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1,701.
Minister of National Revenue v. Wain-Town - [1952] 2 SCR 377 - 1952-06-16
Supreme Court JudgmentsTaxation
A particularly useful judgment is that of the High Court of Australia in McCauley v. The Federal Commissioner of Taxation 7, where it is pointed out that in an agreement drawn in England the term "royalties" has been used to describe payments for removing furnace slag from land (Shingler v. P. Williams and Sons 8) and in an
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1,702.
Canada Permanent Mortgage Corporation v. Cheese and The Chief Commissioner of the Board of Review - [1942] SCR 291 - 1942-05-05
Supreme Court JudgmentsContract
Under the stricter rules of the Bankruptcy Act the court has power to consider cases where there is only a single creditor: see In re Geiger[7] and In re Hacquard[8]; Williams on Bankruptcy, page 99.
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1,703.
Ganong v. Belyea - [1941] SCR 125 - 1940-12-20
Supreme Court JudgmentsEstates
All these shares she assigned to the Eastern Trust Company on March 15th, 1918, by a trust indenture made between herself as party of the first part, the said Trust Company as party of the second part, and William F. Ganong, James E. Ganong, Walter K. Ganong and Arthur D. Ganong, four nephews of her late husband, as parties
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1,704.
McPhee v. Box - [1937] SCR 385 - 1937-04-21
Supreme Court JudgmentsMines and minerals
William S. MacPhee and Elmore H. Pointer (Plaintiffs) Appellants; and
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1,705.
Regal Oil & Refining Co. v. Campbell - [1936] SCR 309 - 1936-04-21
Supreme Court JudgmentsTorts
This defence was very fully discussed in McPhee v. Esquimalt & Nanaimo Ry. Co.[15] where Smith. v. Baker (supra) and Williams v. Birmingham Battery & Metal Co.[16] were applied.
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1,706.
Reference as to the effect of the Exercise by His Excellency the Governor General of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy upon Deportation Proceedings - [1933] SCR 269 - 1933-03-29
Supreme Court JudgmentsState
J. Shirley Denison K.C. and R. D. Williams contra. The judgment of the court was delivered by
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1,707.
Abran v. Perkins Electric Ltd. - [1931] SCR 636 - 1931-06-12
Supreme Court JudgmentsAction
L’honorable juge-en-chef Lafontaine, Re: Miller v. Williams & Clement[2] disait:
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1,708.
Minister of National Revenue v. Saskatchewan Co-operative Wheat Producers Ltd. - [1930] SCR 402 - 1930-04-10
Supreme Court JudgmentsTaxation
See also judgment of Vaughan Williams L.J., in Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States v. Bishop[12].
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1,709.
Lemcke v. Newlove - [1927] SCR 389 - 1927-04-20
Supreme Court JudgmentsEstates
The appellants rely upon a passage in Williams on Executors which refers to Lowson v. Copeland[4], where Lord Thurlow held an executor liable to answer for 100 pounds not got in from a bond debt in consequence of his neglect to secure payment; but that decision relates to money lent upon a mere personal obligation.
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1,710.
Dixon v. Edmonton (City) - [1924] SCR 640 - 1924-11-11
Supreme Court JudgmentsTorts
William Dixon and Uxor (Plaintiffs) Appellants; and The City of Edmonton (Defendant) Respondent
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1,711.
Kent v. The King - [1924] SCR 388 - 1924-06-08
Supreme Court JudgmentsTaxation
William Kent Appellant; and His Majesty The King Respondent. 1924: May 14, 15; 1924: June 8.
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1,712.
Reference In Re Validity of Manitoba Act, 13 Georges V, c.17 - [1924] SCR 317 - 1924-05-13
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
We must recognize the well known facts that crossing Manitoba is, for grain growers west thereof, almost an absolute necessity in order to get to their best market, whether we call it Liverpool or Fort William, and all important therefore that no impediment be thrown in their way.
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1,713.
