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976.
SCR | RCS [1939] - 1939-10-30
Canada Supreme Court ReportsWas the deceased Allen Sershall guilty of any negligence that caused or contributed to the collision? [...] Was the deceased Allen Sershall guilty of any negligence that caused or contributed to the collision?
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977.
Sershall v. Toronto Transportation Commission - [1939] SCR 287 - 1939-06-27
Supreme Court JudgmentsTorts
3. Was the deceased Allen Sershall guilty of any negligence that caused or contributed to the collision? [...] 3. Was the deceased Allen Sershall guilty of any negligence that caused or contributed to the collision?
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978.
SCR | RCS [1937] - 1937-06-01
Canada Supreme Court ReportsSolicitor for the appellant: John Allen. Solicitors for the respondents: Sweatman, Fillmore, Riley & Watson. 1936 IN THE MATTER OF THE BANKRUPTCY OF * Nov. 20, GENERAL FIREPROOFING COMPANY OF 23, 24.
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979.
Provincial Treasurer of Manitoba v. Bennett - [1937] SCR 138 - 1937-02-02
Supreme Court JudgmentsEstates
Solicitor for the appellant: John Allen. Solicitors for the respondents: Sweatman, Fillmore, Riley & Watson.
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980.
SCR | RCS [1936] - 1936-11-09
Canada Supreme Court ReportsSolicitor for the respondent: John Allen. 88 SUPREME COURT OF CANADA [1936 1935 HARRIS vs. [...] J. Allen K.C. for the Attorney-General of Manitoba. W. S. Gray K.C. for the Attorney-General of Alberta.
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981.
Reference re legislative jurisdiction of Parliament of Canada to enact Section 498A of the Criminal Code - [1936] SCR 363 - 1936-06-17
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
J. Allen K.C. for the Attorney-General of Manitoba. W. S. Gray K.C. for the Attorney-General of Alberta.
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982.
Forbes v. The Attorney General of Manitoba / Worthington v. The Attorney General of Manitoba - [1936] SCR 40 - 1936-01-15
Supreme Court JudgmentsTaxation
Solicitor for the respondent: John Allen. [1] 42 Man. L.R. 540; 569; [1934] 3 W.W.R. 658; 681; [1935] 1 D.L.R. 376; 410.
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983.
SCR | RCS [1935] - 1935-11-22
Canada Supreme Court ReportsAllen v. The King (2). Where the jury has been misdirected on a material matter, the onus is upon the Crown to shew that the jury, charged as they should have been, could not, as reasonable men, have given on the evidence a verdict other than one of guilt. [...] I shall refer to three precedents: Allen v. The King (2); Makin v. The Attorney-General of New South Wales (3) ; and Maxwell v. The Director of Public Prosecutions (4). [...] In the Allen case (1) the Supreme Court of Canada followed the Makin case (2) and held that the inadmissible evidence may have influenced the verdict of the jury.
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984.
The King v. Dominion Building Corp. Ltd. - [1935] SCR 338 - 1935-05-13
Supreme Court JudgmentsContract
On September 30, 1925, Forgie wrote the Deputy Minister of Railways and Canals that he had agreed with J. Allen Ross, President of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company Limited, to assign to him the property and the benefits of the lease and asked for changes in the lease as requested by Ross.
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985.
Markadonis v. The King - [1935] SCR 657 - 1935-03-18
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
I shall refer to three precedents: Allen v. The King[6]; Makin v. The Attorney-General of New South Wales[7]; and Maxwell v. The Director of Public Prosecutions[8]. [...] jury “as for example where some merely formal matter not bearing direct on the guilt or innocence of the accused has been proved by other than legal evidence.” In the Allen case[9] the Supreme Court of Canada followed the Makin case (2) and held that the inadmissible evidence may have influenced the verdict of the jury.
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986.
Chapdelaine v. The King - [1935] SCR 53 - 1934-11-26
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
Allen v. The King[13]. Where the jury has been misdirected on a material matter, the onus is upon the Crown to shew that the jury, charged as they should have been, could not, as reasonable men, have given on the evidence a verdict other than one of guilt. [...] Having reached that conclusion, even after the reading of the whole evidence, in view of the decisions of Allen v. The King[15], and Gouin v. The King[16], I cannot but conclude that the appeal must be allowed, the conviction quashed and a new trial directed.
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987.
SCR | RCS [1934] - 1934-11-20
Canada Supreme Court ReportsThe same principle was laid down in Rex v. Howlett (1) : In that case the prisoner was indicted for wounding John Allen, with a tin can, with intent to murder him.
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988.
Wu v. The King - [1934] SCR 609 - 1934-06-06
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
The same principle was laid down in Rex v. Howlett[6]: In that case the prisoner was indicted for wounding John Allen, with a tin can, with intent to murder him.
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989.
SCR | RCS [1933] - 1933-11-15
Canada Supreme Court ReportsSolicitor for the respondent: G. H. Van Allen. CONTROVERTED ELECTION FOR THE ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF 1932 ŸAMASSA *Nov. 10.
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990.
