User:Singularity42/List of Supreme Court of Canada cases (Richards Court through Fauteux Court)
This is a chronological list of notable cases decided by the Supreme Court of Canada from the formation of the Court in 1875 to the retirement of Gérald Fauteux in 1973.
Note that during this period, the Supreme Court of Canada was not always the court of last resort. The Privy Council heard appeals for criminal cases until 1933 and for civil cases until 1949.
Richards Court edit
1875 – 1879 edit
| Case name | Citation | Date | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 8, 1875 – Act of Parliament creates the Supreme Court of Canada. Sir William Buell Richards appointed as the first Chief Justice of Canada | |||
| Taylor v. R. | (1876), 1 S.C.R. 65 | June 5, 1876 | Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court over cases deposed of before the creation of the Supreme Court. |
| Church v. Abell | (1876), 1 S.C.R. 442 | June 7, 1876 | Evidence and damages. |
| Kelly v. Sulivan | (1876), 1 S.C.R. 3 | June 10, 1876 | First case heard by Supreme Court of Canada[citation needed]; court jurisdiction |
| Nicholls v. Cumming | (1877), 1 S.C.R. 395 | January 20, 1867 | Taxation |
| Trust and Loan Co. v. Ruttan | (1877), 1 S.C.R. 564 | January 25, 1867 | Contracts |
| Wiley v. Smith | (1877), 2 S.C.R. 1 | June 7, 1867 | Transportation of goods |
| Liverpool and London and Globe Ins. Co. v. Wyld and Darling | (1877), 1 S.C.R. 604 | June 25, 1867 | Insurance law |
| McCraken v. McIntyre | (1877), 1 S.C.R. 479 | June 28, 1867 | Corporations |
| Macdonald v. Georgian Bay Lumber Co | (1878), 2 S.C.R. 364 | June 3, 1878 | Forgein bankruptcy |
| Hastings Mutual Fire Ins. Co. v. Thomas Shannon | (1878), 2 S.C.R. 394 | June 3, 1878 | Insurance law |
| Gore District Mutual Fire Ins. Co. v. Samo | (1878), 2 S.C.R. 411 | June 3, 1878 | Insurance law |
| Gray v. Richford | (1878), 2 S.C.R. 431 | June 3, 1878 | |
| Bickford v. Grand Junction Railway Co. | (1878), 1 S.C.R. 696 | June 4, 1878 | |
| Ferguson v. Ferguson | (1878), 2 S.C.R. 497 | June 4, 1878 | Will and testament interpretation |
| January 10, 1879 – retirement of Chief Justice Sir William Buell Richards | |||
Ritchie Court edit
1879 edit
| Case name | Citation | Date | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 11, 1879 – Sir William Johnstone Ritchie is appointed as Chief Justice of Canada | |||
| Taylor v. Wallbridge | (1879), 2 S.C.R. 616 | April 15, 1879 | Trust law |
| Billington v. Provincial Insurance Co. of Canada | (1879), 3 S.C.R. 182 | April 15, 1879 | Insurance law |
| Great Western Railway v. Brown | (1879), 3 S.C.R. 159 | April 16, 1879 | Negligence |
| Clarke v. White | (1879), 3 S.C.R. 309 | May 7, 1879 | Contracts |
| Standly v. Perry | (1879), 3 S.C.R. 356 | May 9, 1879 | Real property |
| McKay v. Crysler | (1879), 3 S.C.R. 436 | May 9, 1879 | |
| Lakin v. Nuttall | (1879), 3 S.C.R. 685 | May 9, 1879 | Contracts |
| McKenzie v. Kittridge | (1879), 4 S.C.R. 368 | December 13, 1879 | Corporations |
| Moore v. Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Hartford | (1879), 6 S.C.R. 634 | December 13, 1879 | Civil trial procedure |
1880 – 1884 edit
| Case name | Citation | Date | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milloy v. Kerr | (1880), 8 S.C.R. 474 | February 3, 1880 | |
| McQueen v. Phoenix Mutual Fire Insurance Co. | (1880), 4 S.C.R. 660 | March 13, 1880 | |
| McConaghy v. Denmark | (1880), 4 S.C.R. 609 | April 13, 1880 | Property law |
| Parsons v. Standard Fire Insurance Co. | (1880), 5 S.C.R. 233 | June 10, 1880 | Insurance law |
| Citizens' and The Queen Insurance Cos. v. Parsons | (1880), 4 S.C.R. 215 | June 21, 1880 | Insurance law |
| Mutual Fire Insurance Co. (Wellington) v. Frey | (1880), 5 S.C.R. 82 | June 21, 1880 | Insurance law |
