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R. v. Esau - [1997] 2 SCR 777 - 1997-07-10
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
Williams, Glanville. Textbook of Criminal Law. London: Stevens & Sons, 1978. [...] 87 In what is viewed as the leading case on the matter, People v. Williams, supra, the California Supreme Court revisited and reaffirmed its decision in Mayberry. [...] As in the case at bar, the stories of the complainant and the defendant diverged widely in Williams.
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Ferguson v. The Queen / The Queen v. Ferguson - [1962] SCR 229 - 1961-12-15
Supreme Court JudgmentsAppeal
Criminal law
William Fergusson Appellant; and Her Majesty The Queen Respondent. [...] William Fergusson Respondent. 1961: November 14; 1961: December 15. [...] William Fergusson, en la cité d'Outremont, district de Montréal, le ou vers le 28 juillet 1959, a illégalement volé Gustave St-Germain de billets de banque, des effets de commerce et 120 coffrets de sûreté, le tout d'une valeur d'environ $50,000.00, la propriété de la Banque Provinciale du Canada, et en même temps ou
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Lapointe v. Messier - (1914) 49 SCR 271 - 1914-02-03
Supreme Court JudgmentsMunicipal law
I do not think the transaction in question here could be brought within the exceptions as stated by Lord Justice Fry, by Sir Frederick Pollock, or by Sir William Anson. [...] Sir William Anson puts it in a slightly different way. He speaks of contracts procured “by strong pressure.” And Sir Frederick Pollock sums up the exceptions as consisting of agreements made in [...] Browning v. Morris[26], at page 793, per Lord Mansfield; Williams v. Hedley[27].
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McSorley v. The Mayor, &c., of St. John - (1882) 6 SCR 531 - 1882-03-28
Supreme Court JudgmentsMunicipal law
The Mayor, &c., of The City of St. John and William Sandall Respondents [...] Present—Sir William J. Ritchie, Knight, C. J., and Strong Fournier, Henry, Taschereau and Gwynne, JJ. [...] In the special plea, it is alleged that the said William Sandall made the demand.
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Hall v. Toronto Guelph Express Co. - [1929] SCR 92 - 1928-12-21
Supreme Court JudgmentsMotor vehicles
William R. Hall, Annie C. Hall, Alice R. Dale and Frank J. Justin (Plaintiffs) Appellants; [...] William R. Hall, Annie C. Hall, Alice R. Dale, Frank J. Justin? [...] Appeal allowed with costs (as to appellants William R. Hall and Alice R. Dale).
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R. v. Chouhan - 2021 SCC 26 - [2021] 2 SCR 136 - 2021-06-25
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
Blackstone, William. Commentaries on the Laws of England, Book IV, 16th ed. [...] [192] This Court endorsed Parks in Williams. Mr. Williams, an Indigenous man charged with robbery, led evidence of widespread prejudice against Indigenous persons in the community to ground a challenge for cause. [...] As McLachlin J. observed in Williams, these biases are resistant to judicial instructions:
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Molinari v. Winfrey et al. - [1961] SCR 91 - 1960-11-28
Supreme Court JudgmentsEstates
Le testateur William C. Winfrey était domicilié à Dundee, dans le district de Beauharnois, et vivait sur une île dont il était propriétaire, et l'appelante était sa ménagère depuis environ une année. [...] En 1955, William C. Winfrey fit son testament devant Me Papineau Couture, dans lequel il nommait le Montreal Trust Company son exécuteur testamentaire, et après avoir fait quelques legs particuliers, il institua sa sœur Audie Winfrey Paquin sa légataire universelle. [...] Avant d'écrire cette lettre, William C. Winfrey s'était rendu à Montréal où, cette fois, il avait rencontré M. Edgar Ramsay, l'un des officiers du Royal Trust Company, et discuta avec lui les clauses d'un nouveau testament.
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McDonald v. Cummings - (1895) 24 SCR 321 - 1895-03-11
Supreme Court JudgmentsPriorities and hypothecs
“It is, however, claimed that the instrument is void by reason of the following facts:—William Cummings & Sons were, shortly previous to the assignment, creditors of McKinnon to the extent of $318. [...] But it was further provided in the deed of assignment that the assignee was to pay to William Cummings & Sons not $921 but [...] The assignee was bound, under the instrument to pay William Cummings & Sons $1,201; they might or might not, as they chose, pay the local creditors; if they did, good and well, if not McKinnon was entitled to recover from them.
