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King v. Evans - (1895) 24 SCR 356 - 1895-05-06
Supreme Court JudgmentsEstates
A devise to A. for life and after his decease to the male issue of his body and their heirs and in default of issue to other devisees creates an estate tail in A. Frank v. Stovin[6]; and to the same effect are Denn v. Puckey[7]; Williams v. Williams[8]; Hellem v. Severs[9].
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Wigle v. Williams - (1895) 24 SCR 713 - 1895-05-06
Supreme Court JudgmentsContract
Wigle v. Williams, (1895) 24 SCR 713 Supreme Court of Canada Wigle v. Williams, (1895) 24 S.C.R. 713 [...] Williams 1895: March 25; 1895: May 6. Present: Sir Henry Strong C.J., and Taschereau, Gwynne, Sedgewick and King JJ. [...] APPEAL from a decision of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, affirming the judgment for the plaintiff Williams at the trial.
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4,453.
Fortier v. Lambe - (1895) 25 SCR 422 - 1895-03-11
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
WILLIAM B. LAMBE, ÈS QUALITÉ (PLAINTIFF) Respondent. 1894: Oct 3; 1894: Oct 4; 1895: Mar 11
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Gooderham v. Toronto (City) - (1895) 25 SCR 246 - 1895-03-11
Supreme Court JudgmentsTransportation
south of South Park Street and abutting upon the westerly limit of the east half of the said lot; this is apparent from Smith’s own evidence and from an indenture of lease produced in evidence bearing date the 17th July, 1866, whereby Smith demised to William Gooderham, James G. Worts and George Gooderham for 21 years—
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4,455.
Imrie v. Archibald - (1895) 25 SCR 368 - 1895-03-11
Supreme Court JudgmentsEstates
Blowers Archibald, Annie Breffit, William H. Archibald and Others, (Plaintiffs and Defendants) [...] date made between Charles William Archibald and Annie Parker, the former conveyed to the latter for the valuable consideration therein expressed the same lands and hereditaments, in fee simple. [...] And, for the reasons just given, the descriptions of the parcels in the conveyance by Charles William Archibald to Mrs. Breffit, and by Mrs. Breffit to Peter Imrie, were also inclusive of the piece of land in question.
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McDonald v. Cummings - (1895) 24 SCR 321 - 1895-03-11
Supreme Court JudgmentsPriorities and hypothecs
“It is, however, claimed that the instrument is void by reason of the following facts:—William Cummings & Sons were, shortly previous to the assignment, creditors of McKinnon to the extent of $318. [...] But it was further provided in the deed of assignment that the assignee was to pay to William Cummings & Sons not $921 but [...] The assignee was bound, under the instrument to pay William Cummings & Sons $1,201; they might or might not, as they chose, pay the local creditors; if they did, good and well, if not McKinnon was entitled to recover from them.
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Osgoode (Township) v. York - (1895) 24 SCR 282 - 1895-03-11
Supreme Court JudgmentsMunicipal law
he required a ditch to be made through such lot and therein alleging that it would be necessary to continue the ditch through certain other lots mentioned therein, among others, the north-west quarter of the same lot no. 27 of which his father William Comrie was named as owner, and the west half of lot no. 28, in the 7th
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4,458.
Angus v. Union Gas & Oil Stove Co. - (1895) 24 SCR 104 - 1895-01-15
Supreme Court JudgmentsIntellectual property
WILLIAM ANGUS AND FRANK B. HOWARD (DEFENDANTS) Appellant; And THE UNION GAS AND OIL STOVE CO. (PLAINTIFFS) [...] APPEAL from a judgment of the Court of Queen's Bench for the province of Quebec, confirming a judgment of the Superior Court under which judgment the appellant William Angus was condemned to pay a sum of $6,000 jointly with the appellant Prank B. Howard, and the appellant Frank B. Howard con demined for the further sum of
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4,459.
Caldwell v. Accident Ins Co. of North America - (1895) 24 SCR 263 - 1895-01-15
Supreme Court JudgmentsCommercial law
WILLIAM ALEXANDER CALDWELL es qual. (PLAINTIFF PAR REPRISE D'INSTANCE). [...] The action was brought by William McLachlan and Francis W. Radford, as co-partners, under the style of McLachlan, Bros. [...] in October, 1881, a declaration was filed of a partnership between John and William McLachlan, under the name of McLachlan Bros.
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4,460.
Huson v. South Norwich (Township) - (1895) 24 SCR 145 - 1895-01-15
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
William Huson (Plaintiff) Appellant; and The Municipal Council of the Corporation of the Township of South Norwich (Defendants) Respondents.
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4,461.
Webster v. City of Sherbrooke - (1895) 24 SCR 268 - 1895-01-15
Supreme Court JudgmentsMunicipal law
WILLIAM R. WEBSTER et al (PETITIONERS) Appellants; And THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF SHERBROOKE (RESPONDENTS)
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SCR | RCS (1895) vol 23 - 1895-01-01
Canada Supreme Court Reports• . Williams v. Colonial Bank . . v. Township of Raleigh. Williston v. Lawson . [...] 344 SUPREME COURT OF CANADA. [VOL. XXIII. 1894 WILLIAM H. ROURKE AND RACHEL .M. *May 9. [...] Appeal dismissed with costs Solicitor for appellant : William A. McLean.
