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11769L-2 REPORTS OF TEE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA REPORTER C. H. MASTERS, K.G. CIVIL LAW REPORTER AND ASSISTANT REPORTER ARMAND GRENIER, K.G., (QUE.) PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO THE STATUTE BY E. R. CAMERON, K.C., REGISTRAR OF THE COURT Vol. 57. CANADA LAW BOOK COMPANY, LTD., 84 BAY STREET TORONTO, CANADA 1919 JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA DURING THE PERIOD OF THESE REPORTS. The Right Hon. SIR CHARLES FITZPATRICK C.J., G.C.M.G. " " SIR LOUIS HENRY DAVIES C.J., K.C.M.G. " JOHN IDINGTON J. " " LYMAN POORE DUFF J. " FRANCIS ALEXANDER ANGLIN J. " LOUIS" PHILIPPE BRODEUR J. " PIERRE BASILE MIGNAULT J. ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR THE DOMINION OF CANADA : The Hon. CHARLES JOSEPH DOHERTY K.C. SOLICITOR-GENERAL FOR THE DOMINION OF CANADA: The Hon. HUGH GUTHRIE K.C. v MEMORANDA. On the twenty-first day of October, 1918, the Right Honourable Sir Charles Fitzpatrick, Knight, one of His Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council, resigned the office of Chief Justice of Canada. On the twenty-third day of October,' 1918, the Honour- able Sir Louis Henry Davies, Knight, one of the Puisne Judges of the Supreme Court of Canada, was appointed Chief Justice of Canada, in the room and stead of the Right Honourable Sir Charles Fitzpatrick, resigned. On the twenty-fifth day of October, 1918, Pierre Basile Mignault, one of His Majesty's Counsel, learned in the law, was appointed a Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Canada, in the room and stead of the Honourable Sir Louis Henry Davies, appointed Chief Justice of Canada. On the first day of January, 1919, the Honourable Sir Louis Henry Davies, Chief Justice of Canada, and the Honourable Lyman Poore Duff, one o£ the Puisne Judges of the Supreme Court of Canada, were appointed members of His Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council. vil APPEALS FROM JUDGMENTS OF THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA TO THE JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL: NOTED SINCE THE ISSUE OF VOL. 56 OF THE SUPREME COURT REPORTS. Cameron v. The Church of Christ, Scientist, and others (57 Can. S.C.R. 298, 43 D.L.R. 668). Leave to appeal refused, Mar., 1919. Hansen v. Franz (57 Can. S.C.R. 57, 41 D.L.R. 457). Leave to appeal refused, June, 1918. Nelson v. The Canadian Pacific Railway Co. (55 Can. S.C.R. 626, 39 D.L.R. 760). Leave to appeal refused, Mar., 1919. Schofield v. The Emerson Brantingham Implement Company (57 Can. S.C.R. 203, 43 D.L.R. 509). Leave to appeal granted, Mar., 1919. Toronto General Trusts Corporation.v. The King (56 Can, S.C.R. 26, 39 D.L.R. 380). Appeal dismissed 12th April, 1919. ix A TABLE OF THE NAMES OF THE CASES REPORTED IN THIS VOLUME. A. PAGE PAGE Cobourg, Town of v. Cy- Allan, Francis v 373 clone Woven Wire Fence Alsop Process Co., Friesen Co 289 & Son v. 606 Colonial Real Estate Co Anderson v. The Cana- v. La Communauté des dian Northern Railway Soeurs de la Charité de Co 134 l'Hopital Général de Montréal 585 B. Communauté des Soeurs Brodie v. Chipman 321 de la Charité de l'Hop- Brunet v. The King 83 ital Général de Mont- Burkett v. Ott 608 réal, Colonial Real Estate Co. v 585 Compagnie Générale d'- C. Entreprises Publiques Cameron v. Church of v. The King.... 527 Christ, Scientist. 298 Cyclone Woven Wire Campbell, McLeod v .... 517 Fence Co., Town of Canada & Gulf Terminal Cobourg IT 289 Railway Co. v. The King 140 D. Canadian Northern Rail- Dingle v. The World way Co., Anderson v 134 Newspaper Co. of Tor- Canadian Pacific Railway onto 573 Co. v. Cheeseman 439 Dominion Creosoting Co , v. Geall v 226 Walker 493 , Salter v 226 Cheeseman, The Cana- Douglas, McKay IT 453 dian Pacific Railway , Mutual Life Co. v 439 Assur. Co. of Canada v. 243 Chipman, Brodie v 321 Church of Christ, Scient- E. ist, Cameron v 298 Clark v. Northern Shirt Eckert v. London Electric Co 607 Railway Co 610 x TABLE OF CASES REPORTED. [S.C.R. VOL. LVII. PAGE K. PAGE Emerson Brantingham King, The, Brunet v 83 Implement Co., Scho- , Canada & field v 203 Gulf Terminal Railway Co. v 140 F. , La Compagnie Ferguson, North Western Général d'Entreprises National Bank of Port- Publiques