Alberta Law Reports, Volume 7Burroughs, 1915 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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accused action admissible affidavit agreement Alberta alleged Alta amendment amount ANDERSON appeal application arbitration assignment Attorney-General authority autrefois acquit award BANC Beck BELL & PARR Calgary Canadian Northern Railway cent charge claim contract costs counsel counterclaim creditors debt defendant's directors dismissed District Court Edmonton entitled evidence execution fact garnishee given ground Harris heard by HARVEY interest J. W. Robinson judgment jurisdiction jury Justice Knox learned Judge learned trial Judge liability Lord's Day Act magistrate ment Minchin months mortgage negligence NORTHERN CROWN BANK offence opinion Ordinance paid parties payment person persona designata plea of autrefois proceedings provisions purchase question R. B. Bennett Railway reasonable doubt Red Deer referred res judicata respondent Riopel rule says shareholders shew Simmons solicitors for defendant solicitors for plaintiff SPORLE statement of claim statute strychnia Stuart tion Walsh WEST LUMBER witness
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Page 109 - ... at the time of the committing of the act, the party accused was labouring under such a defect of reason, from disease of the mind, as not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing; or, if he did know it, that he did not know he was doing what was wrong.
Page 109 - ... to establish a defence on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved that at the time of committing the act the party accused was laboring under such a defect of reason, from disease of the mind, as not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing ; or, if he did know it, that he did not know he was doing what was wrong.
Page 141 - ... where total or partial incapacity for work results from the injury, a weekly payment during the incapacity after the second week not exceeding fifty per cent of his average weekly earnings during the previous twelve months, if he has been so long employed, but if not, then for any less period during which he has been in the employment of the same employer, such weekly payment not to exceed one pound.
Page 154 - The record shows that the defendant was asked if he had anything to say why sentence should not be passed upon him.
Page 319 - When an order has been made for winding up a company under this Act, no suit, action or other proceeding shall be proceeded with, or commenced against the company, except with the leave of the Court, and subject to such terms as the Court may impose.
Page 109 - And as these two questions appear to us to be more conveniently answered together, we have to submit our opinion to be that the jurors ought to be told in all cases that every man is to be presumed to be sane, and to possess a sufficient degree of reason to be responsible for his crimes, until the contrary be proved to their satisfaction; and that to establish a defence on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved that, at the time of the committing of the act, the party accused...
Page 244 - ... wages due for services performed for the company whilst they are such directors respectively; but no director shall be liable to an action therefor unless the company...
Page 126 - I do not think that the books themselves can be read, but I do not see any objection to your asking Sir Henry Halford...
Page 244 - ... director shall be liable to an action therefor unless the company is sued therefor within one year after the debt becomes due nor unless such director is sued therefor within one year from the time when he ceased to be such director nor unless an execution against the company is returned unsatisfied in whole or in part; and the amount unsatisfied on such execution shall be the amount recoverable with costs from the directors.
Page 78 - Where an act or omission constitutes an offence under two or more Acts, or both under an Act and at common law . . . the offender shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be liable to be prosecuted and punished under either or any of those Acts or at common law, but shall not be liable to be punished twice for the same offence.