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Bury v. Murray - (1894) 24 SCR 77 - 1894-10-09
Supreme Court JudgmentsEvidence
Art. 1187 C. C; Frostc v. Esson ([3]); Williams v. Rousseau ([4]); Roy v. McShane ([5]); Thibodeau v. Girouard ([6]). [...] It is, asserted by the appellant that the respondent was originally a mere prête-nom for one William Langan For- sixth or that the deed in question, if not made altogether for the behoof of Forsyth, was passed for the purpose, in the first place, of securing the payment to the respondent of certain moneys in which Forsyth
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4,464.
Hereford Railway Co. v. The Queen - (1894) 24 SCR 1 - 1894-10-09
Supreme Court JudgmentsStatutes
In a letter dated January 20th, 1890, written by the Hon. William B. Ives president of the suppliants' company to the Hon. Mr. Mercier then minister at the head of the government for the province of Quebec, allusion is made to an additional subsidy for eighteen miles of the line of the suppliants'' railway other than the
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In re Hess Manufacturing Company - (1894) 23 SCR 644 - 1894-10-09
Supreme Court JudgmentsCommercial law
William Sloan (Contributory) Respondent. 1894: May 25, 26; 1894: October 9. [...] Those present personally were H.B. Morphy, Emil G. Hess, William Hess and Elizabeth Hess. [...] At this meeting W.W. Sloan, William Hess and Emil Hess were elected directors for the ensuing year.
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Trent Valley Woollen Manufacturing Co. v. Oelrichs & Co. - (1894) 23 SCR 682 - 1894-10-09
Supreme Court JudgmentsSale
Solicitors for the appellants: Clute & William. Solicitors for the respondents: McCarthy, Osler, Hoskin & Creelman.
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4,467.
Rourke v. Union Ins. Co. - (1894) 23 SCR 344 - 1894-05-31
Supreme Court JudgmentsMaritime law
William H. Rourke and Rachel E. Rourke, his wife (Plaintiffs) Appellants [...] He lived at St. Martins near the city of St. John where the owners lived William and Edward being his brothers and Phoebe his sister; the plaintiff was at the time his clerk as well.
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4,468.
Township of Ellice v. Hiles / Township of Ellice v. Crooks - (1894) 23 SCR 429 - 1894-05-31
Supreme Court JudgmentsMunicipal law
That is held by our courts and, we submit, by the Privy Council, in Williams v. Township of Raleigh[8]. [...] As to the liability of the municipality for negligence see Williams v. Raleigh[21]; Sombra v. Chatham[22] [...] I may be excused if I add a few lines for the purpose of correcting an erroneous impression as to my judgment in Williams v. Raleigh[32] which appears to be entertained by my learned brother Mr. Justice Burton, of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.
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Walkerton (Town) v. Erdman - (1894) 23 SCR 352 - 1894-05-31
Supreme Court JudgmentsEvidence
Solicitor for appellant: William A. McLean. Solicitors for respondent: Shaw & Shaw.
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Baxter v. Phillips - (1894) 23 SCR 317 - 1894-05-01
Supreme Court JudgmentsEstates
J., allowing respondent, as one of the heirs of the late William E. Phillips, to redeem from appellant, properties purchased by him from Henry S. Phillips and the curator of the estate of Charles W. Phillips
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SCR | RCS (1894) vol 22 - 1894-03-13
Canada Supreme Court ReportsVOL. XXII.] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA. 61 WILLIAM H. STEPHENS (PLAINTIFF)... [...] WILLIAMS, et al. DEFEND- (A PPELLANTS ; *Mar 8. ANTS) .. S *May 1. [...] Solicitors for respondent : Armour, Mickle Sr Williams. (1) 5 Madd. 408.
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Ross v. Ross - (1894) 25 SCR 307 - 1894-03-03
Supreme Court JudgmentsEstates
See remarks by Sir William Grant in Morice v. The Bishop of Durham ([23]). [...] Then the intervention of William Russell Ross must be dismissed because he has no locus standl to maintain it. [...] The intervention of William Russell Ross and that of Morrin College must both be dismissed with costs payable to Frank Ross.
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Baptist v. Baptist - (1894) 23 SCR 37 - 1894-02-20
Supreme Court JudgmentsEstates
On the 28th of September, 1889, before the case was brought on to trial, Mrs. Baptist died and thereupon the respondent, Dame Margaret Baptist, widow of the late William C. Pentland, presented a petition for continuance of the suit on her behalf, as one of the legatees of her mother under the will of 1869.
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Clark v. Hagar - (1894) 22 SCR 510 - 1894-02-20
Supreme Court JudgmentsProperty law
Williams and Talfourd JJ. concurred that Doe Roberts v. Roberts31 was conclusive upon the point that the defendants, executors of the grantor, were estopped from setting up the secret understanding that the deed should not operate beneficially to the grantee. [...] The facts alleged in the plea being proved it was held that the plaintiff could not recover, Williams J. saying:—
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Fraser v. Fairbanks - (1894) 23 SCR 79 - 1894-02-20
Supreme Court JudgmentsSale
Williams G. Coombs Plaintiff 1893: Nov. 27.28; 1894: Feb. 20. Present:—Fournier, Taschereau, Gwynne, Sedgewick and King JJ. [...] On the 1st December, 1882, the defendant L. P. Fairbanks mortgaged certain property known as the Shubenacadie Canal property to the plaintiff William G. Coombs for the sum of four thousand dollars ($4,000) and on the 30th March, 1892, the mortgagee commenced an action in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia to recover the