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951.
Mulligan v. R. - [1977] 1 SCR 612 - 1976-04-01
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
William Eric Mulligan (Plaintiff) Appellant; and Her Majesty The Queen (Defendant) Respondent.
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952.
Powell v. Cockburn - [1977] 2 SCR 218 - 1976-04-01
Supreme Court JudgmentsEvidence
International law
I. App. 55; Pemberton v. Hughes, [1899] 1 Ch. 781; Harvey v. Farnie (1880), 5 P.D. 153; Salvesen v. Administrator of Austrian Property, [1927] A.C. 641; MacAlpine v. MacAlpine, [1958] P. 35; Middleton v. Middleton, [1967] P. 62; Williams v. North Carolina (1944), 325 U.S. 226; Ramsay v. Ramsay (1913), 108 L.T. 382 (Prob. [...] Mr. Justice Frankfurter in the Supreme Court of the United States made a finding to this effect in Williams v. North Carolina[16], where he confirmed the right, notwithstanding the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the Constitution, collaterally to impeach a decree of divorce made in another State, by proof that the Court had
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953.
Powell v. R. - [1977] 1 SCR 362 - 1976-04-01
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
Lonnie William Powell Appellant; and Her Majesty The Queen Respondent.
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954.
Committee for Justice and Liberty et al. v. National Energy Board et al. - [1978] 1 SCR 369 - 1976-03-11
Supreme Court JudgmentsAdministrative law
Solicitor for Westcoast Transmission Company Limited: C.D. Williams, Vancouver.
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955.
Vail v. MacDonald - [1976] 2 SCR 825 - 1976-02-25
Supreme Court JudgmentsProfessional law
David William MacDonald, York County Hospital and Dr. John Fearon (Defendants) Respondents. [...] RITCHIE J.—This is an appeal by Dr. William J. Vail from a judgment of the Court of Appeal of Ontario varying the judgment rendered at trial by Mr. Justice Addy whereby he had awarded the present respondent damages in the sum of $41,645.65 to be paid equally by the appellant and the York County Hospital Corporation [...] Solicitors for the respondent, David William MacDonald: Benson, McMurtry, Percival & Brown, Toronto.
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956.
Vardy v. Scott et al. - [1977] 1 SCR 293 - 1976-02-25
Supreme Court JudgmentsCourts
Criminal law
Prerogative writs
I refer to the depositions taken from William Alexander MacPherson, Prospero Joseph DeSantis and Jack L. Goodson. [...] It appeared from the affidavit of one William Alexander MacPherson, filed in support of the motion, that MacPherson was questioned by a constable of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police who wrote out his version of the interview which MacPherson signed.
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957.
Highway Victims Indemnity Fund v. Magnan - [1977] 1 SCR 793 - 1976-01-30
Supreme Court JudgmentsMotor vehicles
Sherwin-Williams Co. of Canada Ltd. v. Boiler Inspection & Insurance Co. of Canada, [1950] S.C.R. 187, affirmed [1951] A.C. 319; The Workmen’s Compensation Board v. Lachance, [1973] S.C.R. 428; Guardian Assurance Co. v. Town of Chicoutimi (1915), 51 S.C.R. 562; Quebec Fire Assurance Co. v. Molson (1851), 1 L.C.R. 222, 7 [...] Nothing allowed it to raise an argument foreign to the issue in a case where the defendants could in no way invoke plaintiff’s insurance as a ground of defence: Sherwin-Williams Co. of Canada Ltd. v. Boiler Inspection & Insurance Co. of Canada[2].
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958.
Trudeau v. Cochrane - [1977] 2 SCR 55 - 1976-01-30
Supreme Court JudgmentsContract
William Adrien Trudeau (Defendant) Appellant; and Edward Grant Cochrane (Plaintiff) Respondent;
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959.
Tomko v. Labour Relations Board (N.S.) et al. - [1977] 1 SCR 112 - 1975-12-19
Supreme Court JudgmentsAdministrative law
Constitutional law
William Henkel, Q.C., for the Attorney General of Alberta. The judgment of Laskin C.J. and Martland, Judson, Ritchie, Spence, Pigeon, Dickson and Beetz JJ. was delivered by
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960.
Pajelle Investments Ltd. v. Herbold - [1976] 2 SCR 520 - 1975-11-13
Supreme Court JudgmentsLease
A Mr. William A. Mett from the department of Buildings, City of Toronto was called by the tenant to give evi-
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961.
Fox et al. v. Royal Bank of Canada et al. - [1976] 2 SCR 2 - 1975-10-07
Supreme Court JudgmentsGuarantee and suretyship
Frank B. Fox, Eastern Shore Construction Limited, a body corporate, William H. Jack and Frank B. Fox carrying on business under the firm name and style of Bent Brook Farms, Ford H. Webber, Harpell H. Power and D.D. Lynds Appellants; [...] The essentials of the matter are that one William H. Jack, who had been an employee of Moirs Limited, had become involved in a number of ventures the most prominent of which were Eastern Shore Construction Limited and Dolphin Industries Limited, all of which dealt with the Royal Bank of Canada through Jack. [...] to the aforesaid judgments, such appellant would be entitled to an order for contribution as against the third parties Dolphin Industries Limited and Bentley and Archibald Limited and as against the other appellants, and to an order for indemnity as against the third parties Dolphin Holdings Limited and William H. Jack.
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962.
Hodgins v. Hydro-Electric Commission of Nepean - [1976] 2 SCR 501 - 1975-10-07
Supreme Court JudgmentsTorts
This finding is based upon the evidence given at trial by Mr. Runions and also by Mr. William L. Scott, a professional engineer and the manager of the Ontario Electrical League.
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963.