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In Re Gage - [1962] SCR 241 - 1962-02-06
Supreme Court JudgmentsEstates
In re the Estate of William James Gage, Deceased. Mary Joy Ketterer, Mazo Marie Ireland and Davidiana G. Gadsby (Plaintiffs) Appellants; [...] Sir William Gage made his will on May 5, 1920, and died on January 14, 1921. [...] (b) There is no context in the will of Sir William Gage to the contrary.
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Wanklyn v. Minister of National Revenue - [1953] 2 SCR 58 - 1953-06-08
Supreme Court JudgmentsEstates
(f) To pay to my husband, the said Walter William Chipman, during the remainder of his lifetime, the net interest and revenues from the residue of my Estate and in addition thereto to pay to my said husband from time to time and at any time such portions of the capital of my Estate as he may wish or require and upon his [...] To pay to my husband, the said Walter William Chipman, during the remainder of his lifetime, the net interest and revenues from the residue of my estate and in addition thereto to pay to my said husband from time to time and at any time such portions of the capital of my estate as he may wish or require and upon his simple [...] The will recites that Mrs. Chipman is the wife, separate as to property, of Dr. Walter William Chipman, (hereinafter referred to as Dr. Chipman) and by clause "Thirdly" gives the whole of her estate to her executors and trustees in trust:—
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Canadian Pacific Ry. Co. v. Department of Lands and Forests of Ontario - [1923] SCR 155 - 1922-12-19
Supreme Court JudgmentsTransportation
And upon its appearing that the townships of Eton and Aubrey are situated upwards of 200 miles westerly of Fort William; [...] the townships of Eton and Aubrey are situated upwards of 200 miles westerly of Fort William. [...] And the grant of this portion of the railway, to wit the portion between Fort William and Manitoba, made by the Dominion to the appellant on the 29th March, 1904, under the
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Bartlett v. Nova Scotia Steel Co. - (1907) 38 SCR 336 - 1907-02-19
Supreme Court JudgmentsEvidence
A. I went to William Grant. He owned the land. He told me I knew the line as well as he did. [...] Holmes, having acted upon this alleged admission of William Grant, we are told defendants are bound by what he said. [...] It is said, however, that this proceeding rests upon the admission of William Grant made in disparagement of his title under which the defendants claim.
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The Queen v. Loblaw Groceteria Company (Manitoba) Limited / The Queen v. Thomson - [1961] SCR 138 - 1960-12-19
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
On November 17, 1959, a member of the Winnipeg City police force, William Hrycyk, purchased from the respondent at that address, one tin of sardines for which he paid ten cents; at the time of the purchase Hrycyk was given by an employee of the respondent, one "Lucky Green stamp" and a book, called a stamp saver book, in [...] 2. Was I right in law in holding that the stamp given to the said William Hrycyk by the said Loblaw Groceterias Co. Manitoba Limited is not a trading stamp within the meaning of the term "Trading stamps" in Section 322(b) of the Criminal Code? [...] 3. Was I right in law in holding that the stamp given to the said William Hrycyk by the said Loblaw Groceterias Co. Manitoba Limited is not a trading stamp within the meaning of the term "trading stamps" in Section 369(2) of the Criminal Code?
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McKay v. Clow - [1941] SCR 643 - 1941-10-07
Supreme Court JudgmentsContract
William N. McKay (Complainant) Appellant; and J. Cameron Clow, G. Hazel Clow and Lucy Ada McKay (Defendants) Respondents. [...] for and during the term of their and each of their natural lives without impeachment of waste, and from and after the decease of the said William N. McKay and Lucy Ada McKay or the survivor of them to the use of the said J. Cameron Clow and G. Hazel Clow, their heirs and assigns forever as joint tenants and not as tenants [...] A. Would he have William McLure. Q. Would he have William McLure—? A. Come to the house.
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Upper Canada College v. Smith - (1920) 61 SCR 413 - 1920-12-17
Supreme Court JudgmentsAction
First, a word as to the decisions under the statute of William IV. The language of section 8 of 3 & 4, Wm. IV, ch. 27, was held to be retrospective. [...] The Court, (Williams J., Martin B., Willes J., Bramwell, B., Watson B., and Byles J.) held that such operation could not be given to that section without offending against Lord Coke’s canon. [...] In the Court of Appeal A.L. Smith L.J. and Vaughan Williams L.J., treated the Act as an act dealing with procedure only and therefore retrospective.