v 527 land v 420 , , Gilbert Bro- Francis v. Allan 373 thers Engineering Co Franz, Hansen v 57 v 611 Friesen & Son v. Alsop Shorten v 118 Process Co 606 L. G. L'Autorité, Limited v. Ib- Geall v. The Dominion botson 340 Creosoting Co 226 Lazanis, Pulos v 337 Gilbert Brothers Engi- Lecomte v. O'Grady 563 neering Co. v. The King 611 Liverpool, The Town of, Graham, Williams Mach- Judge v 609 inery Co. IT 229 London Electric Railway Grand Trunk Pacific Co., Eckert v 610 Coast Steamship Co. v. Victoria-Vancouver M. Stevedoring Co 124 Grand Trunk Railway Montreal, City of, Royal Co. of Canada v. Mc- Trust Co. IT 352 Donald 268 Montreal Investment and Gray, in re 150 Realty Co. v. Sarault. 464 Great Northern Ins. Co. Morrow Cereal Co. v. v. Whitney 543 Ogilvie Flour Mills Co. 403 Mutual Life Assur. Co. H. of Canada v. Douglas 243 Hansen v. Franz 57 Mc. Hart-Parr Co. v. Wells 344 McCallum, Schell v. 15 I. McCoy, National Benefit Life and Property Ass. Ibbotson, L'Autorité, Co. v 29 Limited v 340 McDonald, Grand Trunk Railway Co. of Canada J. v 268 Judge v. The Town of McKay v. Douglas 453 Liverpool 609 McLeod v. Campbell 517 S.C.R. VOL. LVII.] TABLE OF CASES REPORTED. xi P AGIE S. McNaught, Stokes- Stephens Oil Co. v.... 549 Salter v. Dominion Creo- soting Co 226 N. Sarault, Montreal Invest- ment and Realty Co. v. 464 National Benefit Life and Schell v. McCallum. 15 Property Ass. Co. v. McCoy 29 Schofield v. Emerson Newton, The North Brantingham Imple- American Accident Ins. ment Co 203 Co. v 577 Shorten v. The King 118 North American Accident Smyth's Case 388 Ins. Co. v. Newton 577 Stokes-Stephens Oil Co North Western National v. McNaught 549 Bank of Portland v Swift Current, The City Ferguson 420 of, Rogers Realty Co Northern Shirt Co., Clark v 534 v 607 O. V. Ogilvie Flour Mills Co., Victoria-Vancouver Steve- Morrow Cereal Co. v.. 403 doring Co., The Grand O'Grady, Lecomte v 563 Trunk Pacific Coast Ott, Burkett v 608 Steamship Co. v 124 Voisard, Pratte v 184 P. Port Arthur Wagon Co , W. in re 388 Pratte v. Voisard 184 Walker, The Canadian Pulos v. Lazanis 337 Pacific Railway Co. v. 493 Wells, Hart-Parr Co. v . 344 R. Whitney, The Great Rogers Realty Co. v. The Northern Ins. Co. v .. 543 City of Swift Current. 534 Williams Machinery Co. Royal Trust Co. v. The v. Graham ... 229 City of Montreal 352 World Newspaper Co. of Russell v. Russell 1 Toronto, Dingle v 573 X111 TABLE OF CASES CITED. A. NAME OF CASE. WHERE REPORTED. PAGE Ainslie Mining and Railway Co. v.1 McDougal rf 42 Can. S.C.R. 420 445 Alder v. Boyle 4 C.B. 635 594 Allcard v. Skinner 36 Ch. D. 145... 480 Affiance Bank v. Broom 2 Dr. & S. 289 383 Alsop Process Co. v. Friesen & Son 16 Ex. C.R. 507 606 Anderson v. Canadian Northern 10 Sask. L.R. 325; 35 D.L.R. Railway Co 473; 33 D.L.R. 418 134 Ascherson v. Tredegar Dry Dock [1909] 2 Ch. 401 430 and Wharf Co Ashbury v. Ellis [1893] A.C. 339 93 Attorney-General v. Horner 14 Q.B.D. 245 361 Attorney-General of New Zealand v. 317 Brown }[1917] A.C. 393 Attwood v. Brown 1 Russ. 353 383 B. Bain v. The City of Montreal 8 Can. S.C.R. 252 480 Baker v. Sutton 1 Keen 224 •307 Ball v. Tenant 21 Ont. App. R. 602. 581 Banner, ex parte 17 Ch. D. 480 377 Banque Nationale v. Tremblay.... Q.R. 46 S.C. 304. 186 Barnes v. Youngs [1898] 1 Ch. 414 559 Barnett v. Isaacson 4 Times L.R. 645 594 Barrette v. St. Barthélémi Q.R. 2 K.B. 585 343 Bartonshill Coal Co. v. Reid 3 Macq. 266 450 Bavins v. London and South West-1[1900] 1 Q.B. 270 569 ern Bank Beauchamp, Earl, v. Winn L.R. 6 H.L. 223 485 113 L.C. Jur. 233; 15 L.C. Jur. Bénard v. Bourdon l 60 342 Benner v. Mail Printing Co 24 Ont. L.R. 507 574 Bergklint v. Western Canada Power 50 Can. S.C.R. 39; 54 Can. Co ff S.C.R. 285; 34 D.L.R. 467, 445 Bernard v. Faulkner 18 D.L.R. 174; 7 W.W.R. 162. 264 Bingham v. Cabbot. 3 Dal. (Pa.) 19 93 Blair v. Duncan . [1902] A.C. 37 313 Blake v. Foster 2 Ball & B. 402 256 Bos v. Helsham L.R. 2 Ex. 72 67, 562 Briggs, ex parte.. L.R. 1 Eq. 483 484 Brown, in re 80 Cal. 381 93 Buchanan v: Rucker 9 East 192 93 Burchell v. Gowrie and Blockhouse}[1910] A.C. 614 585 Collieries Co. Burkett v. Ott 41 Ont. L.R. 578 608 Burwell v. London Free Press Co. 27 O.R. 6 574 Byrne v. Arnold 24 N.B. Rep. 161 94 C. Callisher v. Bischoffsheim L.R. 5 Q.B. 449 377 Campbell v. Fleming 1 A. & E.