Duke v. Andler - [1932] SCR 734 - 1932-10-11
Supreme Court JudgmentsInternational law
(Sgd.) JOHN J. ALLEN, Judge. The defendants refused to execute a conveyance, as ordered by this judgment, and a conveyance was executed in their name by George E. Gross, County Clerk and Commissioner of the Superior Court, pursuant to the terms of the judgment.
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991.
SCR | RCS [1932] - 1932-10-11
Canada Supreme Court ReportsN. W. Rowell K.C., A. W. Marquis K.C. and J. B. Allen for the respondents the executors of the J. H. Benn Estate. [...] In Allen v. Royal Bank of Canada (2), Lord Atkinson, in giving the judgment of the Privy Council, said:— (1) [1929] Can. B.C.R. 288, at (2) (1925) 95 L.J. P.C. 17, at 20- 293; [1929] 2 D.L.R. 724, at 21. 127. [...] The Executor cross-appealed from that part of the judgment which directed that the interest of Allen A. McMar-tin was to be assessed from the date on which he became a resident of Canada.
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992.
Minister of National Revenue v. Holden - [1932] SCR 655 - 1932-06-15
Supreme Court JudgmentsTaxation
“4. On the 1st day of January, 1917, there were then living, Iva McMartin, Widow of the said Duncan McMartin, deceased, and Allen A. McMartin, Melba McMartin and Duncan McMartin, children of the said deceased, all of whom resided in the City of New York and had so resided for some time prior to the 1st day of January, 1917. [...] “6. The said Allen McMartin continued to reside in the City of New York or elsewhere in the United States of America until January, 1926, at which date he took up his residence in the City of Montreal, Province of Quebec, and has since resided there. [...] The Executor cross-appealed from that part of the judgment which directed that the interest of Allen A. McMartin was to be assessed from the date on which he became a resident of Canada.
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993.
Glesby v. Mitchell - [1932] SCR 260 - 1931-12-22
Supreme Court JudgmentsContract
And we think that, under the circumstances stated in this bill of exceptions, there was evidence for the jury of an engagement on the part of Allen not to negotiate the bill mentioned in the second count after it became due; therefore, without going further into the case, it is enough to say that there must be a venire de [...] In Allen v. Royal Bank of Canada[8], Lord Atkinson, in giving the judgment of the Privy Council, said:—
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994.
SCR | RCS [1931] - 1931-11-09
Canada Supreme Court ReportsSolicitor for the appellant: G. H. Van Allen. Solicitor for the respondent: P. G. Thomson. [...] This conclusion, in our opinion, is not consistent with the attitude taken by the directors when they were considering whether or not they would accept the application, as appears from the evidence of Mr. Allen, the [...] Solicitor for the respondent: John Allen (Deputy Attorney General for Manitoba).
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995.
In re Estate of J.W. Drummond, Deceased / Benn v. Hawthorne et al. - [1932] SCR 73 - 1931-06-23
Supreme Court JudgmentsEstates
N.W. Rowell K.C., A.W. Marquis K.C. and J.B. Allen for the respondents the executors of the J.H. Benn Estate.
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996.
Roberts v. The King - [1931] SCR 417 - 1931-05-27
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
Solicitor for the respondent: ss John Allen (Deputy Attorney General for Manitoba).
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997.
Baker v. Guaranty Savings & Loan Association - [1931] SCR 199 - 1930-12-15
Supreme Court JudgmentsContract
This conclusion, in our opinion, is not consistent with the attitude taken by the directors when they were considering whether or not they would accept the application, as appears from the evidence of Mr. Allen, the [...] Mr. Allen, in answer to a request to tell just what had occurred, said:— [...] To a business man accumulating as large a sum as $70,000, it is easy to understand how important it might be for him, after the expiration of five years, to have a right to pay in the amount of the unpaid instalments and then be able to draw out at once the whole fund, and, from the evidence of Mr. Allen quoted above, it
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998.
SCR | RCS [1930] - 1930-10-07
Canada Supreme Court ReportsOF Prior unregistered instruments are ineffective as against a NOVA scam registered purchaser for valuable consideration without V. ALLEN. notice at a sale under a subsequent registered mortgage. [...] Solicitor for the appellant: Thomas J. Allen. Solicitor for the respondent: Hugh H. McLean. 8782-2 [...] David Allen & Sons Bill Posting, Limited (4) ; McManus- v. Cooke (5) ; Wilson v. Tavener (6) ; Lowe v. Adams (7) ; James Jones & Sons v. Tankerville (8).
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999.
The King v. Dominion of Canada Postage Stamp Vending Co. Ltd. - [1930] SCR 500 - 1930-06-11
Supreme Court JudgmentsState
See also British Actors Film Co. v. Glover[11]; King v. David Allen & Sons Bill Posting, Limited[12]; McManus v. Cooke[13]; Wilson v. Tavener[14]; Lowe v. Adams[15]; James Jones & Sons v. Tankerville[16].
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1,000.
Canadian National Ry. Co. v. Saint John Motor Line Ltd. - [1930] SCR 482 - 1930-05-09
Supreme Court JudgmentsTorts
Solicitor for the appellant: Thomas J. Allen. Solicitor for the respondent: Hugh H. McLean.