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2,126.
Lakefield Lumber and Manufacturing Co. v. Shairp - (1891) 19 SCR 657 - 1891-11-17
Supreme Court JudgmentsState
William Shairp (Plaintiff) Respondent. 1891: February 4, 5; 1891: November 17.
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2,127.
Petry v. La Caisse d'Économie de Notre Dame de Québec - (1891) 19 SCR 713 - 1891-11-17
Supreme Court JudgmentsFinancial institutions
On the 16th March, 1886, Petry, who had then become insolvent, and was indebted to the respondents in a sum of $9,400 paid them by a cheque of the Rev. George Henry Parker, curator to the substitution created by the will of the late William Petry, and drawn on the funds of the estate, a sum of $6000 and on the same day or [...] Nearly three years after this settlement had taken place, the Rev. George Henry Parker, in his capacity of curator to the substitution created by the last will and testament of the late William Petry Gertrude Petry, his wife, and the Rev. Henry James Petry, two of the three surviving children of the late William Petry [...] It was admitted that out of the $9,400 paid by Parker $768 were due by the estate William Petry and that it is only the difference of $8632 claimed by the action which was paid by error.
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2,128.
Queen's County, P.E.I., Election Case (Davies v. Hennessy) & Prince County, P.E.I., Election Case (Perry v. Cameron) - (1891) 20 SCR 26 - 1891-11-17
Supreme Court JudgmentsElections
Louis H. Davies and William Welsh (Respondents) Appellants; and William Hennessy (Petitioner) Respondent; [...] Henry Davies and William Welsh at said election as members for the House of Commons for said electoral district. [...] (Signed) WILLIAM HENNESSY. To Louis Henry Davies and William Welsh.
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2,129.
Stanstead Election Case (Rider v. Snow) - (1891) 20 SCR 12 - 1891-11-17
Supreme Court JudgmentsElections
Solicitor for respondent : William White. [1] 8 Can. S. C. R. 169.
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2,130.
Bernardin v. The Municipality of North Dufferin - (1891) 19 SCR 581 - 1891-11-16
Supreme Court JudgmentsMunicipal law
desirable, had not treated the rule as being finally settled by the decision of the Court of Error and Appeal they would when re-enacting the law have acted on the suggestions thrown out by Chancellor Blake in Pim’s case, and before that by Sir William Richards in Marshall v. School Trustees of Killey ([134]), and have
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2,131.
Holland v. Ross - (1891) 19 SCR 566 - 1891-11-16
Supreme Court JudgmentsProperty law
WILLIAM L. HOLLADD (PLAINTIFF) Appellant; And JOHN ROSS et al. [...] The action was brought at Aylmer, in the district of Ottawa, in March, 1880, by William L. Holland, the present appellant, against John Ross and Frank Ross of Quebec merchants, and two other persons who were acting under their orders and directions, for an alleged trespass upon two tots of land situate in the township [...] In 1874 George C Holland transferred to William L Holland, the present appellant, all his rights in the lots in question, all payments due on the lots with interest having been paid, and a fee was accepted by the crown
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2,132.
Quirt v. The Queen - (1891) 19 SCR 510 - 1891-11-16
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
Reg. v. Williams[17]; The Queen v. Guinness[18]. [Page 514] The mention of lands held in trust for the Indians does not exclude other trusts.
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2,133.
Stephens v. McArthur - (1891) 19 SCR 446 - 1891-11-16
Supreme Court JudgmentsStatutes
Williams Treatise on Bankruptcy (4), published in 1884, as having considerably shaken the rules laid down informer cases as applicable to fraudulent preferences.
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2,134.
Dawson v. Dumont - (1891) 20 SCR 709 - 1891-11-06
Supreme Court JudgmentsAppeal
Where is there the evidence of record that Mr. William McD. Dawson had authorized his brother to retain the ser-vices of an attorney for him ? [...] There was therefore originally no authority to enter appearance for "William McD. Dawson. [...] The conversation might have been and probably was a series of objections on the part of Mr. William McD. Dawson.
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2,135.
