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Traders Finance Corporation Limited v. Williams and Lange - [1956] SCR 694 - 1956-06-27
Supreme Court JudgmentsSale
Traders Finance Corporation Limited v. Williams and Lange, [1956] SCR 694 [...] Traders Finance Corporation Limited v. Williams and Lange, [1956] S.C.R. 694 [...] William H. Williams (Applicant); and Wilfred Lange (Claimant) Respondent.
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Francis v. The Queen - [1956] SCR 618 - 1956-06-11
Supreme Court JudgmentsState
A peace treaty in its primary and legitimate meaning is a treaty concluding a war, "an agreement"—in the words of Sir William Scott in the Eliza Ann and others 7—"to waive all discussion concerning the respective rights to the parties and to bury in oblivion all the original causes of the war." [...] Continuing the administration inaugurated by Sir William Johnson in 1744 and extended to Quebec in 1763, (Canada and Its Provinces, Vol. IV, p. 695 et seq.) ordinances for the welfare of the Indians and the protection of their lands were passed in Lower Canada as early as 1777 and a partial consolidation was [...] In Upper Canada, 5 William IV, c. 9 and 2 Vict., c. 15 provided similar safeguards.
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1,253.
Northern Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Brown - [1956] SCR 658 - 1956-06-11
Supreme Court JudgmentsInsurance
THE CHIEF JUSTICE:—We are all of opinion that for the reasons stated by the learned Chief Justice of Ontario[1] a judgment by the respondent against William J. Schnurr, who had applied to the appellant for an insurance policy and to whom the policy was issued by it, was not a condition precedent to the bringing of this [...] On April 4, 1949, the respondent, a pedestrian on a highway was struck and injured by an automobile owned by William J. Schnurr and driven by Louis Corbett with Schnurr’s consent.
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The Queen v. Rees - [1956] SCR 640 - 1956-06-11
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
Professor Glanville Williams in his treatise on "Criminal Law" sums up the jurisprudence on the matter as follows:— [...] As stated by Professor Glanville Williams in his Criminal Law at p.131:— [...] In his book on Criminal Law (1953) at pages 131 and 133, Mr. Glanville Williams says:—
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1,255.
Noddin v. Laskey - [1956] SCR 577 - 1956-05-24
Supreme Court JudgmentsTorts
William W. Laskey (Plaintiff) Respondent. 1956: March 2, 5; 1956: May 24. [...] The rule governing acts of omission of this sort was laid down by Lord Dunedin in Morton v. William Dixon, Ltd. 2 thus:
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1,256.
The Queen v. Harder - [1956] SCR 489 - 1956-04-24
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
This statement was acted upon by Sir William Ritchie C.J. and Strong J. in Downie v. The Queen [4].
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1,257.
Sinnott News Company Ltd. v. The Minister of National Revenue - [1956] SCR 433 - 1956-03-28
Supreme Court JudgmentsTaxation
(Ex parte Wingfield above, referred to: In Re Ford 7: Williams on Bankruptcy, 16th Ed. 316).
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Northland Greyhound Lines Inc. v. Bryce and Royal Transportation Ltd. - [1956] SCR 408 - 1956-03-02
Supreme Court JudgmentsMotor vehicles
William Bryce (Plaintiff) Respondent; and Royal Transportation Limited (Defendant) Respondent. [...] The judgments of the members of the Court of Appeal in Williams v. Sykes and Harrison Limited 10, afford an illustration of the application in other circumstances, of course, of the principle which, in my judgment, is to be applied in the case at bar.
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Ruptash and Lumsden v. Zawick - [1956] SCR 347 - 1956-03-02
Supreme Court JudgmentsProperty law
Mike Ruptash and William C. Lumsden (Defendants) Appellants; and David Michael Zawick (Plaintiff) Respondent; [...] By transfer dated January 28, 1953, executed on behalf of William Zawick by his attorney Nicholas Hrehorick, William Zawick transferred his 119/332 interest as to ⅔ thereof to the appellant Ruptash and as to ⅓ thereof to the appellant Lumsden. [...] It gave him rather a terminable right to manage the property and collect the rents on behalf of William Zawick as well as on his own behalf and the personal covenant of William Zawick to pay his proportionate share of the cost of the repairs.
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Clemens v. Clemens Estate, Crown Trust Co. et al. - [1956] SCR 286 - 1956-01-24
Supreme Court JudgmentsFamily law
On January 4, 1929, these certificates, each of which was endorsed “John Joseph Clemens” in the handwriting of Clemens Senior, were cancelled and certificates replacing them were issued, for 475 shares to Stewart McNair and Company, and for 25 shares to William Thomas Brown.
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Reference re Regina v. Coffin - [1956] SCR 191 - 1956-01-24
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
In Reg. v. Williams 13, à for the prosecution, having replied in the negative to a question put to him, was permitted by Vaughan Williams J., to have his depositions put into his hands, and, after having looked at them, to answer the question.
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Regina v. Coffin (Motion) - [1956] SCR 186 - 1955-12-09
Supreme Court JudgmentsCourts
Was the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal right in holding in its decision in Williams v. Graham that The Minimum Wage Act, Chapter 310 of the Revised Statutes of Saskatchewan, 1940, was applicable to the employment of Leo Fleming in the Post Office at Maple Creek, Saskatchewan? [...] The Order of Reference there before the Court recited that an appeal did not lie from the decision of the Court of Appeal in the Williams case.
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1,263.
