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1,201.
Dobson v. Winton and Robbins Ltd. - [1959] SCR 775 - 1959-10-06
Supreme Court JudgmentsProperty law
This is the advice given by the learned editor of Williams on Vendor and Purchaser, 4th ed., p. 1025. [...] The matter is summarized in Williams on Vendor and Purchaser, 4th ed., p. 1054, as follows:
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Graham v. The Queen - [1959] SCR 652 - 1959-06-25
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
William Clayton Graham. (Plaintiff) Appellant; and Her Majesty The Queen (Defendant) Respondent.
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1,203.
Jackman v. Jackman - [1959] SCR 702 - 1959-06-25
Supreme Court JudgmentsFamily law
Cecil William Jackman (Plaintiff) Respondent. 1959: February 16; 1959: June 25.
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1,204.
The Queen v. Lincoln Mining Syndicate Ltd. - [1959] SCR 736 - 1959-06-25
Supreme Court JudgmentsCommercial law
In August of 1955 William F. McMichael petitioned the Lieutenant-Governor in Council pursuant to s. 6 to grant him the property here in question on the ground that it had escheated to the Crown and that he had a moral claim to it since he had paid the annual taxes thereon from 1939 to 1955 inclusive. [...] On August 4, 1955, one William McMichael petitioned the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, pursuant to The Escheats Act, to grant him lots 186, 187 and 188, on the ground that the aforesaid lots had escheated to the Crown, and that he had a moral claim to the said lands, alleging that he, on behalf of the company, had paid
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1,205.
Drager v. Allison - [1959] SCR 661 - 1959-06-10
Supreme Court JudgmentsAction
Lillian D. Allison and William Adolph Drager (Defendants) Respondents. [...] By agreement dated March 29, 1956, Lillian Allison and Martha Drager assigned the agreement of October 1, 1955, to the said Lillian Allison and the respondent William Adolph Drager. [...] The payment of $2,000 due on April 1, 1956, was paid by William Adolph Drager, on March 29, 1956, out of monies paid to him by the appellant partly for arrears of wages and partly as a gift.
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1,206.
Tremblay v. Vermette - [1959] SCR 690 - 1959-06-09
Supreme Court JudgmentsBankruptcy and insolvency
William Tremblay (Defendant) Appellant; and J. P. Vermette (Plaintiff) Respondent; [...] D'ACCEPTER l'application de monsieur William Tremblay Sr, pour l'achat comptant et immédiat de 1500 actions du capital-actions de Best Wood Manufacturing Limited, au prix de $10.00 l'action à savoir pour un montant global de $15,000. [...] Le secrétaire expose à l'assemblée que le président de la compagnie, Monsieur William Tremblay Sr a déjà avancé une somme de $15,000 laquelle a été déposée à la Banque Provinciale du Canada au compte de la compagnie.
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1,207.
Bannerman v. Minister of National Revenue - [1959] SCR 562 - 1959-04-28
Supreme Court JudgmentsTaxation
William Ewart Bannerman Appellant; and The Minister Of National Revenue Respondent. [...] The Chief Justice:—This is an appeal by William E. Bannerman against a decision of the Exchequer Court2 affirming the judgment of the Income Tax Appeal Board which had dismissed his appeal to it from the assessment by the Minister of National Revenue for income tax with respect to the income of the appellant for the year
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Ford Motor Co. of Canada Ltd. v. Prudential Assurance Co. Ltd. et al. - [1959] SCR 539 - 1959-04-28
Supreme Court JudgmentsInsurance
Nor do I think that this principle is in any way disturbed by the decisions in Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. of Canada v. Sherwin-Williams Co. of Canada Ltd.[8] and Leyland Shipping Co. Ltd. v. Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society Ltd.[9], upon which the appellant really
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Composers, Authors and Publishers Association of Canada v. Siegel Distributing Co. Ltd. et al. - [1959] SCR 488 - 1959-03-25
Supreme Court JudgmentsIntellectual property
Siegel Distributing Company Limited, Vasil C. Lek-Sovsky, Pando C. Pereloff and Boris C. Leksovsky, administrator of the estate of Vasil Penchoff, Deceased, Pandalis Chris, Traikos Alexopolus and William Michail (Defendants) Respondents.
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1,210.
Pearson v. The Queen - [1959] SCR 369 - 1959-02-26
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
On the voir dire on the question of admissibility two witnesses were called by the Crown, namely, Albert William Meston and Timothy James Corkery.
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1,211.
Wright and Maginnis v. Long Branch (Village) - [1959] SCR 418 - 1959-02-26
Supreme Court JudgmentsProperty law
William Howard Wright and Percy Maginnis (Plaintiffs) Appellants; and [...] described in a conveyance from Samuel T. Wright to William Howard Wright and Percy Maginnis dated April 8th, 1946, and registered as Instrument No. 4825 in Book D, Village of Long Branch on the 10th April 1946, excepting therefrom that portion of the said lands which has been appropriated for and established as a War [...] In the course of the argument the question was raised from the bench as to whether the Attorney-General was not a necessary party to the action as framed and reference was made to the judgment of Schrœder J., as he then was, in Williams and Wilson Ltd. v. Toronto[14].
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Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Attorney General (Ontario) - [1959] SCR 188 - 1959-01-27
Supreme Court JudgmentsState
I am not disposed to differ from the opinion expressed by my Lord and my Brother Williams, though I must confess I should have thought we might have arrived at a satisfactory conclusion by acting upon the rule laid down by Lord Wensleydale in Becke v. Smith 2 M. & W. 191, 195, upon the authority of Burton J., in
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1,213.