The Canadian Northern Railway Co. v. The King - (1922) 64 SCR 264 - 1922-06-17
Supreme Court JudgmentsStatutes
The railway company invokes against this penal claim the statutes of 31 Elizabeth, c. 5, s. 5, and 3 & 4 William IV, c. 42, s. 3, which declare that all actions for forfeiture upon a penal statute should be brought within two years after the offence has been committed, whether the action is brought by the party
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1,714.
Canadian Government Merchant Marine, Ltd. v. Canadian Trading Co. - (1922) 64 SCR 106 - 1922-06-17
Supreme Court JudgmentsContract
It was held by A.L. Smith M.R., and Romer L.J., Vaughan Williams L.J. dissenting, that the contract should be construed as subject to an implied condition that if, at the time for its performance, the Orlando should, without default on the defendant's part, have ceased to exist as a ship fit for the purpose of shipping the
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1,715.
The Montreal Trust Co. v. Richardson - (1921) 62 SCR 617 - 1921-12-09
Supreme Court JudgmentsContract
William Bramley, The Hemming Mfg. Company, The Hemsley Mfg. Company,
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1,716.
Beatty v. Best and Ash - (1921) 61 SCR 576 - 1921-02-01
Supreme Court JudgmentsSale
William T. Best and G.P. Ash (Plaintiffs) Respondents. E.R. Beatty (Defendant) Appellant;
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1,717.
Ontario Asphalt Block Co. v. Montreuil - (1916) 52 SCR 541 - 1916-02-21
Supreme Court JudgmentsProperty law
Lehmann v. McArthur[26], at pp. 500 and 503; Williams v. Glenton[27], at pp. 208-9, and Godwin v. Francis[28], at p. 306.
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Greer v. Canadian Pacific Rway. Co. - (1915) 51 SCR 338 - 1915-05-04
Supreme Court JudgmentsTransportation
Solicitor for the appellant: William Laidlaw. Solicitors for the respondents: MacMurchy & Spence.
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Peacock v. Wilkinson - (1915) 51 SCR 319 - 1915-03-15
Supreme Court JudgmentsSecurities
On the 3rd of June appellant concluded he could not get title to the property and “immediately took steps to re-purchase the property” from William Seller and succeeded in doing so at the price of $3,100.
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1,720.
City of Vancouver v. Cummings - (1912) 46 SCR 457 - 1912-03-21
Supreme Court JudgmentsMunicipal law
William Cummings (Plaintiff) Respondent. 1912: February 23; 1912: March 21.
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1,721.
Audette v. O'Cain - (1907) 39 SCR 103 - 1907-06-24
Supreme Court JudgmentsProperty law
constatés, en accordant une somme nominale, ce qui fut fait dans plusieurs espèces, particulièmenent dans Dunning v. Girouard[8]; County of Ottawa v. Montreal, Ottawa and Western Ry. Co.[9]; et ce qui fut refusé faute de preuve de dommages spéciaux, dans Williams v. Stephenson[10]; Coghlin v. La Fonderie de Joliette[11].
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1,722.
Rennie v. Block - (1896) 26 SCR 356 - 1896-05-18
Supreme Court JudgmentsPriorities and hypothecs
Hugo Block and William Alexander (Defendants) Respondents. 1896: March 7, 9; 1896: May 18.
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1,723.
Gooderham v. Toronto (City) - (1895) 25 SCR 246 - 1895-03-11
Supreme Court JudgmentsTransportation
south of South Park Street and abutting upon the westerly limit of the east half of the said lot; this is apparent from Smith’s own evidence and from an indenture of lease produced in evidence bearing date the 17th July, 1866, whereby Smith demised to William Gooderham, James G. Worts and George Gooderham for 21 years—
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McCallum v. Odette - (1882) 7 SCR 36 - 1882-03-13
Supreme Court JudgmentsPresent: Sir William J. Ritchie, Knt., C.J., and Strong, Fournier, Henry, Taschereau and Gwynne, JJ.
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Wallace v. Souther - (1878) 2 SCR 598 - 1878-06-04
Supreme Court JudgmentsBills of exchange
Present:—Sir William Buell Richards, Knt., C. J., and Ritchie, Strong, Taschereau, Fournier and Henry, J. J.