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Walker v. McMillan - (1882) 6 SCR 241 - 1882-05-03
Supreme Court JudgmentsMunicipal law
John Walker and William Spears Appellants And James McMillan Respondent [...] They are east of the street Prince William. I am practical builder for 40 years. [...] William Miller: I am a carpenter. I did the Walker building carpenter work.
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Hicks v. McClure - (1922) 64 SCR 361 - 1922-06-17
Supreme Court JudgmentsEstates
William McClure and George McClure (Defendants) Respondents. 1922: May 30; 1922: June 17. [...] William McClure had by his will directed his executor to sell his farm and to divide the proceeds between his two sons. [...] Solicitor for the appellants: William A. Skeans. Solicitor for the respondents: J.H.G. Wallace.
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Landers v. Woodworth - (1878) 2 SCR 158 - 1878-01-29
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
Present:—Sir William Buell Richards, Knight, C.J., and Ritchie, Strong, Taschereau, and Fournier, J.J. [...] name of William Esson to be expunged, and the names of other persons to be inserted in the records. [...] Doyle v. Falconer[67]—before the judicial Committee of the Privy Council; present: Lord Westbury, Sir James William Colville, and Sir Edward Vaughan Williams—is
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R. v. Buchinsky - [1983] 1 SCR 481 - 1983-04-26
Supreme Court JudgmentsAction
Buchinsky, driving a 1966 Ford Station Wagon, bearing 1974 Manitoba Licence No. 5964 struck the said Robert Brent Langley, while he, along with two other persons, was attempting to push a 1972 Chevrolet Vega in which the said William Stanley Coulter was seated, and which stalled along the North shoulder of Provincial Trunk [...] As to WILLIAM STANLEY COULTER— medical and hospital expenses— $ 170.50 [...] 5. It is agreed that at all material times relevant hereto ROBERT BRENT LANGLEY and WILLIAM STANLEY COULTER were members of the Canadian Forces and deemed to be servants of Her Majesty by virtue of Section 37 of the Federal Court Act, 1970, S.C. Chap.
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Insurance Company of North America v. Colonial Steamships Ltd. - [1942] SCR 357 - 1942-06-26
Supreme Court JudgmentsTransportation
The grain was part of a cargo of wheat shipped at Port Arthur and/or Fort William, Ontario, on the [...] at and from FORT WILLIAM and/or PORT ARTHUR to MONTREAL via PORT COLBORNE [...] at and from FORT WILLIAM AND/OR PORT ARTHUR TO PORT COLBORNE, INCLUDING WINTER STORAGE WHILE THERE ON BOARD THE S/S NORTHTON AND THENCE TO MONTREAL.
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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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Stuart v. The King - [1926] SCR 284 - 1926-02-05
Supreme Court JudgmentsExpropriation
Mignault J.—On the 29th of May, 1923, the Attorney General of Canada, on behalf of His Majesty the King, exhibited in the Exchequer Court an information to which Roland Stuart and John Roper Hull and the Royal Trust Company, executors of the estate of William James Roper, deceased, were made defendants. [...] 149, in favour of one William J. Roper for $10,000, the full amount whereof had been paid to the trustees of the Roper’s estate, but a final discharge of the mortgage had not yet been registered; (b) a mortgage dated the 11th of February, 1912, over lots 9011, 9565, 9565A and 9566 in favour of William J. Malcolm to secure [...] the sum of $22,000, including therein the said sum of $22,000 paid as aforesaid to discharge the said mortgage held by William J. Malcolm.
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Hossack et al. v. Hertz Drive Yourself Stations of Ontario Ltd. et al. - [1966] SCR 28 - 1965-10-14
Supreme Court JudgmentsTorts
The only question is as to the quantum of the general damages awarded to Brian Paul Hossack the infant son of the late William Ross Hossack and Mary Ann Hossack. [...] William Ross Hossack was born on the 9th of August, 1927. Mary Ann Hossack was born on the 21st of November 1929. [...] William Ross Hossack was a man of very high academic standing, and most favourably spoken of by his employer.
