudgmentsCommercial law
William Shoolbred (Plaintiff) Appellant; and Alexander Stuart Clarke (Defendant) Respondent. [...] “2. And this court doth further order that William Badenach, of the city of Toronto, accountant, the receiver heretofore appointed in the said case of Clarke v. Union Fire Insurance Company, be and he is appointed permanent liquidator to the estate and effects of the said company upon his furnishing security to the
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1,881.
Danaher v. Peters - (1889) 17 SCR 44 - 1889-06-14
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
William F. Danaher Appellant And B. Lester Peters and John R. Marshall [...] See Becke v. Smith[4]; River Wear Commissioners v. Adamson[5]; Sussex Peerage Case[6]; Maxwell on Statutes[7]; Williams v. Swansea Canal Navigation Co.[8]; Howard v. Bodington[9].
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Wood v. Esson - (1884) 9 SCR 239 - 1884-03-08
Supreme Court JudgmentsMaritime law
William Esson et al Respondents 1883: Oct. 31; 1884: Mar. 8 Present.—Sir W.J. Ritchie, C.J., and Strong, Fournier, Henry and Gwynne, JJ. [...] [5] Williams vs. Wilcox, 8 A. & E., 314. [6] P. 23. [7] 6 Can. S. C. R. 707.
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1,883.
SCR | RCS [1968] - 1968-10-21
Canada Supreme Court ReportsThese are things you are entitled WILLIAMS to take into consideration, et al. [...] The appellant also relied on the decision of the Privy Council in Rex v. Williams (2). [...] William R. Martin, for the appellant. D. H. Christie, Q.C., for the respondents.
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R. v. Bykovets - 2024 SCC 6 - 2024-03-01
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
“William Gibson’s Future Is Now”, The New York Times, January 13, 2012 (online: https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/15/books/review/distrust-that-particular-flavor-by-william-gibson-book-review.html). [...] When it comes to tracking users on the Internet, to paraphrase science fiction novelist William Gibson, “[t]he future is already here” (P. Kennedy, “William Gibson’s Future Is Now”, The New York Times, January 13, 2012 (online)).
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Bulletin of April 1, 2021 - 2021-04-01
BulletinsWilliam John Leopold Lubecki v. Ville de Granby (Que.) (Civil) (By Leave) [...] William John Leopold Lubecki c. Ville de Granby (Que.) (Civile) (Autorisation) [...] Construction Inc., Eagle West Crane & Rigging Inc., LMS Reinforcing Steel Group Ltd., Morgan Construction and Environmental Ltd., Tybo Contracting Ltd., Dawn Rebelo, Thomas MacDonald, Forrest Berry, Brendon Froude, Richard Williams and David Fuoco v. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, Attorney General of
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Bulletin of October 12, 2018 - 2018-10-12
BulletinsWilliam Gould and Rachelle Standing, for the intervener the Attorney General of New Brunswick. [...] Karenna Williams and Jeff Huberman, for the intervener the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs. [...] Karenna Williams et Jeff Huberman, pour l’intervenant Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs.
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Bulletin of November 14, 2014 - 2014-11-14
Bulletins5. Ryan William Witvoet v. Her Majesty the Queen (Alta.) (Crim.) (By Leave) (36079) [...] Ivan William Mervin Henry v. (35745) Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of British Columbia as Represented by the Attorney General of British Columbia et al. [...] Ivan William Mervin Henry v. (35745) Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of British Columbia as Represented by the Attorney General of British Columbia et al.
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Bulletin of April 25, 2014 - 2014-04-25
BulletinsWilliam J. Atkinson McCarthy Tétrault LLP DATE DE PRODUCTION: 27.03.2014 [...] 3. William Arnold Baldwin v. Her Majesty the Queen (Ont.) (Crim.) (By Leave) (35759) [...] William S. Challis, pour l’intimée. Christine Mohr, pour l’intervenant le procureur général du Canada.
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1,889.
Judgments to be Rendered in Leave Applications - 2014-03-10
News ReleasesRay Khan, James Khan, Sonny Khan v. Metroland Printing, Publishing & Distributing Ltd., Ian Proudfoot, Brenda Larson, Debora Kelly, David, Teetzel, Christopher Douris, William F. Bell [...] In 1998, she, along with Shelly Khan and the current applicants, commenced an action alleging that Metroland had published defamatory statements, including statements allegedly made by the respondent William Bell, the successful mayoral candidate, now also deceased, in its newspaper. [...] Ray Khan, James Khan, Sonny Khan c. Metroland Printing, Publishing & Distributing Ltd., Ian Proudfoot, Brenda Larson, Debora Kelly, David, Teetzel, Christopher Douris, William F. Bell
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Bulletin of April 5, 2012 - 2012-04-05
BulletinsWilliam Shawn Davitt William Shawn Davitt v. (34729) Minister of National Revenue (F.C.) [...] Canadian Judicial Council, Jeannie Thomas, Norman Sabourin, Antonio Lamer (deceased), Beverley Mclachlin, Allan McEachern, Patrick Dohm, Donald Brenner, Bryan Williams, Jeffery Oliphant, John Morden, Joseph Daigle, Themis Program Management and Consulting Ltd., Law Society of British Columbia, Law Society of Alberta, David
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1,891.