| Church v. Fenton | (1880), 5 S.C.R. 239 | June 21, 1880 | Canadian Aboriginal law and related property law |
| Ryan v. Ryan | (1881), 5 S.C.R. 387 | February 12, 1881 | |
| Nasmith v. Manning | (1881), 5 S.C.R. 417 | February 12, 1881 | Canadian corporate law |
| London Life Insurance Co. v. Wright | (1881), 5 S.C.R. 466 | February 12, 1881 | Canadian contract law |
| Summers v. The Commercial Union Ins. Co. | (1881), 6 S.C.R. 19 | April 11, 1881 | Agency and limitation on power to delegate |
| Cosgrave v. Boyle | (1881), 6 S.C.R. 165 | April 11, 1881 | |
| Erb v. Great Western Railway | (1881), 5 S.C.R. 179 | June 10, 1881 | Fraud by agent |
| Grand Trunk Railway v. Fitzgerald | (1881), 5 S.C.R. 204 | June 11, 1881 | Canadian contract law |
| Mercer v. Attorney General for Ontario | (1881), 5 S.C.R. 538 | November 14, 1881 | Intestacy law where there are no heirs |
| Corby v. Williams | (1881), 7 S.C.R. 470 | November 14, 1881 | |
| McDougall v. Campbell | (1881), 6 S.C.R. 502 | December 7, 1881 | |
| McCallum v. Odette | (1882), 7 S.C.R. 36 | March 13, 1882 | Canadian maritime law |
| Holman v. Green | (1882), 6 S.C.R. 707 | March 28, 1882 | Canadian property law |
| Lawlor v. Lawlor | (1882), 10 S.C.R. 194 | April 28, 1882 | |
| Trust and Loan Co. v. Lawrason et al | (1882), 10 S.C.R. 679 | May 13, 1882 | |
| Monaghan v. Horn | (1882), 7 S.C.R. 409 | June 22, 1882 | Canadian maritime law |
| Oliver v. Davidson | (1882), 11 S.C.R. 166 | June 22, 1882 | Interpretation of will |
| McLaren v. Caldwell | (1882), 8 S.C.R. 435 | November 28, 1882 | |
| The Grand Junction Railway Co. v. The Corporation of the County of Peterborough | (1883), 8 S.C.R. 76 | January 11, 1883 | |
| Jenkens v. Brecken (Queen's County, P.E.I. elections case) | (1883), 7 S.C.R. 247 | February 27, 1883 | Canadian election voting procedures |
| Canada Central Railway Co. v. Murray | (1883) 8 S.C.R. 313 | May 1, 1883 | |
| Shields v. Peak | (1883), 8 S.C.R. 579 | May 1, 1883 | Insolvency law |
| Anderson v. Jellet | (1883), 9 S.C.R. 1 | May 3, 1883 | Competeing ferries |
| Forristal v. McDonald | (1883), 9 S.C.R. 12 | May 5, 1883 | Purchase and sale of goods |
| Mitchell v. Cameron | (1883), 8 S.C.R. 126 | June 10, 1883 | Court jurisdiction |
| McCrae v. White | (1883) 9 S.C.R. 22 | June 19, 1883 | Insolvency law |
| Smith v. Goldie | (1883), 9 S.C.R. 46 | June 19, 1883 | Canadian patent law |
| Merchants Bank of Halifax v. McNutt | (1883), 11 S.C.R. 126 | June 19, 1883 | Service for notice of dishonour for promissory notes |
| Attrill v. Platt | (1884), 10 S.C.R. 425 | January 5, 1884 | Canadian property law |
| Merchants' Bank of Canada v. Smith | (1884), 8 S.C.R. 512 | January 16, 1884 | |
| Worthington v. MacDonald | (1884), 9 S.C.R. 327 | January 16, 1884 | Rights of partners |
| Sewell v. British Columbia Towing Company | (1884), 9 S.C.R. 527 | January 16, 1884 | |
| Grand Trunk Railway v. Rosenberger | (1884), 9 S.C.R. 311 | March 8, 1884 | |
| Page v. Austin | (1884), 10 S.C.R. 132 | March 8, 1884 | Canadian corporate law |
| St. John v. Rykert | (1884), 10 S.C.R. 278 | March 8, 1884 | |
| Grasett v. Carter | (1884), 10 S.C.R. 105 | June 16, 1884 | Canadian property law |
| Slater v. Badenach | (1884), 10 S.C.R. 296 | June 23, 1884 | |
| Roblee v. Rankin | (1884), 11 S.C.R. 137 | June 23, 1884 | Appellate court jurisdiction |
| O'Donohoe v. Stammers | (1884), 11 S.C.R. 358 | June 23, 1884 |
1885 – 1889 edit
| Case name | Citation | Date | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peck v. Powell | (1885), 11 S.C.R. 494 | January 12, 1885 | |
| Merchants' Bank of Canada v. Keefer | (1885), 13 S.C.R. 515 | January 12, 1885 | Interpretation of wills |
| Rose v. Peterkin | (1885), 13 S.C.R. 677 | January 12, 1885 | Canadian property law |