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Smith v. Smith - [1952] 2 SCR 312 - 1952-05-12
Supreme Court JudgmentsFamily law
In Williams v. Williams [50], Sir William Scott, after-wards Lord Stowell, said (pp. 299, 300) :-‑ [...] In Loveden v. Loveden [51], referred to in the judgment of Tucker L.J. on the appeal in Ginesi's case and by Lord MacDermott in the case of Preston-Jones, Sir William Scott employed the language so constantly referred to on the subject (pp. 2, 3) :‑ [...] In Shelford's work on the Law of Marriage and Divorce published in 1841, after referring to the fact that adultery can hardly be proved by any direct means, the learned author adopts the language employed by Lord Stowell in Williams v. Williams (supra) and Loveden v. Loveden (supra) as stating the general rule applicable as
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British & Foreign Bible Society v. Tupper - (1905) 37 SCR 100 - 1905-12-22
Supreme Court JudgmentsEstates
The principle applicable is well expressed in Mr. Justice Williams book on Executors (9 ed.), pp. 139-140. [...] In the notes of this paragraph cited from the tenth edition of Sir E. V. Williams' book on Executors, page 120, many of the later cases are cited. [...] adopts the paragraph from Williams on Executors which I have above quoted.
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Steel Co. of Canada v. The Queen - [1955] SCR 161 - 1955-01-25
Supreme Court JudgmentsTaxation
In connection with the last named, the route was shown either "C.S.L. Port Arthur and C.N.R." or "C.S.L. Fort William and C.P.R.". [...] The second shipment to that company showed the destination as Calgary and the route Canada Steamship Lines to Fort William and C.P.R. to destination. [...] The bills of lading issued in respect of this shipment showed the destination as Edmonton and the route "C.S.L. to Fort William and C.P.R. to destination."
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Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police v. Omar Ahmed Khadr - 2008 SCC 29 - [2008] 2 SCR 143 - 2008-03-20
Supreme Court JudgmentsCivil procedure
(a) Upon providing proof of consent from the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs, the Respondent may file a book entitled “Respondent’s Second Fresh Evidence Record” containing the Supplemental Affidavit of Lt. Cdr. William Kuebler, and exhibiting two documents, as well as written submissions of no [...] 1) In the event that consent is received from the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs, the respondent may file the proposed “Second Fresh Evidence Record”, containing the Supplemental Affidavit of Lt. Cdr. William Kuebler, and exhibiting two documents, as well as written submissions of no more than [...] 1) S'il obtient le consentement du sous‑secrétaire d'État adjoint à la Défense pour les prisonniers, l’intimé pourra déposer le Deuxième dossier de nouveaux éléments de preuve proposé contenant l'affidavit supplémentaire du lieutenant‑commandant William Kuebler et deux pièces, ainsi que des observations écrites d'au plus
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McMillan v. Pawluk et al. - [1976] 2 SCR 789 - 1975-10-07
Supreme Court JudgmentsMotor vehicles
William Pawluk Respondent; and John Meier and Jim’s Express & Transfer Ltd. and Other Related Actions Respondents. [...] Patrick Shewchuk, for the appellant, William Pawluk. John A, Hustwick, for the appellants, Anker Liboriussen and Antonius Schilder. [...] Solicitors for the appellant, William Pawluk: Bassie, Shewchuk & Co., Edmonton.