Bulletin of October 29, 2010 - 2010-10-29
Bulletins4. Gary William McHale v. Her Majesty the Queen (Ont.) (Crim.) (By Leave) (33796) [...] 33676 Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission v. William Whatcott (Sask.) [...] 33558 George William Allen v. Her Majesty the Queen (Alta.) 2010 SCC 42 / 2010 CSC 42
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Bulletin of September 13, 2002 - 2002-09-13
BulletinsWilliam J. Armstrong, Q.C. Laird Armstrong v. (29323) Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, et al. [...] Motion to extend the time in which to serve and file the response of the respondent Roger William [...] Requête en prorogation du délai imparti pour signifier et déposer la réponse de l'intimé Roger William
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R. v. Bernard - [1988] 2 SCR 833 - 1988-12-15
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
Evidence
Williams, Glanville Llewelyn. Textbook of Criminal Law, 2nd ed. London: Stevens & Sons, 1983. [...] The test is not whether a reasonable and sober person would have made the same mistake but whether the accused would have made the same mistake if he had been sober; see Glanville Williams, Textbook on Criminal Law, 2nd ed. [...] (Assuming this is at all possible in a rape case, see Glanville L. Williams, The Mental Element in Crime (1965), p. 47.)
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Reference re Bill 30, An Act to Amend the Education Act (Ont.) - [1987] 1 SCR 1148 - 1987-06-25
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
Rev. William D. F. Morris and Mary Elizabeth Morris, appearing on their own behalf. [...] William T. Green, Q.C., for Carleton Roman Catholic Separate School Board. [...] Reverend William D. F. Morris and Mary Elizabeth Morris, appearing on their own behalf.
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Guerin v. The Queen - [1984] 2 SCR 335 - 1984-11-01
Supreme Court JudgmentsAboriginal law
William Guerin, a Councillor, said copies of the proposal were not given to them; he did not recall any mention of $25,000 per year for rental; he described it as a vague general presentation with reference to fifteen-year periods. [...] William Guerin said the council members were "flabbergasted" to learn about the fifteen-year terms. [...] Solicitor for the intervener: William T. Badcock, Ottawa. _ The Chief Justice took no part in the judgment.
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Attorney-General of Canada v. Higbie - [1945] SCR 385 - 1945-03-23
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
They also claim title, through a Crown grant, to District Lot 185 unto Sam Brighouse, William Hailstone and John Morton, dated the 20th of May, 1867, or alternatively through prescription; and they also contend that anything done by them on the foreshore in question was done exclusively in the exercise of their riparian [...] (Bacon's "Abridgment", pp. 383, 384 and 385; Holdsworth's "History of English Law", pp. 341 and 362; Williams v. Howarth[47] ; In re Silver Bros. [...] One is based upon a grant under the Great Seal of the Colony of British Columbia, dated May 20, 1867, whereby there was granted unto Sam Brighouse, William Hailstone and John Morton, their heirs and assigns,
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Canadian Pacific Ry. Co. v. Anderson - [1936] SCR 200 - 1936-04-21
Supreme Court JudgmentsTransportation
The cases of Lynch v. Nurdin11; Jewson v. Gatti[14]; Harrold v. Watney[15], and Barker v. Herbert[16] are all of this class (see especially per Vaughan Williams L.J. in the last cited case at pp. 637 and 638). [...] The horse and cart left unattended in the highway, to use the language of Vaughan Williams L.J.[18], “constituted a danger to those using the highway—that is, it constituted a nuisance.” [...] The following are instances: Dixon v. Bell[26]; Illidge v. Goodwin[27]; Lynch v. Nurdin[28]; Clark v. Chambers[29]; Englehard v. Farrant & Co.[30]; McDowall v. Great Western Railway[31]; Williams v. Eady[32].
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Ross v. Hunter - (1882) 7 SCR 289 - 1882-03-28
Supreme Court JudgmentsProperty law
Present.—Sir William J. Ritchie, C.J., and Strong, Fournier, Henry and Gwynne, JJ. [...] In Wyatt v. Barwell[56], Sir William Grant puts this proposition very clearly. [...] I have dwelt more on this point than I otherwise should, for the reason that in the interval between the judgment of Sir William Grant in Wyatt v. Barwell, and the decision of the House of Lords in the Agra Bank v. Barry, the authority of the previous case had been disregarded by Vice Chancellor Stuart, who, in the case of
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SCR | RCS (1881) vol 4 - 1881-01-01
Canada Supreme Court ReportsSolicitor for respondents—C. THE CITIZENS' INSURANCE CO AND WILLIAM PARSONS THE QUEEN INSURANCE CO AND WILLIAM PARSONS THE WESTERN ASSURANCE CO AND ELLEN JOHNSTON............ [...] Secondly, his death ; and, thirdly, that William Lemoine was his heir. [...] William Morgan lived at the rear of the lot for 12 years, 25 years ago.
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Judgments to be Rendered in Leave Applications - 2023-04-17
News Releases7. Doran Alfred Flock v. William McKen, Litigation Representative of the Estate of Arlene Joy Flock (Alta.) [...] Doran Alfred Flock v. William McKen, Litigation Representative of the Estate of Arlene Joy Flock [...] Doran Alfred Flock c. William McKen, tuteur à l’instance de la succession d’Arlene Joy Flock