St-David de Falardeau (Corporation municipale de) et al. v. Munger

[1983] 1 SCR 243 Court SCC Decision date 1983-02-10 Docket 16612 English

PartiesCorporation municipale de St-David de Falardeau (Defendant) Appellants·The Attorney General of the Province of Quebec (Defendant) Appellants·Réal Munger (Plaintiff) Respondent

Counsel (6)

François Lamarre, for the appellant the Corporation municipale de St-David de Falardeau.
Robert Gauthier, for the appellant the Attorney General of the Province of Quebec.
Richard Dufour, for the respondent.
Solicitors for the appellant the Corporation municipale de St-David de Falardeau: Bergeron, Cain, Lamarre & Associés, Chicoutimi.
Solicitors for the appellant the Attorney General of the Province of Quebec: Turcotte, Gauthier & Fortin, Jonquière.
Solicitors for the respondent: Dufour, Côté and Laperrière, Chicoutimi.

Judges Dickson, Robert George Brian; Beetz, Jean; McIntyre, William Rogers; Chouinard, Julien; Wilson, Bertha

Decision 4–1 Majority (4) · DICKSON J. (1)

On appeal from Quebec

Subjects Civil procedure

Contents

Majority

English version of the judgment of the Court delivered orally by

DICKSON J.

DICKSON J.—In view of the circumstances of this case, as set out in the reasons of the judges of the Court of Appeal, we are all of the opinion that the appeal should be dismissed for the specific reasons stated by Montgomery J.A. The respondent is entitled to his costs in this Court.

Judgment accordingly.

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Solicitors for the appellant the Corporation municipale de St-David de Falardeau: Bergeron, Cain, Lamarre & Associés, Chicoutimi.

Solicitors for the appellant the Attorney General of the Province of Quebec: Turcotte, Gauthier & Fortin, Jonquière.

Solicitors for the respondent: Dufour, Côté and Laperrière, Chicoutimi.