| MacDonald v. Crombie | (1885), 11 S.C.R. 107 | May 12, 1885 | |
| Wright v. Incorporated Synod of the Diocese of Huron | (1885), 11 S.C.R. 95 | June 22, 1885 | Trust law |
| White v. Nelles | (1885), 11 S.C.R. 587 | June 22, 1885 | Canadian property law |
| Ings v. The Bank of P.E.I. | (1885), 11 S.C.R. 265 | June 23, 1885 | |
| Neill v. Travellers' Insurance Co. | (1885), 12 S.C.R. 55 | June 23, 1885 | Insurance law |
| McLean v. Garland | (1885), 13 S.C.R. 366 | June 23, 1885 | |
| The Queen v. The Bank of Nova Scotia | (1885), 11 S.C.R. 1 | June 26, 1885 | Insolvency law |
| Grip Printing and Publishing Co. of Toronto v. Butterfield | (1885), 11 S.C.R. 291 | November 16, 1885 | Canadian patent law |
| Hunter v. Carrick | (1885), 11 S.C.R. 300 | November 16, 1885 | Canadian patent law |
| Canada Publishing Co. v. Gage | (1885), 11 S.C.R. 306 | November 16, 1885 | Canadian trademark law |
| O'Sullivan v. Harty | (1885), 11 S.C.R. 322 | November 16, 1885 | |
| St. Lawrence & Ottawa Railway Co. v. Lett | (1885), 11 S.C.R. 422 | November 16, 1885 | |
| Kelly v. Imperial Loan & Investment Co. | (1885), 11 S.C.R. 516 | November 16, 1885 | |
| Toronto Gravel Road and Concrete Co. v. York (County) | (1885), 12 S.C.R. 517 | November 16, 1885 | |
| Long v. Hancock | (1885), 12 S.C.R. 532 | November 16, 1885 | |
| Faulds v. Harper | (1886), 11 S.C.R. 639 | March 6, 1886 | |
| Petrie v. Guelph Lumber Co. | (1886), 11 S.C.R. 450 | March 8, 1886 | |
| Adamson v. Adamson | (1886), 12 S.C.R. 563 | March 8, 1886 | Canadian property law and related statute of limitations |
| Beatty v. Oille | (1886), 12 S.C.R. 706 | March 8, 1886 | Canadian contract law |
| Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. Vogel | (1886), 11 S.C.R. 612 | March 9, 1886 | Transportation law |
| Chatham (Township) v. Dover (Township) | (1886), 12 S.C.R. 321 | April 9, 1886 | Municipal law |
| Starrs v. Cosgrave Brewing and Malting Company of Toronto | (1886), 12 S.C.R. 571 | April 9, 1886 | Suretyship and death of the principal |
| Beatty v. North-West Transportation Co. | (1886), 12 S.C.R. 598 | April 9, 1886 | Canadian corporate law |
| Hobbs v. Guardian Assurance Co. | (1886), 12 S.C.R. 631 | April 9, 1886 | Insurance law |
| Canada Southern Railway Co. v. Clouse | (1886), 13 S.C.R. 139 | April 9, 1886 | |
| Canadian Southern Railway Co. v. Erwin | (1886), 13 S.C.R. 162 | April 9, 1886 | Canadian property law |
| Carey v. Toronto (City) | (1886), 14 S.C.R. 172 | April 9, 1886 | Canadian property law |
| Canada Atlantic Railway Co. v. Ottawa (City) | (1886), 12 S.C.R. 365 | May 17, 1886 | Procedure for municipal council votes |
| Martley v. Carson | (1886), 13 S.C.R. 439 | May 17, 1886 | Time allowed to launch appeal to Supreme Court of Canada |
| Re Standard Fire Insurance Co. (Caston's Case) | (1886), 12 S.C.R. 644 | May 17, 1886 | Canadian corporate law |
| Kinloch v. Scribner | (1886), 14 S.C.R. 77 | May 17, 1886 | Interpretation of change of ownership of business |
| West v. Parkdale | (1886), 12 S.C.R. 250 | June 8, 1886 | Liability of municipality for work authorized by it |
| Fraser v. Bell | (1886), 13 S.C.R. 546 | June 8, 1886 | |
| In Re Sproule | (1886), 12 S.C.R. 140 | September 13, 1886 | Jurisdiction and practice of the Supreme Court of Canada as a superior court |
| Beatty v. Nelson | (1886), 13 S.C.R. 1 | November 8, 1886 | Canadian corporate law and rights of individual shareholders |
| McCall v. McDonald | (1886), 13 S.C.R. 247 | November 8, 1886 | |
| Thomson v. Dyment | (1886), 13 S.C.R. 303 | November 8, 1886 | Canadian contract law |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Co. v. Major | (1886), 13 S.C.R. 233 | December 7, 1886 | Interpretation of the Railway Act, 1879 |
| Ball v. Crompton Corset Co. | (1887), 13 S.C.R. 469 | March 1, 1887 | Canadian patent law |