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Beatty v. Mathewson - (1908) 40 SCR 557 - 1908-10-06
Supreme Court JudgmentsContract
Isabella Eliza Beatty, John D. Beatty and The William Beatty Estate (Defendants) Appellants; [...] William Mathewson (Plaintiff) Respondent. 1908: June 4; 1908: October 6. [...] The appellants, who are trustees under the will of one William Beatty, justify under a deed of conveyance dated 15th September, 1881, made between the respondents and Beatty.
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Molson v. Lambe - (1888) 15 SCR 253 - 1888-03-15
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
WILLIAM B. LAMBE, ès-qualité (INTERVENANT) Respondent. 1887: Nov 2; 1887: Nov 3; 1888: March 15 [...] "William Busby Lambe de la cite de Montréal dans le district de Montreal Inspecteur des Licences pour le District du Revenu de Montréal au nom de Notre Souveraine Dame La Reine poursuit Andrew Ryan de la cite de Montréal dans le dit district de Montréal commerçant. [...] And Williams J. says '. I am of the same opinion. The ground of this application is neither more or less than that the judge of the county court, in deciding what it was competent for him to decide, has made a mistake in point of law and that clearly is not a case in which prohibition lies.
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Carter v. Canada (Attorney General) - 2016 SCC 4 - [2016] 1 SCR 13 - 2016-01-15
Supreme Court JudgmentsLee Carter, Hollis Johnson, William Shoichet, British Columbia Civil Liberties Association and Gloria Taylor [...] Lee Carter, Hollis Johnson, William Shoichet, British Columbia Civil Liberties Association and Gloria Taylor [...] Lee Carter, Hollis Johnson, William Shoichet, British Columbia Civil Liberties Association and Gloria Taylor Appellants
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Crampsey et al. v. Deveney - [1969] SCR 267 - 1968-12-20
Supreme Court JudgmentsAgency
Capital Trust had managed the property from 1921, the date of William Crampsey’s death, to 1943, the date of the transfer to the four beneficiaries. [...] The former immediately wrote back asking for proof that the grantors were in fact the widow and all the children of William James Crampsey. [...] The purchaser’s solicitor, on April 9, sent in his requisitions, one of which was a requirement of proof that the grantors were the widow and all the children of William James Crampsey, deceased.
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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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Fraser v. Imperial Bank of Canada - (1912) 47 SCR 313 - 1912-11-26
Supreme Court JudgmentsFinancial institutions
moneys now due or hereafter to accrue due to the said William Garson from the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, [...] all my claim and demand for moneys due or hereafter to accrue due to the said William Garson from the Canadian Pacific Railway Co. [...] It may be observed, however, that there is an interesting application of the principle involved in West v. Williams[39], at page 143.
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R. v. Smith - 2009 SCC 5 - [2009] 1 SCR 146 - 2009-01-22
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
Neil William Smith Appellant and Her Majesty The Queen Respondent [...] Neil William Smith Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent [...] Solicitors for the appellant Neil William Smith: Fleming, Breen, Toronto.
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R. v. Allender - [1997] 2 SCR 333 - 1997-06-20
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
Brian William Frederick Allender Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent [...] William B. Smart, Q.C., for the respondent. //The Chief Justice// The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by [...] Solicitors for the respondent: Smart & Williams, Vancouver.
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Dube v. Labar - [1986] 1 SCR 649 - 1986-05-01
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
Torts
Salmond, Sir John William. Salmond and Heuston on the Law of Torts, 18th ed., by R. F. V. Heuston and R. S. Chambers, London, Sweet and Maxwell, 1981. [...] Williams, Glanville L. Joint Torts and Contributory Negligence, London, Stevens & Sons, 1951. [...] Glanville Williams wrote in Joint Torts and Contributory Negligence (1951), at pp. 307‑08, that
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R. v. Atkinson - [1992] 3 SCR 465 - 1992-11-02
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
George William Atkinson and Ernest Gordon Atkinson Appellants v. [...] Alan D. Gold, for the appellant George William Atkinson. Bruce Duncan, for the appellant Ernest Gordon Atkinson. [...] Solicitors for the appellant George William Atkinson: Gold & Fuerst, Toronto.