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Reference re Bill 30, An Act to Amend the Education Act (Ont.) - [1987] 1 SCR 1148 - 1987-06-25
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
Rev. William D. F. Morris and Mary Elizabeth Morris, appearing on their own behalf. [...] William T. Green, Q.C., for Carleton Roman Catholic Separate School Board. [...] Reverend William D. F. Morris and Mary Elizabeth Morris, appearing on their own behalf.
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Guerin v. The Queen - [1984] 2 SCR 335 - 1984-11-01
Supreme Court JudgmentsAboriginal law
William Guerin, a Councillor, said copies of the proposal were not given to them; he did not recall any mention of $25,000 per year for rental; he described it as a vague general presentation with reference to fifteen-year periods. [...] William Guerin said the council members were "flabbergasted" to learn about the fifteen-year terms. [...] Solicitor for the intervener: William T. Badcock, Ottawa. _ The Chief Justice took no part in the judgment.
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Attorney-General of Canada v. Higbie - [1945] SCR 385 - 1945-03-23
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
They also claim title, through a Crown grant, to District Lot 185 unto Sam Brighouse, William Hailstone and John Morton, dated the 20th of May, 1867, or alternatively through prescription; and they also contend that anything done by them on the foreshore in question was done exclusively in the exercise of their riparian [...] (Bacon's "Abridgment", pp. 383, 384 and 385; Holdsworth's "History of English Law", pp. 341 and 362; Williams v. Howarth[47] ; In re Silver Bros. [...] One is based upon a grant under the Great Seal of the Colony of British Columbia, dated May 20, 1867, whereby there was granted unto Sam Brighouse, William Hailstone and John Morton, their heirs and assigns,
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Canadian Pacific Ry. Co. v. Anderson - [1936] SCR 200 - 1936-04-21
Supreme Court JudgmentsTransportation
The cases of Lynch v. Nurdin11; Jewson v. Gatti[14]; Harrold v. Watney[15], and Barker v. Herbert[16] are all of this class (see especially per Vaughan Williams L.J. in the last cited case at pp. 637 and 638). [...] The horse and cart left unattended in the highway, to use the language of Vaughan Williams L.J.[18], “constituted a danger to those using the highway—that is, it constituted a nuisance.” [...] The following are instances: Dixon v. Bell[26]; Illidge v. Goodwin[27]; Lynch v. Nurdin[28]; Clark v. Chambers[29]; Englehard v. Farrant & Co.[30]; McDowall v. Great Western Railway[31]; Williams v. Eady[32].
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Ross v. Hunter - (1882) 7 SCR 289 - 1882-03-28
Supreme Court JudgmentsProperty law
Present.—Sir William J. Ritchie, C.J., and Strong, Fournier, Henry and Gwynne, JJ. [...] In Wyatt v. Barwell[56], Sir William Grant puts this proposition very clearly. [...] I have dwelt more on this point than I otherwise should, for the reason that in the interval between the judgment of Sir William Grant in Wyatt v. Barwell, and the decision of the House of Lords in the Agra Bank v. Barry, the authority of the previous case had been disregarded by Vice Chancellor Stuart, who, in the case of
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Fleming v. Ontario - 2019 SCC 45 - [2019] 3 SCR 519 - 2019-10-04
Supreme Court JudgmentsWilliams, Glanville L. “Arrest for Breach of the Peace”, [1954] Crim. [...] At common law, a breach of the peace has always involved “danger to the person” (G. L. Williams, “Arrest for Breach of the Peace”, [1954] Crim. [...] at pp. 22-23), a category that encompasses — and extends beyond — the activities which have historically been classified as breaches of the peace, such as various forms of assault (ss. 264.1 to 269 ), mischief (s. 430 ), careless use of a firearm (s. 86 ) and taking part in a riot (s. 65 ) (see Williams, at pp. 578-79).
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MacDonald Estate v. Martin - [1990] 3 SCR 1235 - 1990-12-20
Supreme Court JudgmentsProfessional law
William Steward Arnold Martin Appellant v. William Hamilton Gray, administrator [...] Kryworuk, Peter William. "Acting Against Former Clients ‑‑ A Matter of Dollars and Common Sense" (1985), 45 C.P.C. 1.