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Gralewicz et al. v. R. - [1980] 2 SCR 493 - 1980-10-07
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
Labour law
Roman Adolfe Gralewicz, John Royce, Roy Norris Willis, Roger Desjardins, Richard Thomasson, Edwin Aldon Williams, Hedley Harnum, Andre Bansept, William Lisenchuk, William Mercer and George Baldo (Plaintiff) Appellants; [...] (1) that Roman Adolfe GRALEWICZ, John ROYCE, Roy Norris WILLIS, Roger DESJARDINS, Richard THOMASSON, Edwin Aldon WILLIAMS, Hedley HARNUM, Andre BANSEPT, William LISENCHUK, Walter MERCER and George BALDO, between the 1st day of January 1971 and the 18th day of January 1977 in the Province of Ontario and elsewhere in the [...] That Roman Adolfe Gralewicz, John Royce, Roy Norris Willis, Roger Desjardins, Richard Thomasson, Edwin Aldon Williams, Hedley Harnum, Andre Bansept, William Lisenchuk, Walter Mercer, and George Baldo between the 1st day of January, 1971 and the 18th day of January, 1977, in the Province of Ontario and elsewhere in the
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Canadian Wheat Board v. Nolan et al. - [1951] SCR 81 - 1950-11-20
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
At the same time price ceilings for all grades would be raised, in the case of barley to 93c and in the case of oats to 65c basis in store Fort William/Port Arthur or Vancouver. [...] payments were discontinued; support prices were fixed on the basis of No. 1 feed Canada Western barley 90c per bushel, basis Fort William; the maximum price of barley grown in Western Canada was raised to 93c per bushel, basis Fort William; and the export of barley was prohibited except by the Canadian Wheat Board. [...] the Government to continue to pay freight on grain for feeding purposes and millfeeds shipped East from Fort William/Port Arthur and West from Calgary and Edmonton into British Columbia until July 31, 1948.
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North-West Line Elevators Association et al. v. Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian National Railway et al. - [1959] SCR 239 - 1959-01-27
Supreme Court JudgmentsTransportation
The Board of Transport Commissioners having approved with modifications a tariff of demurrage charges on bulk grain consigned for unloading at public and semi-public terminal elevators at Fort William, [...] Rand J.:—This is an appeal on questions of law from a judgment of the Board of Transport Commissioners2 by which the board approved with modification a tariff of demurrage charges on bulk grain consigned for unloading at public and semi-public terminal elevators at Fort William, Port Arthur, Churchill and Pacific coast [...] ... there shall be a reduction in the Company's present rates and tolls on grain and flour from all points on its main line, branches, or connections, west of Fort William to Fort William and Port Arthur and all points east, of three cents per one hundred pounds, to take effect in the following manner:—...; and that no
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Oxford Pendaflex Canada Ltd. v. Korr Marketing Ltd. et al. - [1982] 1 SCR 494 - 1982-04-05
Supreme Court JudgmentsTorts
Roche Products Ltd. v. Berk Pharmaceuticals Ltd., [1973] R.P.C. 473; J.B. Williams Company v. H. Bronnley & Co. Ld. (1909), 26 R.P.C. 765; Birmingham Vinegar Brewery Company v. Powell, [1897] A.C. 710; William Edge & Sons, Limited v. William Niccolls & Sons, Limited, [1911] A.C. 693, applied; Eldon Industries [...] The Roche rule is but a refinement or detailed application of the general requirement for success in a passing-off action as pronounced by Cozens-Hardy M.R. in J.B. Williams Company v. H. Bronnley & Co. Ld. (1909), 26 R.P.C. 765 at p. 771: [...] Lord Gorell spoke to the same effect in William Edge & Sons, Limited v. William Niccolls & Sons, Limited, [1911] A.C. 693 at p. 705:
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Lower Mainland Dairy Products Board v. Turner's Dairy Ltd - [1941] SCR 573 - 1941-10-06
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
Lower Mainland Dairy Products Board, Milk Clearing House Limited, W. E. Williams and E. D. Barrow (Defendants) Appellants; [...] Williams, Barrow and Kilby were appointed members of that Board. The defendant the Lower Mainland Dairy Products Board passed certain Orders nos. 1 to 9. [...] Solicitors for the appellants: Williams, Manson & Rae. Solicitors for the respondents: Farris, Farris, McAlpine, Stultz, Bull & Farris.