| Hovey v. Whiting | (1887), 14 S.C.R. 515 | March 14, 1887 | Canadian corporate law |
| Merchants' Despatch Transportation Co. v. Hately | (1887), 14 S.C.R. 572 | March 14, 1887 | |
| Sherren v. Pearson | (1887), 14 S.C.R. 581 | March 14, 1887 | Canadian property law and trespass |
| Shoolbred v. Union Fire Ins. Co. | (1887), 14 S.C.R. 624 | March 14, 1887 | Canadian corporate law and winding up |
| Jones v. Dorland | (1887), 14 S.C.R. 39 | May 2, 1887 | Determination of "religious unity" condition with respect to property deed |
| Sea v. McLean | (1887), 14 S.C.R. 632 | June 4, 1887 | Description of property being sold |
| St. Catharines Milling and Lumber Co. v. R. | (1887), 13 S.C.R. 577 | June 20, 1887 | Limitations on aboriginal property rights |
| McLean v. Wilkins | (1887), 14 S.C.R. 22 | June 20, 1887 | |
| Springer v. Exchange Bank of Canada | (1887), 14 S.C.R. 716 | June 22, 1887 | |
| Prince County P.E.I. Election Case | (1887), 14 S.C.R. 265 | December 14, 1887 | Interpretation of then-election statutes regarding disqualification to run for election |
| McKercher v. Sanderson | (1887), 15 S.C.R. 296 | December 14, 1887 | |
| Confederation Life Association v. Miller | (1887), 14 S.C.R. 330 | December 15, 1887 | Insurance law and accuracy of warranty made by the insured person |
| Garland v. Gemmill | (1887), 14 S.C.R. 321 | December 20, 1887 | Copyright law |
| Bell v. Macklin | (1887), 15 S.C.R. 576 | December 20, 1887 | |
| City of London Fire Insurance Co. v. Smith | (1888), 15 S.C.R. 69 | March 15, 1888 | Insurance law |
| Canadian Atlantic Railway Co. v. Moxley | (1888), 15 S.C.R. 145 | March 15, 1888 | |
| McKenna v. F.B. McNamee & Co. | (1888), 15 S.C.R. 311 | March 15, 1888 | Canadian contract law |
| Lynch v. Seymour | (1888), 15 S.C.R. 341 | March 15, 1888 | |
| Canada Atlantic Railway Co. v. Cambridge (Township) | (1888), 15 S.C.R. 219 | June 14, 1888 | Municipal voting procedure |
| John v. The Queen | (1888), 15 S.C.R. 384 | June 14, 1888 | Attempt and lesser included offences |
| Gardner v. Kloepfer | (1888), 15 S.C.R. 390 | June 14, 1888 | |
| Partlo v. Todd | (1888), 17 S.C.R. 196 | June 14, 1888 | Canadian trademark law |
| Purdom v. Beachler | (1888), 15 S.C.R. 610 | December 14, 1888 | |
| Palmer v. Wallbridge | (1888), 15 S.C.R. 650 | December 14, 1888 | |
| Merchants' Bank of Canada v. McKay | (1888), 15 S.C.R. 672 | December 14, 1888 | |
| Bickford v. Chatham (Township) | (1889), 16 S.C.R. 235 | January 15, 1889 | |
| Trainor v. The Black Diamond S.S. Co. | (1889), 16 S.C.R. 156 | March 18, 1889 | |
| In re O'Brien | (1889), 16 S.C.R. 197 | March 18, 1889 | Supreme Court of Canada has jurisdiction over an appeal regarding contempt of court |
| London (City) v. Goldsmith | (1889), 16 S.C.R. 231 | March 18, 1889 | Negligence (or lack thereof) in relation to sidewalk construction |
| Grand Trunk Railway Co. of Canada v. McMillan | (1889), 16 S.C.R. 543 | March 18, 1889 | |
| Kingston and Pembroke Railway Co. v. Murphy | (1889), 17 S.C.R. 582 | March 18, 1889 | |
| O'Sullivan v. Lake | (1889), 16 S.C.R. 636 | March 28, 1889 | Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Canada |
| In re Smart | (1889), 16 S.C.R. 396 | April 20, 1889 | Supreme Court of Canada procedure |
| Martley v. Carson | (1889), 20 S.C.R. 634 | April 30, 1889 | Canadian property law and riparian water rights |
| Higgins v. Walkem | (1889), 17 S.C.R. 225 | June 14, 1889 | Canadian defamation law |
| O'Keefe v. Curran | (1889), 17 S.C.R. 596 | December 14, 1889 | Partnership |
1890 – 1892 edit
| Case name | Citation | Date | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkson v. Ryan | (1890), 17 S.C.R. 251 | June 12, 1890 | |
| In re Union Fire Insurance Co. | (1890), 17 S.C.R. 265 | June 12, 1890 | Canadian corporate law and winding up |
