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The Queen v. Nisbet Shipping Co. Ltd. - [1953] 1 SCR 480 - 1953-04-28
Supreme Court JudgmentsState
charge of Canadian naval ships out of which their liability for negligence must arise: Vaughan-Williams L.J. in H.M.S. Sans Pareil 4. [...] The court, consisting of Rich, A.C.J., Starke J., Dixon J. (now C.J.), McTiernan J. and Williams J. agreed in the general proposition that in the circumstances of actual hostile engagement the civil laws are in effect supplanted and no act of persons participating in it can give rise to liability in negligence.
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Carrel v. Hart - [1934] SCR 10 - 1933-12-22
Supreme Court JudgmentsPriorities and hypothecs
This mortgage was assigned on the same day to the appellant, and on the same day Millie Guild made a mortgage on No. 2-4, registered No. 24681 W.A., to William W. Watt, which mortgage was assigned by Watt on the 5th November, 1929, to one Oluf Albrechtsen. [...] At the same time Millie Guild made four separate mortgages on the other four buildings to William W. Watt, her vendor, and these four mortgages were all assigned to one Arthur.
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Boyd v. Wray / O'Connor v. Wray - [1930] SCR 231 - 1930-02-04
Supreme Court JudgmentsMotor vehicles
William Wray (Defendant) Respondent. Dame Gertrude Boyd (Plaintiff) Appellant; [...] William Wray (Defendant) Respondent. 1929: November 20; 1930: February 4.
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904.
Redican v. Nesbitt - [1924] SCR 135 - 1923-12-12
Supreme Court JudgmentsSale
I may, in parting with this feature of the case and the exception thereby created, quote the following from Williams on Vendor and Purchaser, page 578:— [...] Laws of Eng., p. 742 and note (o); that the doctrine of the court of equity is that a contract for the sale of land will not be set aside for innocent misrepresentation “after it has been completed by conveyance and payment of the purchase money;” Williams on Vendor and Purchaser (3rd ed.) p. 796; and again
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905.
Reid v. Linnell - [1923] SCR 594 - 1923-06-15
Supreme Court JudgmentsTorts
In re Williams v. Groucott[20], Blackburn J. said: Looking at the general rule of law that a man is bound to use his property so as not to injure his neighbour, it seems to me that when a party alters things from their normal condition so as to render them dangerous to already acquired rights, the law casts on him the [...] It appears to me that the true principle has been well laid down in Groucott v. Williams, which is this, that where an alteration has been made in the normal state of things, calculated to cause injury to a neighbour, an obligation is cast upon the person who makes such an alteration to protect his neighbour from injury.
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Halifax Electric Tramway Co. v. Inglis - (1900) 30 SCR 256 - 1900-04-02
Supreme Court JudgmentsTorts
William P. C. Inglis (Plaintiff) Respondent 1900: Feb. 21, 22; 1900: April 2. [...] He also cited with approbation the judgment of Mr. Justice Williams in Toomey v. London and Brighton Railway Co.[7], who enunciates the rule thus.
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Colchester South (Township) v. Valad - (1895) 24 SCR 622 - 1895-06-26
Supreme Court JudgmentsAction
On the merits the learned counsel referred to Corporation of Raleigh v. Williams[2]; Cowper Acton v. Essex[3]; Cripps on Compensation[4]. [...] In the case of the latter, tested by the principle laid down by the Privy Council in Williams v. Raleigh[11] as to the distinction between compensation under the statute for lands injuriously affected and
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908.
Merchants' Bank of Canada v. McKay - (1888) 15 SCR 672 - 1888-12-14
Supreme Court JudgmentsPriorities and hypothecs
William McKay and Others (Defendants) Respondents. 1888: March 22, 23; 1888: December 14. [...] “Provided, this mortgage to be void on payment of twenty-six thousand five hundred and thirteen 04/100 dollars of lawful money of Canada, as follows: in two years from the date hereof, and all bills of exchange, promissory notes and other paper upon which the said firm of William Kyle & Co. were liable to the said
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Starrs v. Cosgrave Brewing and Malting Company of Toronto - (1886) 12 SCR 571 - 1886-04-09
Supreme Court JudgmentsGuarantee and suretyship
In that case the plaintiff and one William Chapman entered into partnership, by deed, with one Potts. [...] In consideration of this trust he and the defendant bound themselves by a bond of guarantee to the plaintiff and the said William Chapman, for the observance by Potts of the covenants in the partnership deed, and also that Potts, during
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St. Lawrence & Ottawa Railway Co. v. Lett - (1885) 11 SCR 422 - 1885-11-16
Supreme Court JudgmentsTransportation
William Pitman Lett (Plaintiff) Respondent. 1885: May 20; 1885: November 16. [...] GWYNNE J.—This is an action brought by William P. Lett as administrator of his deceased wife, who was killed by a collision on the defendants’ railway, to recover damages from the defendants under the provisions of chapter 128 of the Revised Statutes of Ontario.
