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  • 4,026.

    City of Saskatoon v. Shaw - [1945] SCR 42 - 1944-12-20

    Supreme Court Judgments
    Estates

    The decision in the Baker case[7] was followed in subsequent cases: In re Bursaw Estate[8], and Williams v. Moody[9], so that it was the accepted law in that province until the Act of 1940 that a widow had an absolute right to a one-third share in her late husband's estate, save where there was available to the executors or

  • 4,027.

    Attorney General of British Columbia v. Royal Bank of Canada - [1937] SCR 459 - 1937-06-01

    Supreme Court Judgments
    Property law

    by petition dated the 28th day of March, 1935, and upon hearing the solicitor for the applicants, and upon reading the affidavits of the said Bernard Sigismund Heisterman and of William Henry Langley, respectively, both filed herein, and it appearing that the Registrar of Companies does not oppose such application:

  • 4,028.

    Dozois v. Pure Spring Co. Ltd. and Ottawa Gas Co. - [1935] SCR 319 - 1934-06-06

    Supreme Court Judgments
    Torts

    William Delorme, another witness for the defendants, was called on the 20th December because there had been a complaint of a gas leak.

  • 4,029.

    Kerr v. Kerr - [1934] SCR 72 - 1933-10-03

    Supreme Court Judgments
    Constitutional law

    William James Kerr (Plaintiff) Appellant; and Frances Margaret Kerr and The Attorney-General for The Province of Ontario (Defendants) Respondents.

  • 4,030.

    Glesby v. Mitchell - [1932] SCR 260 - 1931-12-22

    Supreme Court Judgments
    Contract

    And even in such cases, this court would be entitled, before granting a motion to quash under section 38, to reserve the motion until after hearing the merits of the appeal, in order to see, “that a case for the exercising of the judge’s discretion has been raised by the evidence.” See Williams v. Guest[26].

  • 4,031.

    Scottish Metropolitan Assur. Co. Ltd v. Canada Steamship Lines, Ltd. - [1930] SCR 262 - 1929-09-26

    Supreme Court Judgments
    Transportation

    William Harrison, a marine surveyor, condemned the arrangement of the turnbuckle and quadrant on the Hamilton.

  • 4,032.

    Reference as to constitutional validity of certain sections of The Fisheries Act, 1914 - [1928] SCR 457 - 1928-05-28

    Supreme Court Judgments
    Constitutional law

    W. E. Williams for the Attorney General of British Columbia. Aimé Geoffrion K.C. and E. F. Newcombe for the Japanese fishermen.

  • 4,033.

    City of Port Coquitlam v. Wilson - [1923] SCR 235 - 1922-12-19

    Supreme Court Judgments
    Torts

    William Routley (Plaintiff) Respondent. The Municipality of The City of Port Coquitlam (Defendant) Appellant;

  • 4,034.

    Desrosiers v. The King - (1920) 60 SCR 105 - 1920-02-03

    Supreme Court Judgments
    Agency

    & Co. v. Westmoreland,)[7] depends rather upon the doctrine of English law that the single debt arising out of the contract has been merged in the judgment—transit in rem judicatam—as Lord Cairns points out in Kendall v. Hamilton,[8], and Vaughan-Williams L. J., in Hammond v. Schofield,[9] See too, Sullivan v.

  • 4,035.

    Winnipeg Electric Railway Co. v. Canadian Northern Railway Co. - (1919) 59 SCR 352 - 1919-11-10

    Supreme Court Judgments
    Torts

    O. H. Clarke K.C. for the respondent cited "The Bywell Castle"[4], at pages 223 and 227; "The Tasmania"[5], at page 226; Weir v. Colmore-Williams[6].

  • 4,036.

    Simson v. Young - (1918) 56 SCR 388 - 1918-03-25

    Supreme Court Judgments
    Sale

    In view of the provisions of the "Land Titles Act" already adverted to, not a little may be said for that view (see Williams on Vendor and Purchaser (2nd ed.) 1186)—but it is unnecessary to determine the point in the present case.

  • 4,037.

    City of Halifax v. The McLaughlin Carriage Co. - (1907) 39 SCR 174 - 1907-06-24

    Supreme Court Judgments
    Appeal

    Solicitor for the respondents: William F. O'Connor. [1] 39 N.S. Rep. 403.