| Turner v. Prevost | (1890), 17 S.C.R. 283 | June 12, 1890 | Statute of frauds |
| Hislop v. McGillivray (Township) | (1890), 17 S.C.R. 479 | June 12, 1890 | Whether courts can force a municipality to open a road |
| Godson v. Toronto (City) | (1890), 18 S.C.R. 36 | November 10, 1890 | Jurisdiction of judge in a judicial inquiry |
| MacDougall v. The Law Society of Upper Canada | (1890), 18 S.C.R. 203 | November 10, 1890 | Definition of "practicing as a solicitor" |
| Green v. Citizens Insurance Co. | (1890), 18 S.C.R. 338 | December 9, 1890 | |
| Molson Bank v. Halter | (1890), 18 S.C.R. 88 | December 10, 1890 | Statutory interpretation |
| McRae v. Lemay | (1890), 18 S.C.R. 280 | December 10, 1890 | |
| Hett v. Pun Pong | (1890), 18 S.C.R. 290 | December 10, 1890 | When a retainer agreement with a solicitor expires |
| Hobbs v. Ontario Loan and Debenture Co. | (1890), 18 S.C.R. 483 | December 10, 1890 | |
| Peoples Loan and Deposit Co. v. Grant | (1890), 18 S.C.R. 262 | December 11, 1890 | |
| Gilmour v. Magee | (1890), 18 S.C.R. 579 | December 11, 1890 | |
| Gray v. Coughlin | (1891), 18 S.C.R. 553 | January 19, 1891 | |
| Martin v. Moore | (1891), 18 S.C.R. 634 | March 11, 1891 | Deterimination of what is a final judgment for the purpose of appellate jurisdiction |
| Emerson v. Bannerman | (1891), 19 S.C.R. 1 | June 22, 1891 | |
| McDonald v. Manning | (1891), 19 S.C.R. 112 | June 22, 1891 | Surety law |
| Brantford, Waterloo and Lake Erie Railway Co. v. Huffman | (1891), 19 S.C.R. 336 | June 22, 1891 | Canadian contract law |
| Edmund Holyoke Heward v. O'Donohoe | (1891), 19 S.C.R. 341 | June 22, 1891 | Canadian property law and related statute of limitations |
| O'Donohoe v. Beatty | (1891), 19 S.C.R. 356 | June 22, 1891 | |
| Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. Fitzgerald | (1891), 19 S.C.R. 359 | June 22, 1891 | |
| Ross v. Barry | (1891), 19 S.C.R. 360 | June 22, 1891 | Canadian contract law |
| Bickford v. Hawkins | (1891), 19 S.C.R. 362 | June 22, 1891 | Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Canada over questions of fact |
| Quirt v. R. | (1891), 19 S.C.R. 510 | November 16, 1891 | "Banking and the incorporation of banks" and "bankruptcy and insolvency" constitutional legislative powers of Parliament |
| Lakefield Lumber and Manufacturing Co. v. Shairp | (1891), 19 S.C.R. 657 | November 17, 1891 | |
| Queen's County, P.E.I., Election Case (Davies v. Hennessy) & Prince County, P.E.I., Election Case (Perry v. Cameron) | (1891), 20 S.C.R. 26 | November 17, 1891 | Election law |
| Electric Despatch Co. of Toronto v. Bell Telephone Co. of Canada | (1891), 20 S.C.R. 83 | November 17, 1891 | |
| Poirier v. Brulé | (1891), 20 S.C.R. 97 | November 17, 1891 | Trust law |
| Maritime Bank of the Dominion of Canada v. Stewart | (1891), 20 S.C.R. 105 | November 17, 1891 | Determination of final judgment for purpose of appellate jurisdiction |
| Hamilton (City) v. Barton (Township) | (1891), 20 S.C.R. 173 | November 17, 1891 | Muncipality's ability to enter land of adjoining municipality |
| Bowker v. Laumeister | (1891), 20 S.C.R. 175 | November 20, 1891 | Trust law |
| Grand Trunk Railway Co. of Canada and The Midland Railway Co. v. Sibald | (1892), 20 S.C.R. 259 | April 4, 1892 | Liabilities of railway companies |
| Barton v. McMillan | (1892), 20 S.C.R. 404 | April 4, 1892 | Canadian contract law |
| McDonald v. McDonald | (1892), 21 S.C.R. 201 | April 4, 1892 | Canadian property law |
| Houghton v. Bell | (1892), 23 S.C.R. 498 | April 4, 1892 | Interpretation of wills |
| Hoggan v. Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Co. | (1892), 20 S.C.R. 235 | April 14, 1892 | Canadian property law |
| Duggan v. London & Canadian Loan Co. | (1892), 20 S.C.R. 481 | May 2, 1892 | |