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The King v. Assessors of Sunny Brae (Town) - [1952] 2 SCR 76 - 1952-02-05
Supreme Court JudgmentsTaxation
In Morice V. Bishop of Durham 43, Sir William Grant M.R. formulated the test as follows at p. 406: [...] There can be no doubt of the commercial nature of the appellant's laundry and drycleaning business, and a trust for the benefit of the appellant could not meet the test laid down by Sir William Grant. [...] See Woodfall's Law of Landlord & Tenant, 24th Ed., 303; Williams on Canadian Landlord & Tenant, 2nd Ed., 159.
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Kissick v. The King - [1952] 1 SCR 343 - 1952-01-08
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
John Kissick, Peter Kissick, William Kissick, Stella (Sally) Smallwood Appellants; [...] (McGrath v. R. 5, Thorne v. R. 6, Hyman Kurasch v. R. 7, Warren v. R. 8, Knox v. R. 9, Hullett v. R. 10, Allaway v. R. 11, William Ward v. R. 12, Mason v. R. 13, Weisz v. R. 14, Starkie v. R. 15, R. v. Mortimer 16, R. v. Hewitt 17, R. v. Dutt 18, R. v. McGerlymchie 19, R. v. Livock 20 and R. v. Robinson 21). [...] That they, the said John Kissick, Peter Kissick, William Kissick and Stella (Sally) Smallwood ... conspired with each other and with other persons unknown to commit an indictable offence, to wit: to unlawfully sell drugs, within the meaning of the Opium and Narcotic Drug Act, 1929, and amendments thereto, without first
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Brisebois v. The Queen - (1888) 15 SCR 421 - 1888-12-15
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
In the first place the learned judges who there held there had been no mistrial, did so on the ground that William Thorniley, who by mistake appeared and was sworn in answer to the name of Joseph Henry Thorne, [...] I will only observe that if the facts stated for our consideration had been assigned as error in the ordinary course the question might have assumed a very different aspect if the crown had pleaded in answer to them (as perhaps it might, ) that the juryman, William Thorniley, was personally well known to the prisoner, and [...] prejudiced because he may have desired to challenge the name of William Thorniley but not that of Joseph Henry Thorne and may' have known neither of them personally, and so in the case of a jury man the prisoner might have had cause of challenge against Robert Currie and thus the prisoner might have had his right of
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The Queen v. Taylor - (1877) 1 SCR 65 - 1877-01-15
Supreme Court JudgmentsCourts
In Evans v. Williams[15] it is laid down that it is a broad principle of construction that, unless the Court has a clear indication of an intention in an Act of Parliament to legislate ex post facto, and to give to the Act the effect of depriving a man of a right which belonged to him at the time of the passing [...] And William v. Smith[41] affirmed Jackson v. Wolley, and referred again with approval to Rolfe, B., observations in Moon v. Durden. [...] And in Evans v. Williams, as reported in 13th Weekly Reporter, 424, Kindersley, V.C., says: “But the ground on which I come to my conclusion, is, that unless the Court sees clearly an indication that the Legislature intended ex post facto to deprive a man of rights which existed at the time of the passing of the Act, it
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Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 401 - 2013 SCC 62 - [2013] 3 SCR 733 - 2013-11-15
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
William S. Challis, for the intervener the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. [...] David Williams and Kristan McLeod, for the intervener the Alberta Federation of Labour.
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Comeau's Sea Foods Ltd. v. Canada (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans) - [1997] 1 SCR 12 - 1997-01-30
Supreme Court JudgmentsAdministrative law
State
Wade, Sir William. Administrative Law, 7th ed. By Sir William Wade and Christopher Forsyth.
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Tataryn v. Tataryn Estate - [1994] 2 SCR 807 - 1994-07-14
Supreme Court JudgmentsEstates
Considered: Walker v. McDermott, [1931] S.C.R. 94; approved: Barker v. Westminster Trust Co. (1941), 57 B.C.R. 21; Re Michalson Estate, [1973] 1 W.W.R. 560; Granfield v. Williams (1981), 29 B.C.L.R. 150; Price v. Lypchuk Estate (1987), 11 B.C.L.R. (2d) 371; disapproved: Re Dawson Estate (1945), 61 B.C.R. 481; Re Hornett [...] "Moral duty" became the watchword: Barker v. Westminster Trust Co. (1941), 57 B.C.R. 21 (C.A.); Re Michalson Estate, [1973] 1 W.W.R. 560 (B.C.S.C.); Granfield v. Williams (1981), 29 B.C.L.R. 150 (C.A.).