  • 4,038.

    Re Daly; Daly v. Brown - (1907) 39 SCR 122 - 1907-03-07

    Supreme Court Judgments
    Estates

    In Williams on Executors, 10th ed., p. 49, the law is stated to be as follows:

  • 4,039.

    The King v. The "Kitty D." - (1904) 34 SCR 673 - 1904-05-04

    Supreme Court Judgments
    Fishery

    For, as Sir William Scott afterwards said[3] on page 338: 'It is scarcely necessary to observe that a claim of territory is of a most sacred nature.

  • 4,040.

    Peoples Bank of Halifax v. Estey - (1904) 34 SCR 429 - 1904-03-10

    Supreme Court Judgments
    Sale

    In Henderson & Co. v. Williams[16], the present Lord Chancellor, [Page 440]

  • 4,041.

    Confederation Life Association v. Borden - (1904) 34 SCR 338 - 1904-02-16

    Supreme Court Judgments
    Appeal

    previously employed; and I find the matter stated in these terms: That the parties totally failed to communicate the said circumstances, or either of them, or the existence of any balance on the agency accounts then standing against the said George Hickes, to the pursuer or to the said Henry William Hickes; and, on the

  • 4,042.

    Baxter v. Phillips - (1894) 23 SCR 317 - 1894-05-01

    Supreme Court Judgments
    Estates

    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

  • 4,043.

    Baptist v. Baptist - (1894) 23 SCR 37 - 1894-02-20

    Supreme Court Judgments
    Estates

    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.

  • 4,044.

    Gray v. Coughlin - (1891) 18 SCR 553 - 1891-01-19

    Supreme Court Judgments
    Priorities and hypothecs

    The foregoing conclusion results from the cases of Forbes v. Jackson[22] and re Kirkwood[23], which, following Bowker v. Bull[24], have overruled the earlier cases of Williams v. Owen[25] and Farebrother v. Wodehouse[26].

  • 4,045.

    Haldimand Election Case (Colter v. Glenn) - (1890) 17 SCR 170 - 1890-01-22

    Supreme Court Judgments
    Elections

    William Glenn (Petitioner) Respondent 1889: Dec. 13, 14; 1890: Jan. 22.

  • 4,046.

    Bender v. Carrier - (1887) 15 SCR 19 - 1887-12-13

    Supreme Court Judgments
    Contract

    Que le trente et un août dernier, les demandeurs on fait émaner en cette cause un bref de saisie arrêt simple avant jugement, contre le défendeur pour la somme de deux mille cent quatre vingt dix neuf piastres et trente sept cens, sur l'affidavit de Charles William Carrier l'un des demandeurs et produit an dossier;

  • 4,047.

    Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. Vogel - (1886) 11 SCR 612 - 1886-03-09

    Supreme Court Judgments
    Transportation

    [26] 10 H.L. Cas. 473, per Blackburn J. and Williams J. [27] 26 U.C.R. 479, at p. 486.

  • 4,048.

    Great Western Railway v. Brown - (1879) 3 SCR 159 - 1879-04-16

    Supreme Court Judgments
    Transportation

    In Williams v. Gt. Western Railway Co.[14]: The defendants’ line crossed a public foot-path on the level, but the defendants had not erected any gate or stile, as provided by 8 and 9 Vic., cap. 20 sec. 61.

  • 4,049.

    Ferguson v. Ferguson - (1878) 2 SCR 497 - 1878-06-04

    Supreme Court Judgments
    Estates

    Present: Sir William Buel Richards, Knt., C.J., and Ritchie, Strong, Taschereau, Fournier and Henry, J.J.

  • 4,050.

    SCR | RCS (1918) vol 55 - 1918-01-01

    Canada Supreme Court Reports

    Solicitor for the respondent: William Johnston. (1) 42 Can. S.C.R. 211.   [...]  550 SUPREME COURT OF CANADA. [VOL. LV. 1917 JAMES WILLIAM MURPHY AND ' *Feb. 6.   [...]  Tilley K.C. and E. K. Williams for thé respondents. (1) 26 Man. R. 105