| City of New Westminster v. Brighouse | (1892), 20 S.C.R. 520 | May 2, 1892 | Municipal law |
| Gibbons v. McDonald | (1892), 20 S.C.R. 587 | May 2, 1892 | |
| Kingston and Bath Road Co. v. Campbell | (1892), 20 S.C.R. 605 | May 2, 1892 | Vicarious liability or employer and/or leasor for negligence |
| Utterson Lumber Co. v. Rennie | (1892), 21 S.C.R. 218 | May 2, 1892 | |
| McGugan v. Smith | (1892), 21 S.C.R. 263 | June 17, 1892 | Specific performance |
| Corporation of the Township of Sombra v. Corporation of the Township of Chatham | (1892), 21 S.C.R. 305 | June 18, 1892 | Municipal law |
| McGugan v. McGugan | (1892), 21 S.C.R. 267 | June 20, 1892 | |
| Williams v. Raleigh (Township) | (1892), 21 S.C.R. 103 | June 28, 1892 | Municipal law |
| Cameron v. Harper | (1892), 21 S.C.R. 273 | June 28, 1892 | Estate law |
| Penman Manufacturing Co. v. Broadhead | (1892), 21 S.C.R. 713 | June 28, 1892 | |
| September 25, 1892 – death of Chief Justice Sir William Johnstone Ritchie | |||
Interim between Richards Court and Strong Court edit
1892 edit
| Case name | Citation | Date | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDougall v. Cameron * | (1892), 21 S.C.R. 379 | October 10, 1892 | |
| Western Assurance Co. v. Ontario Coal Co. of Toronto * | (1892), 21 S.C.R. 383 | October 10, 1892 | |
| Harris v. Robinson * | (1892), 21 S.C.R. 390 | October 10, 1892 | Specific performance and conduct of requesting party |
| Edmonds v. Tiernan | (1892), 21 S.C.R. 406 | October 19, 1892 | |
| In Re County Courts of British Columbia | (1892) 21 S.C.R. 446 | December 13, 1892 | Relationship between provincial constitutional power to legislate the "constitution, maintenance, and organization of provincial courts" and the federal constituional power to legislate "procedure in criminal matters" |
| Fairchild v. Ferguson | (1892), 21 S.C.R. 484 | December 13, 1892 | Canadian contract law |
| Waterous Engine Works Co. v. Corporation of the Town of Palmerston | (1892), 21 S.C.R. 556 | December 13, 1892 | Muncipal law |
| Webster v. Foley | (1892), 21 S.C.R. 580 | December 13, 1892 | Employer's liability to employee due to defective machinery |
| Archibald v. McLaren | (1892), 21 S.C.R. 588 | December 13, 1892 | Malicious prosecution |
| Booth v. Ratté | (1892), 21 S.C.R. 637 | December 13, 1892 | |
| Draper v. Radenhurst | (1892), 21 S.C.R. 714 | December 13, 1892 | Canadian property law |
* denotes case was heard while Sir William Ritchie was Chief Justice.
Strong Court edit
1892 – 1894 edit
| Case name | Citation | Date | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 13, 1892 – Sir Samuel Henry Strong is appointed as Chief Justice of Canada | |||
| Campbell v. Patterson | (1893), 21 S.C.R. 645 | February 20, 1893 | |
| Hudson v. Township of South Norwich | (1893), 21 S.C.R. 669 | February 20, 1893 | Municipal law |
| Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. County of Halton | (1893), 21 S.C.R. 716 | February 20, 1893 | |
| Attorney General (Canada) v. Toronto (City) | (1893), 23 S.C.R. 514 | February 20, 1893 | Discriminating water rates |
| McGeachie v. North American Life Insurance Co. | (1893), 23 S.C.R. 148 | March 29, 1893 | Insurance law |
| Stephens v. Gordon | (1893), 22 S.C.R. 61 | May 1, 1893 | |
| Dumoulin v. Burfoot | (1893), 22 S.C.R. 120 | May 1, 1893 | |
| W.P. Howland & Co. v. Dominion Bank | (1893), 22 S.C.R. 130 | May 1, 1893 | |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Co. v. Cobban Manufacturing Co. | (1893), 22 S.C.R. 132 | May 1, 1893 | Civil court procedure |
| Moore v. Jackson | (1893), 22 S.C.R. 210 | May 1, 1893 | Early Canadian family law legislation |
| MacArthur v. MacDowall | (1893), 23 S.C.R. 571 | May 1, 1893 | |
| Hayes v. Elmsley | (1893), 23 S.C.R. 623 | June 14, 1893 | |