Hudson v. Benallack - [1976] 2 SCR 168 - 1975-10-07
Supreme Court JudgmentsBankruptcy and insolvency
The year after the decision in In re Webb Sir William Mulock C.J. Ex., in Burns v. Royal Bank of Canada[13], reached the opposite conclusion, holding that to constitute a fraudulent preference there must be present two circumstances: a preference in fact and an intention on the part of the debtor to prefer. [...] But a proviso in these words was not carried forward into the later English Bankruptcy Act of 1883 and such a proviso has never formed part of the Canadian Bankruptcy Act. According to Williams on Bankruptcy, 18th ed., p. 382: “...the introduction of the concluding words in the 1883 Act restored the common law rule, with [...] And though there may not have been any express decision on the point upon this legislation in this Court the late Chief Justice, Sir William Ritchie, in Gibbons v. McDonald, at page 589 indicates that in his view there must be
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964.
McMillan v. Pawluk et al. - [1976] 2 SCR 789 - 1975-10-07
Supreme Court JudgmentsMotor vehicles
William Pawluk Respondent; and John Meier and Jim’s Express & Transfer Ltd. and Other Related Actions Respondents. [...] Patrick Shewchuk, for the appellant, William Pawluk. John A, Hustwick, for the appellants, Anker Liboriussen and Antonius Schilder. [...] Solicitors for the appellant, William Pawluk: Bassie, Shewchuk & Co., Edmonton.
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965.
Stein et al. v. ‘Kathy K’ et al. (The Ship) - [1976] 2 SCR 802 - 1975-10-07
Supreme Court JudgmentsTorts
Transportation
Marjorie Hexter Stein (now known as Marjorie Hexter Cowley) for herself and as the Widow of Charles Simmon Stein, Deceased, and as a co-executrix of the Estate of the said Deceased, and Maurice Schwarz and William I. Stein, co-executors of the said Estate (Plaintiffs) Appellants;
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966.
Morgan et al. v. A.G. (P.E.I.) et al. - [1976] 2 SCR 349 - 1975-06-26
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
William Henkel, Q.C., for the intervenant, the Attorney General of Alberta.
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967.
R. v. Kundeus - [1976] 2 SCR 272 - 1975-06-26
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
Williams, Criminal Law, 2nd ed. (1961), p. 129, makes the point when dealing with the question of “transferred malice” as follows: [...] A number of authors who have examined this problem in depth and, particularly in relation to the “lesser crime” doctrine, have come to this very conclusion: see Williams, op. cit., at pp. 185 ff., Howard, Australian Criminal Law, 2nd ed.
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968.
Rilling v. The Queen - [1976] 2 SCR 183 - 1975-06-26
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
3. Evidence for the Crown was given by the arresting officer, Constable William Hargarten of the Edmonton City Police, who stated inter alia that the accused blew into the breathalyzer machine and that he did not recall who was the operator of the machine. [...] Joseph William McHarg, (unreported, a copy of [Page 186] which is attached) I allowed the said Certificate to be admitted as evidence.
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969.
Nova Scotia Board of Censors v. McNeil - [1976] 2 SCR 265 - 1975-05-20
Supreme Court JudgmentsAction
Bruce J. Preeper, and William M. Wilson, for the appellants. Robert Murrant, and Dereck M. Jones, for the respondent.
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970.
Red Deer College v. Michaels - [1976] 2 SCR 324 - 1975-05-20
Supreme Court JudgmentsEducation law
Labour law
Marion Rose Michaels and William Francis Finn (Plaintiffs) Respondents.
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971.
Paskivski v. Canadian Pacific Ltd. - [1976] 1 SCR 687 - 1975-04-22
Supreme Court JudgmentsTorts
Canadian Pacific Limited (formerly known as Canadian Pacific Railway Company), Wilfred Cook, Charles Marsden, William Pederson and Nestor Stanko (Defendants) Respondents;
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972.
McGavin Toastmaster Ltd. v. Ainscough - [1976] 1 SCR 718 - 1975-04-21
Supreme Court JudgmentsLabour law
The plaintiff William H. Lilly, a jobber, and the plaintiffs Sara Bourne, Arlene Comber, Betty Klassen and Worthy Margaret Nicol, regular part-time employees, are not entitled to benefits under the clauses of the collective agreement invoked.
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973.
Morgentaler v. The Queen - [1976] 1 SCR 616 - 1975-03-26
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
Glanville Williams, op. cit., at p. 178 and in R. v. Newton and Stungo[11]). [...] Williams, Criminal Law, (2nd ed. 1961) takes a more liberal view saying (at p. 724) that notwithstanding the doubts expressed by others, "it will be here submitted somewhat confidently that the defence is recognized in English law". [...] In his review of the authorities, Williams asserts that in most of them that have recognized the defence the act was done to preserve life.
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974.
Montana et al. v. Les développements du Saguenay Ltée et al. - [1977] 1 SCR 32 - 1975-03-25
Supreme Court JudgmentsInternational law
Lister v. McAnulty, [1944] S.C.R. 317; Martin v. William Casey & Sons, Inc. (1958), 170 N.Y.S. 2d 228; Rolland v. La Caisse d’Économie N.-D. de Québec (1895), 24 S.C.R. 405; Breckenridge Speedway v. The Queen, [1970] S.C.R. 175, 9 D.L.R. (3d) 142, referred to. [...] This difficulty does not arise with respect to the case cited by Mr. Sutro: Martin v. William Casey & Sons, Inc.[3], the complete text of which is available.
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975.
Marcoulx And Solomon v. The Queen - [1976] 1 SCR 763 - 1975-03-07
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
Additionally, as Professor Glanville Williams has observed in 1963 Criminal Law Review, pp. 479, 480: [...] As Professor Williams notes in the article to which I have referred, p. 481: