Digest of Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of Canada: On Appeal from Dominion, Provincial and Territorial Courts, and Upon Referred Questions from the Organization of the Court in 1875 to 20th October, 1903. Comprising All Cases Reported in Volumes 1 to 33 of the Official Reports, Inclusively, the Cases Specially Reported in Cassels's Digest (2nd Ed.), and a Number of Cases, Hitherto Unreported, Decided During the Same Period |
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Page 287 - Where in any Province a System of Separate or Dissentient Schools exists by Law at the Union or is thereafter established by the Legislature of the Province, an Appeal shall lie...
Page 287 - Such Grants shall be in full Settlement of all future Demands on Canada, and shall be paid half-yearly in advance to each Province ; but the Government of Canada shall deduct from such grants, as against any province, all Sums chargeable as Interest on the Public Debt of that Province in excess of the several Amounts stipulated in this Act.
Page 285 - In and for each Province the legislature may exclusively make laws in relation to education, subject and according to the following provisions: 1) Nothing in any such law shall prejudicially affect any right or privilege with respect to denominational schools which any class of persons have by law in the Province at the union...
Page 701 - ... if the interest of the assured in the property, whether as owner, trustee, consignee-, factor, agent, mortgagee, lessee, or otherwise, is not truly stated in this policy...
Page 289 - Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick at the Union, and all sums then due or payable for such Lands, Mines, Minerals, or Royalties, shall belong to the several Provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick in which the same are situate or arise, subject to any trusts existing in respect thereof, and to any interest other than that of the Province in the same.
Page 243 - Kulers, or people, loss or damage resulting from any of the following perils, whether arising from the negligence, default or error in judgment of the Pilot, Master, Mariners, Engineers, or other persons in the service of the ship, or for whose acts the Shipowner is liable, or otherwise...
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Page 741 - Held, that there was no evidence to justify the jury in finding that the vessel was a total loss. Owners of vessel gave notice to agent of underwriters that they would abandon, which agent refused to accept. Owners telegraphed to Captain that they had abandoned and for him to proceed under the best advice. Held, that this act of telegraphing to the Captain did not constitute a waiver of the notice of abandonment.
Page 297 - Court is given jurisdiction to hear and determine, inter alia ; (c) Every claim against the Crown arising out of any death or injury to the person or to property on any public work, resulting from the negligence of any officer or servant of the Crown, while acting within the scope of his duties or employment; (d) Every claim against the Crown arising under any law of Canada.