| Prescott (Town) v. Connell | (1893), 22 S.C.R. 147 | June 24, 1893 | Negligence |
| J.O. Wisner Son & Co. v. Coulthard, Scott & Co. | (1893), 22 S.C.R. 178 | June 24, 1893 | Canadian patent law |
| Midland Railway of Canada v. Young | (1893), 22 S.C.R. 190 | June 24, 1893 | Rights of tenant for life |
| Dwyer v. Port Arthur (Town) | (1893), 22 S.C.R. 241 | June 24, 1893 | Different types of municipal by-laws |
| Cumming v. Land Banking and Loan Company | (1893), 22 S.C.R. 246 | June 24, 1893 | |
| Millar v. Plummer | (1893), 22 S.C.R. 253 | June 24, 1893 | |
| New Hamburg (Village) v. Waterloo (County) | (1893), 22 S.C.R. 296 | June 24, 1893 | Municipalities' duties to bridge construction |
| London (City) v. Watt & Sons | (1893), 22 S.C.R. 300 | June 24, 1893 | Statutory interpretation |
| Horton v. Casey | (1893), 22 S.C.R. 739 | June 24, 1893 | Canadian property law |
| Stevenson v. Davis | (1893), 23 S.C.R. 629 | June 24, 1893 | |
| Neelon v. Thorold (Town) | (1893), 22 S.C.R. 390 | November 20, 1893 | Canadian corporate law |
| O'Gara v. Union Bank of Canada | (1893), 22 S.C.R. 404 | November 20, 1893 | |
| Webb v. Marsh | (1893), 22 S.C.R. 437 | November 20, 1893 | |
| Virgo v. Toronto (City) | (1894), 22 S.C.R. 447 | February 20, 1894 | Powers of municipalities |
| MacDonell v. Purcell | (1894), 23 S.C.R. 101 | February 20, 1894 | Reference to revoked wills |
| Holliday v. Jackson & Hallett | (1894), 22 S.C.R. 479 | February 20, 1894 | |
| Grand Trunk Railway v. Beaver | (1894), 22 S.C.R. 498 | February 20, 1894 | Lost railway tickets |
| Clark v. Hagar | (1894), 22 S.C.R. 510 | February 20, 1894 | Powers of mortgagee after foreclosure |
| City of Vancouver v. Canadian Pacific Railway Co | (1894), 23 S.C.R. 1 | February 20, 1894 | |
| The Ship Oscar & Hattie v. The Queen | (1894), 23 S.C.R. 396 | February 20, 1894 | |
| Boulton v. Shea | (1894), 22 S.C.R. 742 | March 13, 1894 | |
| The Attorney General (Canada) v. The Attorney General of the Province of Ontario | (1894), 23 S.C.R. 458 | March 13, 1894 | Constitutional distribution of executive powers |
| Northcote v. Vigeon | (1894), 22 S.C.R. 740 | April 20, 1894 | |
| Toronto (City) v. Toronto Street Railway Co. | (1894), 23 S.C.R. 198 | May 1, 1894 | |
| Brown v. Town of Edmonton | (1894), 23 S.C.R. 308 | May 1, 1894 | |
| Mylius v. Jackson | (1894), 23 S.C.R. 485 | May 21, 1894 | Civil pleadings |
| Walkerton (Town) v. Erdman | (1894), 23 S.C.R. 352 | May 31, 1894 | |
| Grand Trunk Railway Co. of Canada v. Weegar | (1894), 23 S.C.R. 422 | May 31, 1894 | Appellate court's ability to interfere with jury's verdict in civil proceedings |
| Ellice (Township) v. Hiles | (1894), 23 S.C.R. 429 | May 31, 1894 | |
| Allison v. McDonald | (1894), 23 S.C.R. 635 | October 9, 1894 | |
| In re Hess Manufacturing Company | (1894), 23 S.C.R. 644 | October 9, 1894 | Canadian corporate law |
| Alexander v. Watson | (1894), 23 S.C.R. 670 | October 9, 1894 | Canadian contract law |
| Trent Valley Woollen Manufacturing Co. v. Oelrichs & Co. | (1894), 23 S.C.R. 682 | October 9, 1894 | |
| Walsh v. Trebilcock | (1894), 23 S.C.R. 695 | October 9, 1894 | Criminal offence of betting on an election |
| Henderson v. The Bank of Hamilton | (1894), 23 S.C.R. 716 | October 9, 1894 | Court jurisdiction between provinces |
1900 – 1949 edit
| Case name | Citation | Date | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quong Wing v. R. | (1914), 49 S.C.R. 44 | Constitutionality of provincial statute regulating "Chinamen" | |
| Bedard v. Dawson | [1923] S.C.R. 681 | June 15, 1923 | Federalism and criminal law |
| R. v. Eastern Terminal Elevator Co. | [1925] | Trade and Commerce power. | |
| Edwards v. Canada (Attorney General) | [1928] S.C.R. 276 | "Persons Case" | |
| 1933 – Statute of Westminster, no more criminal appeals to Privy Council | |||