Chaput v. Romain - [1955] SCR 834 - 1955-11-15
Supreme Court JudgmentsTorts
Williams J., said on the same page: It would be wild work if a party might give himself protection by merely saying that he believed himself acting in pursuance of a statute.
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Wardle v. Manitoba Farm Loan Association - [1956] SCR 3 - 1955-11-15
Supreme Court JudgmentsProperty law
APPEAL from a judgment of the Court of Appeal for Manitoba 1, (Coyne J.A. dissenting) reversing the judgment of Williams C.J.Q.B. in favour of the plaintiff 2.
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Dawson v. Helicopter Exploration - [1955] SCR 868 - 1955-10-18
Supreme Court JudgmentsContract
The Moorcock 14 P.D. 64 at 68; McCall v. Wright 133 App. Div. (N.Y.) 62; Wood v. Lady Duff Gordon 222 N.Y. 88 at 90; Williston on Contracts 1936 Ed. Vol I, 76, 77; A. R. Williams Machinery Co. v. Moore [1926] S.C.R. 692 at 705; Pollock on Contracts 13 Ed. p. 30; Hellas & Co. v. Arcos Ltd. 43 LI. L.R. 349 at 364; Anson's [...] A. R. Williams Machinery Co. Ltd. v. Moore [9]. [Page 881] Also at p. 705 his Lordship quotes from Lord Watson in Birrell v. Dryer [10]:
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Henry Birks & Sons (Montreal) Ltd. v. City of Montreal - [1955] SCR 799 - 1955-10-18
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
XV; (1833) 3 et 4 William IV cap. XLII), cette législation―dont cette loi d'avant la Réforme (1448) 27 Hen. VI cap.
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1,267.
The Queen v. Hemingway - [1955] SCR 712 - 1955-10-03
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
In the course of his judgment at p. 473, Vaughan Williams L.J., said:
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1,268.
The Queen v. Kravenia - [1955] SCR 615 - 1955-06-28
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
CARTWRIGHT J. (dissenting):—On May 31, 1954, the respondent and one William Tomilin were convicted, after trial before Whittaker J. and a jury, of conspiring to commit an indictable offence, namely to sell a drug, to wit diacetyl-morphine hydrochloride (heroin) to one Smith, without a licence or other lawful authority.
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In re Hughson / Diocesan Synod of Fredericton v. Perrett and Perrett et al - [1955] SCR 498 - 1955-05-24
Supreme Court JudgmentsEstates
In Williams, vol. 2, p. 610, par. 932. it is said that Courts do not favour construing a bequest or devise in a will as being specific, and will not do so unless the intent of the testator to give a specific bequest or devise is clearly so expressed.
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Wilson v. Minister of National Revenue - [1955] SCR 352 - 1955-04-06
Supreme Court JudgmentsTaxation
Mr. Justice Williams, in referring to the Egerton-Warburton case, supra, after stating that the payments to Just Brothers were of a capital nature, continued at p. 279:
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Bruce v. McIntyre - [1955] SCR 251 - 1955-01-25
Supreme Court JudgmentsTorts
C.L. Dubin, Q.C. and William Schreiber, Q.C. for the appellants. G.N. Shaver, Q.C. for the respondent. [...] Solicitor for the appellants: William Schreiber. Solicitors for the respondent: Shaver, Paulin & Branscombe.
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Royal Trust Co. and McMurray v. Crawford et al - [1955] SCR 184 - 1955-01-25
Supreme Court JudgmentsEstates
The Royal Trust Company and Robert W. Mcmurray, Executors of The Estate Of William Marr Crawford, Deceased (Plaintiffs) Appellants; [...] APPEAL from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia[1] affirming a judgment of Macfarlane J.[2] determining certain questions raised on originating summons by the executors of the Estate of William Marr Crawford, deceased. [...] *** The effect of the codicils is merely to vary the amount of the share provided for the testator's nephew, William Marr Crawford, and to increase the amount of the annuities given to the testator's sisters.
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Steel Co. of Canada v. The Queen - [1955] SCR 161 - 1955-01-25
Supreme Court JudgmentsTaxation
In connection with the last named, the route was shown either "C.S.L. Port Arthur and C.N.R." or "C.S.L. Fort William and C.P.R.". [...] The second shipment to that company showed the destination as Calgary and the route Canada Steamship Lines to Fort William and C.P.R. to destination. [...] The bills of lading issued in respect of this shipment showed the destination as Edmonton and the route "C.S.L. to Fort William and C.P.R. to destination."
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In re Barrett / Beard et al v. Barrett et al - [1955] SCR 93 - 1954-12-09
Supreme Court JudgmentsEstates
In Williams on Wills, at pp. 187-188, it is stated that “Where a testator desires that an annuitant shall be paid out of income only, he will probably also desire that deficiencies [...] Whatever a testator intends or desires is, of course, to be gathered from a reading of the entire will and, in fact, in the notes to the sentence in Williams that follows the one quoted there appears a reference to several cases, including the one relied upon by the respondents, In re Rose[6], where, at p. 25, Sargant J. [...] When the annuitant dies, arrears die with her: Williams on Wills, 3rd Ed. Vol. 1, pp. 187-8 in which the following observation would seem to state accurately the mind of a testator in the ordinary case:
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A.G. for Saskatchewan v. Whitehorse Salt & Chemical Co. & Midwest Chemicals Ltd. - [1955] SCR 43 - 1954-11-16
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
In Williams on Landlord and Tenant (2nd Ed.) p. 420, the learned author dealing with the meaning in law of the term "surrender" thus defines it:—