Heward v. O'Donohoe - (1891) 19 SCR 341 - 1891-06-22
Supreme Court JudgmentsProperty law
In that suit a decree was made on the 5th October, 1866, whereby it was in short substance and effect declared and adjudged that the said Francis Heward was seized of the legal estate in fee in the said land in trust as to one-eighth part thereof to the use of each of his brothers named respectively William B. Heward, John [...] Upon the 30th June, 1868, the master reported among other things that he had divided the lands in the decree mentioned and that he had set apart four-eighth parts by metes and bounds for Francis Heward and the remaining four-eighths parts by metes and bounds for Francis Heward’s three brothers William B. Heward, John D.
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2,136.
Lynch v. The Canada North-West. Land Co. / South Dufferin v. Morden / Gibbins v. Barber - (1891) 19 SCR 204 - 1891-06-22
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
William Gibbins (Defendant) Appellants And Barbara Barber (Plaintiff)
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2,137.
Moodie v. Jones - (1891) 19 SCR 266 - 1891-06-22
Supreme Court JudgmentsContract
" Considérant que la propriété en question a été ven° due à William "W. Proud pour le bénéfice du défendeur et d'autres personnes dont les dits J. C. Hamilton et Thomas C. Jones ne faisaient point parties et que si le montant payé par le dit J. C. Hamilton a été employé à payer partie du prix de la vente à Proud, il a été
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2,138.
Owens v. Bedell - (1891) 19 SCR 137 - 1891-06-22
Supreme Court JudgmentsCivil law
Obligation dated. 4th June 1884, A. Gr. Isaacson N. P. from William Wilson to Thomas and William Owens hypothecating official No. 1633, St. Ann Ward, [...] A deed of hypothec for $3,000 and interest at 6 per cent, from William Wilson to Melvin Smith executed before Isaacson, N.P., on the 8th August, 1881, and registered on the 10th of August following, against the property in question in this cause. [...] 1. Hypothèque de $3,000 avec intérét à 6 pour cent, constituée Par William, Wilson en faveur de Melvin Smith, par acte passé par devant Isaacson, notaire, le 8 avrll 1881, et enregistrée le 10 avril suivant, sur la propriété en question en cette cause.
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2,139.
Ross v. Hannan - (1891) 19 SCR 227 - 1891-06-22
Supreme Court JudgmentsSale
The plaintiff, present appellant, by his declaration alleged that on the 9th of April 1886, he through William Fuller, sold the defendants 1642 boxes of cheese, then stored on Fuller's premises, at 101⁄2 cents a pound, cash on delivery; that defendant selected, examined and set apart the cheeses, ordered a large number to [...] Les seules questions qui lui ont été faites out rapport à l'agence de William Hannan avec qui Fuller a négocié cette vente. [...] La preuve de l'appelant consiste dans le témoignage de Fuller qui déclare que William Hannan, agissant pour l'intimé, convint d'acheter 1643 boites de fromage de l'intimé à raison de 101⁄2 cts la livre, le fromage devant être pes1⁄2 et le montant du prix établi avant la livraison.
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2,140.
Lamb v. Cleveland - (1891) 19 SCR 78 - 1891-05-12
Supreme Court JudgmentsStatutes
that administration of the goods of his deceased wife must be granted to the husband and to no one else; and in Cox v. Webb[21], the same point precisely, and that this was not like the case of two in equal degree, was adjudged in the Kings' Bench, in the 6th year of William and Mary in the time of Holt Chief Justice. [...] who succeeded in his contention it is entitled to the greatest weight, and in Fortre v. Fortre[25], in the 4th year of William and Mary, it was adjudged by the whole court, Sir John Holt C.J., that the ecclesiastical court may grant administration to the widow or to the next of kin of an intestate, which they please.
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2,141.
Williams v. The City of Portland - (1891) 19 SCR 159 - 1891-05-12
Supreme Court JudgmentsMunicipal law
Williams v. The City of Portland, (1891) 19 SCR 159 Supreme Court of Canada [...] Williams v. The City of Portland (1891) 19 SCR 159 Date: 1891-05-12 [...] Edward Williams and Alice S. Williams, his wife (Plaintiffs) Appellants
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2,142.
Martin v. Moore - (1891) 18 SCR 634 - 1891-03-11
Supreme Court JudgmentsAppeal
Charles William Martin (Defendant) Appellant; and James Stewart Moore (Plaintiff) Respondent.
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2,143.