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Corporation du Village de Deschênes v. Loveys - [1936] SCR 351 - 1936-04-21
Supreme Court JudgmentsMunicipal law
William Betcherman and Others (mis-en-cause). 1936: February 25; 1936: April 21. [...] Betcherman, mis en cause devant le magistrat, est le même William Betcherman qui est présentement mis en cause par l’appelante. [...] Il résulte de ce fait que Betcherman, lors de l’institution de la présente action, était le véritable débiteur des taxes en question, que Loveys poursuivi aurait pu appeler en garantie son acquéreur Adams qui, à son tour, aurait pu appeler en sous-garantie William Betcherman.
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British Columbia Electric Railway Co. v. Turner - (1914) 49 SCR 470 - 1914-02-23
Supreme Court JudgmentsAction
Co. (2 B. & S. 759; 4 B. & S. 396); Williams v. Mersey Docks and Harbour Board ((1905), 1 K.B. 804); Erdman v. Walkerton (20 Ont. App. R. 444), and Johnson v. Grand Trunk Rway. [...] Co. (19 Ont. App. R. 693); Markey v. Tolworth Joint Isolation Hospital District ((1900) 2 K.B. 454), and Williams v. Mersey Dock and Harbour Board ( (1905) 1 K.B. 804), referred to. [...] Railway Co.[3]; Griffiths v. Earl of Dudley[4] ; Williams v. Mersey Docks and Harbour Board[5].
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Morang & Co. v. LeSueur - (1911) 45 SCR 95 - 1911-10-03
Supreme Court JudgmentsContract
William Dawson LeSueur (Plaintiff) Respondent. 1911: March 20; 1911: October 3. [...] In reference to your letter of the 7th, in which you accept our offer to do William Lyon Mackenzie for the sum of $500.00 payable in instalments of $250.00 as outlined. [...] In reference to your letter of the 7th, in which you accept our offer to do William Lyon Mackenzie for the sum of $500.00 payable in instalments of $250.00 as outlined.
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McConaghy v. Denmark - (1880) 4 SCR 609 - 1880-04-13
Supreme Court JudgmentsProperty law
Secondly, his death; and, thirdly, that William Lemoine was his heir. [...] Without evidence of all three the deed of William Lemoine is worthless as a conveyance under the grant to Joseph Lemoine. [...] William Morgan lived at the rear of the lot for 12 years, 25 years ago.
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McNeil v. The King - [1931] SCR 505 - 1931-05-20
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
Ignatius McNeil, William McNeil and Dennis McNeil Appellants; and His Majesty The King Respondent. [...] William McNeil tried this day on a charge of shop breaking by night with intent. [...] Ignatius McNeil was sentenced to six months in the common gaol, William McNeil to two years in the Dorchester penitentiary, and Dennis McNeil to two years and six months in the Dorchester penitentiary.
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In Re County Courts of British Columbia - (1892) 21 SCR 446 - 1892-12-13
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
"6. By commission, under the great seal, dated the 19th of September, 1889, William Ward Spinks, Esquire, was appointed judge of the county court of Yale, and such commission is as follows:"— [...] "To William Ward Spinks, of the Town of Kamloops, in the Province of British Columbia, in our Dominion of Canada, Esquire, Barrister-at-Law, Greeting:" [...] We have constituted and appointed and We do hereby constitute and appoint you the said William Ward Spinks, to be a judge of the county court of Yale, in the province of British Columbia."
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District Registrar of Portage La Prairie v. Canadian Superior Oil of California Ltd. - [1954] SCR 321 - 1954-05-19
Supreme Court JudgmentsProperty law
Canadian Superior Oil of California Ltd. and William Hie Bert (Plaintiffs) Respondents. [...] The land here in question (E1⁄2 of 13-16-10 W.P.M.) was, on July 25, 1919, transferred, without any express reservation as to minerals, from His Majesty in the right of the Province of Manitoba to William P. G. Noble. [...] Noble, however, transferred the land to another in 1921 and, after further transfers, it became the property of the present registered owner, William Hiebert, to whom a certificate of title was issued.