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Soulanges Election Case - (1885) 10 SCR 652 - 1885-01-12
Supreme Court JudgmentsElections
Je soussigné, agent dûment autorisé de James William Bain, écuyer, l'un des candidats à la présente élection, objecte au vote de Charles Châles, fils, de St. Zotique, électeur apparaissant à la liste électorale de l'arrondissement No. 8, et qui s'est présenté pour voter sous le numéro huit du cahier de votation du Poll No. [...] I, the undersigned, duly authorized agent of James William Bain, Esq., one of the candidates at the present election, object to the vote of of elector appearing on the electoral list of district No. and who has come to vote under No. of the voters' list of the electoral district No. and for reasons in support of this
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Pictou School Trustees v. Cameron - (1878) 2 SCR 690 - 1878-04-15
Supreme Court JudgmentsProperty law
The Trustees of School Section No. 16 were possessed of the property on which this school house stood under a deed from William Thompson to James Macdonald, Donald Macdonald and Peter Ross, Trustees of School Section No. 16, dated 29th Oct., 1866, whereby Thompson, in consideration of $16, bargained and sold to said [...] William Thomas says: When the school house was taken off the foundation the windows were twisted.
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913.
R. v. Feeney (Application) - [1997] 2 SCR 117 - 1997-06-27
Supreme Court JudgmentsAction
William F. Ehrcke, for the respondent (applicant). The following is the judgment delivered by
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914.
United States of America v. Ross - [1996] 1 SCR 469 - 1996-03-19
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
Criminal law
Kenneth J. Yule and William H. Corbett, Q.C., for the respondent. The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by
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915.
Arthur D. Little Inc. v. Coopers & Lybrand - [1989] 1 SCR 293 - 1989-03-02
Supreme Court JudgmentsCivil procedure
William R. Herridge and Charles J. Phelan, for the appellants. G. T. Campbell, for the respondent Coopers & Lybrand.
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Austin v. The Queen - [1985] 2 SCR 285 - 1985-10-10
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
Kim William Edward Austin Appellant; and Her Majesty The Queen Respondent.
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917.
United States of America v. Whitley - [1996] 1 SCR 467 - 1996-03-19
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
Criminal law
Elaine F. Krivel, Q.C., and William H. Corbett, Q.C., for the respondent.
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918.
Helo Enterprises Ltd. v. Standard Trust Co. (Liquidators of) - [1996] 1 SCR 183 - 1996-02-21
Supreme Court JudgmentsAction
Priorities and hypothecs
William Kaplan and Scott A. Turner, for the respondent. The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by
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919.
R. v. Ruiz - [1993] 3 SCR 649 - 1993-10-15
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
Solicitors for the respondent: William J. Corby and Graham J. Sleeth, Fredericton.
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920.
R. v. M. (D.B.) - [1991] 1 SCR 669 - 1991-03-26
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
William Ehrcke, for the respondent. //Lamer C.J.// The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by
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921.
R. v. Nipawin and District Satellite T.V. Inc. - [1991] 1 SCR 64 - 1991-01-22
Supreme Court JudgmentsCommunications law
Horst H. Dahlem, Q.C., Avrum Cohen and William Howard, for the respondent.
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922.
R. v. Ionson - [1989] 2 SCR 1073 - 1989-11-08
Supreme Court JudgmentsCourts
William Kenneth Ionson Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent
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923.
Shaklee Canada Inc. v. Canada - [1988] 1 SCR 662 - 1988-04-28
Supreme Court JudgmentsCompetition law
Julius A. Isaac, Q.C., Ingrid C. Hutton, Q.C., and Eugene F. Williams, for the respondent.
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R. v. Murphy - 2013 SCC 21 - [2013] 2 SCR 178 - 2013-04-16
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
William D. Delaney, Q.C., and Timothy S. O’Leary, for the respondent.
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R. v. Dowe - 2008 SCC 55 - [2008] 3 SCR 109 - 2008-10-17
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
William D. Delaney, for the respondent. The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by