Accident Ins. Co. Of North America v. McLachlan - (1891) 18 SCR 627 - 1891-02-26
Supreme Court JudgmentsAppeal
WILLIAM McLACHLAN et al (PLAINTIFFS) Respondents. 1890: Nov. 19; 1891: Feb. 26 [...] John S. McLachlan, William McLachlan, Francis W. Radford and Thomas Brophy as members of a firm doing business in Montreal under the name of Mc-Lachlan Brothers & Co. The plaintiffs alleged that by the policy the appellants undertook to pay, within ninety days after the death of any one of the persons named, to the [...] At the date of the policy, plaintiffs' exhibit No. one, did the defendants know that the only persons registered as interested in the firm of Mc-Lachlan Brothers & Co. were William and John S. McLachlan ?
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2,144.
Gray v. Coughlin - (1891) 18 SCR 553 - 1891-01-19
Supreme Court JudgmentsPriorities and hypothecs
The foregoing conclusion results from the cases of Forbes v. Jackson[22] and re Kirkwood[23], which, following Bowker v. Bull[24], have overruled the earlier cases of Williams v. Owen[25] and Farebrother v. Wodehouse[26].
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2,145.
Price v. Mercier - (1890) 18 SCR 303 - 1891-01-19
Supreme Court JudgmentsCivil procedure
Le même jour 11 fut permis à Jenkins Williams, Ecr., soliciteur-général, vu le décès d'Alexandre Gray, procureur-général, de reprendre l'instance an nom de Sa Majesté. [...] Le 11 mars 1881 l'honorable Louis Olivier Taillon procureur-général de la province de Quebec, obtint de la cour Supérieure la permission de reprendre l'instance en cette cause en remplacement de Jenkins Williams.
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2,146.
Gilmour v. Magee - (1890) 18 SCR 579 - 1890-12-11
Supreme Court JudgmentsLease
An action was brought to recover possession of a cellar on the corner of Queen and Canal streets in the city of Ottawa, by Charles Magee, the owner of the property and the respondent in this case who, in September, 1882, verbally leased to one William McCaffrey, the premises in question, for a term to expire on November [...] tenure or occupation of William McCaffrey for the sum of $93.25 being rent due to me for the same on the 15th June, 1888, and for the purpose aforesaid distrain all such goods of the said William McCaffrey wheresoever they shall be found as have been carried off said premises but are liable by law to be distrained,” etc.
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2,147.
Hobbs v. Ontario Loan and Debenture Co. - (1890) 18 SCR 483 - 1890-12-10
Supreme Court JudgmentsLease
That seems to me to be the true proposition and the true principle of the law which is laid down Ex parte Williams10. [...] The dicta in this case of Ex parte Williams are broad enough to cover the law as laid down in the subsequent decisions. [...] This is what the clause expresses, although, of course, a question as to its validity upon the ground of the objection taken in ex parte Williams would be still open.
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2,148.
Molson Bank v. Halter - (1890) 18 SCR 88 - 1890-12-10
Supreme Court JudgmentsStatutes
per Lord Cottenham; Williams v. Nixon[38], per Lord Langdale; Booth v. Booth[39], Lincoln v. Wright[40], which related to executors.
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2,149.
Green v. Citizens Insurance Co. - (1890) 18 SCR 338 - 1890-12-09
Supreme Court JudgmentsArbitration
The judgment of Williams J. has been generally received as a correct statement of the law and was expressly approved in the case of Dinn v. Blake[26]. [...] And in that case Williams J. says: This provision of the statute was intended merely to introduce into every order of reference the clause familiarly known as “Mr. Richards’ clause.” [...] I find the remarks of Williams J., to which I have adverted, quoted by Brett J. in Dinn v. Blake[56] as if immediately addressed to the question of referring back an award.
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2,150.
Morin v. The Queen - (1890) 18 SCR 407 - 1890-12-09
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
I have already referred to the position taken by Williams J, The other six based their opinion on a different line of argument, the strong point of which was that the statute while it authorised the court to reverse confirm or amend the judgment. gave no power to order a new trial or a venire de novo. [...] ordered in 1861, by a court composed of five judges, all of whom had taken part in Mellor's case Pollock C.B. delivering the judgment of the court, and the other judges, including Channel B. and Williams J. concurring.