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Volvo Canada Ltd. v. U.A.W., Local 720

[1980] 1 SCR 178 Court SCC Decision date 1979-06-28 English

PartiesVolvo Canada Limited Appellant; and International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), Local 720 Respondent

Counsel (4)
John Merrick and Daniel Potter, for the appellant.
G. J. McConnell and Ronald A. Pink, for the respondent.
Solicitors for the appellant: Burchell, Jost, MacAdam & Hayman, Halifax,
Solicitors for the respondent: Kitz, Matheson, Green & Mclsaac, Halifax.

Judges Laskin, Bora; Martland, Ronald; Ritchie, Roland Almon; Spence, Wishart Flett; Pigeon, Louis-Philippe; Dickson, Robert George Brian; Beetz, Jean; Estey, Willard Zebedee; Pratte, Yves

Delivered by Majority

On appeal from Nova Scotia

Subjects Labour law

Contents

The judgment of Laskin C.J. and Spence and Dickson JJ. was delivered by

The reasons of Pigeon, Beetz and Pratte JJ. in which Martland and Ritchie JJ. also concurred were delivered by

The reasons of Martland and Ritchie JJ. was delivered by

The following are the reasons delivered by—

(1977), 18 N.S.R. (2d) 615.
[1956] O.R. 379.
[1968] 2 O.R. 245.
(1961), 29 D.L.R. (2d) 76 aff'd [1962] S.C.R. 318.
[1923] A.C. 395.

Footnotes

  1. [1] (1977), 18 N.S.R. (2d) 592.
  2. [2] (1977), 18 N.S.R. (2d) 615.
  3. [3] [1930] S.C.R. 120.
  4. [4] [1956] O.R. 379.
  5. [5] [1968] 2 O.R. 245.
  6. [6] (1961), 29 D.L.R. (2d) 76 aff'd [1962] S.C.R. 318.
  7. [7] [1975] 1 S.C.R. 630.
  8. [8] [1923] A.C. 395.
  9. [9] [1970] S.C.R. 425.
  10. [10] [1969] 2 A.C. 147.
  11. [11] [1957] O.R. 316.
  12. [12] [1953] 2 S.C.R. 140.
  13. [13] [1962] O.R. 17.
  14. [14] [1968] S.C.R. 113.
  15. [15] [1960] S.C.R. 235.
  16. [16] [1933] A.C. 592.
  17. [17] (1972), 46 A.L.J.R. 391.
  18. [18] [1952] 1 K.B. 338.
  19. [19] (1802), 3 East 18, 102 E.R. 502.
  20. [20] (1857), 3 C.B. (N.S.) 189; 140 E.R. 712.
  21. [21] (1889), 18 S.C.R. 280.
  22. [22] (1847), 9 L.T. (O.S.) 199.
  23. [23] [1913] 2 K.B. 32.
  24. [24] [1974] S.C.R. 335.
  25. [25] (1927), 33 A.L.R. 245.
  26. [26] [1922] 1 A.C. 268.
  27. [27] [1960] S.C.R. 539.
  28. [28] [1936] 2 All E.R. 191.
  29. [29] [1953] 1 All E.R. 843.
  30. [30] [1891] 1 Q.B. 245.
  31. [31] (1934), 150 L.T. 327.
  32. [32] [1974] S.C.R. 335.
  33. [33] [1979] 1 S.C.R. 846.
  34. [34] [1976] 1 S.C.R. 2.
  35. [35] [1975] 1 S.C.R. 517.
  36. [36] (1847), 9 L.T. (O.S.) 199.
  37. [37] [1979] 2 S.C.R. 227.
  38. [38] [1975] 1 S.C.R. 630.
  39. [39] [1923] A.C. 395.
  40. [40] [1933] A.C. 592.
  41. [41] [1975] 1 S.C.R. 630.
  42. [42] [1923] A.C. 395.
  43. [43] [1933] A.C. 592.
  44. [44] [1960] S.C.R. 539.
  45. [45] (1857), 3 C.B. (N.S.) 189.
  46. [46] [1913] 2 K.B. 32.
  47. [47] [1923] A.C. 395.

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