Lamb v. Benoit et al. - [1959] SCR 321 - 1959-01-27
Supreme Court JudgmentsTorts
(Williams v. Taylor 1829, 6 Bing. p. 186). Malice and absence of reasonable and probable cause must unite in order to produce liability.
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North-West Line Elevators Association et al. v. Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian National Railway et al. - [1959] SCR 239 - 1959-01-27
Supreme Court JudgmentsTransportation
The Board of Transport Commissioners having approved with modifications a tariff of demurrage charges on bulk grain consigned for unloading at public and semi-public terminal elevators at Fort William, [...] Rand J.:—This is an appeal on questions of law from a judgment of the Board of Transport Commissioners2 by which the board approved with modification a tariff of demurrage charges on bulk grain consigned for unloading at public and semi-public terminal elevators at Fort William, Port Arthur, Churchill and Pacific coast [...] ... there shall be a reduction in the Company's present rates and tolls on grain and flour from all points on its main line, branches, or connections, west of Fort William to Fort William and Port Arthur and all points east, of three cents per one hundred pounds, to take effect in the following manner:—...; and that no
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1,215.
Patchett & Sons Ltd. v. Pacific Great Eastern Railway Co. - [1959] SCR 271 - 1959-01-27
Supreme Court JudgmentsTransportation
On October 16, 1953, Donald F. Robinson, a locomotive engineer employed by the respondent who described himself as the general chairman of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, was working on the run between Lillooet and Williams Lake. [...] Early in October he said that he had received complaints from men under his jurisdiction working on the subdivision between Williams Lake and Prince George regarding trouble with pickets of the striking mill employees and that they had asked him for instructions as to what they were to do.
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1,216.
Williams v. Fedoryshin - [1959] SCR 248 - 1959-01-27
Supreme Court JudgmentsMotor vehicles
Williams v. Fedoryshin, [1959] SCR 248 Supreme Court of Canada Williams v. Fedoryshin, [1959] S.C.R. 248 [...] Clara M. Williams (Plaintiff) Appellant; and Steven Fedoryshin (Defendant) Respondent.
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Pratt et al. v. Johnson et al. - [1959] SCR 102 - 1958-12-18
Supreme Court JudgmentsEstates
Thus, in In re Graydon, on a question whether a judgment of the county court constituted an estoppel, Vaughan Williams J. refers to an inference to be drawn from the observations of the learned county court judge when asked for leave to appeal; and in Ord v. Ord, also on a question of res judicata, references to proceedings
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R.H. Hunt and W. Mayo v. MacLeod Construction Co. et al. - [1958] SCR 737 - 1958-11-19
Supreme Court JudgmentsAction
The accident happened on the Trans-Canada highway a short distance west of Fort William on July 1, 1954, at 7.30 p.m. in good summer weather. [...] Solicitors for the plaintiff Hunt, appellant: Weiler & Weiler, Fort William. [...] Solicitor for the plaintiff Mayo, appellant: Bernard Shaffer, Fort William.
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Labour Relations Board v. Traders' Service Ltd. - [1958] SCR 672 - 1958-10-07
Supreme Court JudgmentsLabour law
Solicitors for the appellants Attorney-General of British Columbia and the Board: Paine, Edmonds, Mercer & Williams, Vancouver.
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1,220.
Rister et al. v. Haubrich - [1958] SCR 665 - 1958-10-07
Supreme Court JudgmentsTorts
Edwin Rister, William F. Jacobs, Oscar Walters and Isaac Bjerstedt (Plaintiffs) Appellants;
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1,221.
Mason v. Freedman - [1958] SCR 483 - 1958-06-26
Supreme Court JudgmentsSale
In Skinner v. Ainsworth[7], the order in Wilson v. Williams[8] was followed and instead of allowing an abatement, the remedy of payment into court as security was adopted.
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Minerals Limited v. The Minister of National Revenue - [1958] SCR 490 - 1958-06-26
Supreme Court JudgmentsTaxation
William Harrison Riddle, an American citizen and a promoter with considerable experience in the oil industry, in 1949 organized a scheme whereby farmers in Saskatchewan, owning mines and minerals in their lands subject to lease to other parties, could pool their interests in their mineral rights and under
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The Queen v. Larson - [1958] SCR 513 - 1958-06-26
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
Solicitors for the appellant: Paine, Edmonds, Mercer & Williams, Vancouver.
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1,224.
Carriss v. Buxton - [1958] SCR 441 - 1958-06-03
Supreme Court JudgmentsMunicipal law
Torts
damages caused by the negligence of the Defendants, their servants and agents whereby the said William Buxton, deceased, met his death on the 8th day of June, A.D. 1954. [...] On or about the 8th day of June, A.D. 1954, one, William Leonard Buxton, the lawful husband of the Plaintiff herein, was the occupant and the tenant of Room 214 at the aforesaid premises [...] On or about the 8th day of June, A.D. 1954, one, William Leonard Buxton, the lawful husband of the Plaintiff herein, was the occupant and the tenant of room 214 at the aforesaid premises at 106 West Hastings Street, in the said City and Province, when the said William Leonard Buxton met his death in the said room in the
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Union Marine & General Insurance Company Limited v. Bodnorchuk et al. - [1958] SCR 399 - 1958-06-03
Supreme Court JudgmentsInsurance
The policy was delivered to the assured with a letter dated December 24, 1953, from A. D. McNally, who carried on business as an insurance agent under the name of Williams Agencies at Canora, and who was at that time the agent of the appellant company at that place. [...] Bell had succeeded to the interest of McNally in the business of the Williams Agencies at Canora.