The Ontario Law Reports: Cases Determined in the Court of Appeal and in the High Court of Justice for Ontario, Volume 11Canada Law Book Company, 1906 - Law reports, digests, etc "Cases determined in the Supreme Court of Ontario (Appellate and High Court Divisions)" (varies) |
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Page 518 - Statutes in that case made and provided, and against the peace of our Sovereign Lord the King, his crown, and dignity.
Page 537 - I think the proper course is in the first instance to examine the language of the statute and to ask what is its natural meaning, uninfluenced by any considerations derived from the previous state of the law, and not to start with inquiring how the law previously stood, and then, assuming that it was probably intended to leave it unaltered, to see if the words of the enactment will bear an interpretation in conformity with this view.
Page 566 - In the older cases of this sort, which I have had an opportunity of looking into, I have observed that the danger of life, limb, or health, is usually inserted as the ground upon which the court has proceeded to a separation.
Page 262 - It is often very difficult to estimate correctly the relative credibility of witnesses from written depositions ; and when the question arises which witness is to be believed rather than another, and that question turns on manner and demeanour, the Court of Appeal always is, and must be, guided by the impression made on the- Judge who saw the witnesses.
Page 514 - Such statement may be in the words of the enactment describing the offence or declaring the matter charged to be an indictable offence or in any words sufficient to give the accused notice of the offence with which he is charged.
Page 658 - ... appointment in writing to receive the same. He must, unless otherwise directed by law, deposit it with the county treasurer to be held by him subject to the order of the court.
Page 207 - Every one is a party to and guilty of an offence who — (a.) actually commits it ; or (b.) does or omits an act for the purpose of aiding any person to commit the offence ; or (c.) (c.) abets any person in commission of the offence ; or (d.) counsels or procures any person to commit the offence.
Page 669 - Court of any money in the hands of the executors or administrators or trustees : (e) Directing the executors or administrators or trustees to do or abstain from doing any particular act in their character as such executors or administrators or trustees : (/) The approval of any sale, purchase, compromise, or other transaction : (g) The determination of any question arising in the administration of the estate or trust.
Page 110 - It must not be forgotten that you are not to extend arbitrarily those rules which say that a given contract is void as being against public policy, because if there is one thing which more than another public policy requires it is that men of full age and competent understanding shall have the utmost liberty of contracting, and that their contracts, when entered into freely and voluntarily, shall be held sacred, and shall be enforced by courts of justice.
Page 459 - Upon receiving any such complaint or information the justice shall hear and consider the allegations of the complainant, and if of opinion that a case for so doing is made out he shall issue a summons...