| Reference re Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act | [1934] S.C.R. 659 | ||
| Reference Re Alberta Statutes | [1938] S.C.R. 100 | ||
| Re Eskimos | [1939] S.C.R. 104 | Constitutional status of Inuit | |
| Christie v. York | (1939), [1940] S.C.R. 139 | racial discrimination | |
| Home Oil Distributors Ltd v. Attorney General of British Columbia | [1940] S.C.R. 444 | ||
| Provincial Secretary of Prince Edward Island v. Egan | [1941] S.C.R. 396 | division of powers | |
| Reference re Persons of Japanese Race | [1946] S.C.R. 248 | constitutionality of Japanese deportation order | |
| Margarine Reference | [1949] | Defining criminal law under the constitution | |
| 1949 – no more civil appeals to the Privy Council | |||
1950 – 1959 edit
| Case name | Citation | Date | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frey v. Fedoruk et al. | [1950] S.C.R. 517 | Breach of the peace, peeping toms | |
| Noble v. Alley | [1951] S.C.R. 64 | December 18, 1950 | Seditious libel |
| Boucher v. R. | [1951] S.C.R. 265 | ||
| Johannesson v. West St. Paul | [1952] 1 S.C.R. 292 | ||
| Azoulay v. The Queen | [1952] 2 S.C.R. 495 | Abortion | |
| Saumur v. The City of Quebec | [1953] 2 S.C.R. 299 | ||
| Henry Birks & Sons (Montreal) Ltd. v. the City of Montreal | [1955] S.C.R. 799 | ||
| Reference Re Farm Products Marketing Act | [1957] S.C.R. 198 | ||
| Switzman v. Elbling | [1957] S.C.R. 285 | constitutional division of powers | |
| Beaver v. R. | [1957] S.C.R. 531 | June 26, 1957 | subjective mens rea required for possession |
| Priestman v. Colangelo | [1959] | Duty of Care in public service conduct. | |
| Roncarelli v. Duplessis | [1959] S.C.R. 121 | constitution, arbitrary action by government. |
1960 – 1969 edit
| Case name | Citation | Date | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 10, 1960 – Canadian Bill of Rights was enacted. | |||
| O'Grady v. Sparling | [1960] S.C.R. 804 | ||
| R. v. George | [1960] S.C.R. 871 | intoxication defence | |
| McKay v. The Queen | [1965] S.C.R. 798 | Election law | |
| Munro v. National Capital Commission | [1966] S.C.R. 663 | powers of the NCC to expropriate and use land | |
| Peso Silver Mines Ltd. (N.P.L.) v. Cropper | [1966] S.C.R. 673 | June 20, 1966 | director fiduciary duties |
| Carnation Co. v. Quebec Agricultural Marketing Board | [1968] S.C.R. 238 | overlap of provincial law with federal commerce laws | |
| R. v. Whitfield | [1969] | Definition of arrest | |
| Walter v. Attorney General of Alberta | [1969] S.C.R. 383 | division of powers; law excluding hutterites. | |
1970–73 edit
| Case name | Citation | Date | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| R. v. Drybones | [1970] S.C.R. 282 | November 20, 1969 | Canadian Bill of Rights |
| Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company v. Ford Motor Company of Canada, Ltd. | [1970] S.C.R. 833 | April 28, 1970 | Patents |
| R. v. Wray | [1971] S.C.R. 272 | June 26, 1970 | pre-Charter right to silence |
| Caloil Inc. v the Attorney General of Canada | [1971] S.C.R. 543 | November 24, 1970 | Trade and Commerce power, Constitution Act, 1867 |
| AG Manitoba v. Manitoba Egg and Poultry Association | [1971] S.C.R. 689 | June 28, 1971 | Trade and Commerce power, Constitution Act, 1867 |
| Horsley v. MacLaren (The Ogopogo) | [1972] S.C.R. 441 | October 5, 1971 | civil duty to rescue |
| Duke v. The Queen | [1972] S.C.R. 917 | June 29, 1972 | fundamental justice |
| Tennessee Eastman Co. v. Commissioner of Patents | [1974] S.C.R. 111 | December 22, 1972 | Patents |
| Calder v. British Columbia (Attorney General) | [1973] S.C.R. 313 | January 31, 1973 | Aboriginal land title |
| Canadian Aero Service Ltd. v. O'Malley | [1974] S.C.R. 592 | June 29, 1973 | Fiduciary duty owed by corporate officers |