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Crocker v. Sundance Northwest Resorts Ltd. - [1988] 1 SCR 1186 - 1988-06-30
Supreme Court JudgmentsTorts
William Crocker Appellant v. Sundance Northwest Resorts Ltd. Respondent [...] Binchy, William. Case Comment (1975), 53 Can. Bar Rev. 344. Fleming, John G. The Law of Torts, 6th ed.
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Myers v. Peel County Board of Education - [1981] 2 SCR 21 - 1981-06-22
Supreme Court JudgmentsTorts
Thornton et al. v. Board of School Trustees of School District No. 57 (Prince George) et al., [1976] 5 W.W.R. 240 (B.C.C.A.); Williams v. Eady (1893), 10 T.L.R. 41; McKay et al. v. The Board of the Govan School Unit No. 29 of Saskatchewan et al., [1968] S.C.R. 589; Dziwenka et al. v. Her Majesty The Queen in right of [...] The standard of care to be exercised by school authorities in providing for the supervision and protection of students for whom they are responsible is that of the careful or prudent parent, described in Williams v. Eady[3].
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Senstad v. Makus - [1978] 2 SCR 44 - 1977-09-30
Supreme Court JudgmentsProperty law
Alfred William Makus (Defendant) Respondent. 1977: May 5; 1977: September 30. [...] And I, Mrs. Cleo Makus being married to the undersigned Alfred William Makus, do hereby give my consent to the disposition of our homestead, made in this agreement and I have executed this document for the purpose of giving up my life estate and other dower
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MacDonald v. R. - [1977] 2 SCR 832 - 1977-04-04
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
At approximately 2:00 a.m. on September 2nd, the appellant Pentiluk, accompanied by Gus Williams, the deceased Gregory Plytas and John Pearson, arrived at the party. [...] Gregory Plytas interceded and the appellant Pentiluk told her: “You are going to get yours too.” Pentiluk, Williams and Pearson then left; Plytas remained.
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Downton v. Royal Trust Co. et al. - [1973] SCR 437 - 1972-12-22
Supreme Court JudgmentsInternational law
[1929] 2 W.W.R. 128; In re Williams and Ancient Order of United Workmen (1907), 14 D.L.R. 482; Schwebel v. Schwebel, [1970] 2 O.R. 354, referred to; Stephens v. Falchi, [1938] S.C.R. 354, distinguished. [...] On the other hand, In re Williams and Ancient Order of United Workmen[15] is on a par with Re Capon in the denial of a wife’s claim to a life insurance benefit on her husband’s death where she had obtained an invalid divorce in a foreign jurisdiction.
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R. v. Appleby - [1972] SCR 303 - 1971-06-28
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
Criminal law
William F. Appleby Respondent. 1971: May 18, 19; 1971: June 28. Present: Fauteux C.J. and Abbott, Martland, Judson, Ritchie, Hall, Spence, Pigeon and Laskin JJ. [...] 3. Evidence upon the proceedings questioned was heard before me on the 9th day of March, A.D. 1970, and I reserved decision until the 15th day of April, A.D. 1970, whereupon I found the said William F. Appleby guilty, as charged.
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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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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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Riach v. Ferris - [1934] SCR 725 - 1934-10-02
Supreme Court JudgmentsEstates
The plaintiff (the present respondent) propounded for probate an alleged will of William Everton Wright, deceased, made on March 1, 1932. [...] of the alleged last will and testament of William E. Wright, deceased, late of the city of Windsor.
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Quebec Montmorency & Charlevoix Railway Co. v. Gibsone - (1899) 29 SCR 340 - 1899-02-22
Supreme Court JudgmentsExpropriation
WILLIAM WARING PRIMROSE GIBSONE AND OTHERS (PLAINTIFFS PAR REPRISE D'INSTANCE) [...] WILLIAM WARING PRIMROSE GIBSONE AND OTHERS (PLAINTIFFS PAR REPRISE D'INSTANCE)
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Treacey v. Liggett - (1883) 9 SCR 441 - 1884-01-16
Supreme Court JudgmentsFamily law
William J. Shaw, auctioneer, stated that on that day, 12th November, 1881, sub-divison No. 40, No. 1206 St. Ann's ward, he considered worth about $6,000. [...] William J. Shaw's evidence is not material, since he merely speaks of the value at the date of his examination, which was the 12th November, 1881.