Bowater Newfoundland Ltd. v. Mines and Forests (Nfld.) Ltd. et al.

[1979] 1 SCR 16 Court SCC Decision date 1978-10-19 English

PartiesBowater Newfoundland Limited (Plaintiff) Appellant·Mines and Forests (Newfoundland) Limited and Reid Newfoundland and Company Limited (Defendants) Respondents

Counsel (4)

J.J. Robinette, Q.C., and C.K. Wells, Q.C., for the appellant.
J.J. O’Neill, Q.C., for the respondents.
Solicitors for the appellant: Wells, Monaghan, Seaborn, Marshall & Roberts, Corner Brook.
Solicitors for the respondents: O’Neill, Riche, O’Reilly, Noseworthy & Mercer, St. John’s.

Judges Martland, Ronald; Ritchie, Roland Almon; Spence, Wishart Flett; Dickson, Robert George Brian; Beetz, Jean

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

On appeal from Newfoundland and Labrador

Subjects Property law

Contents

Majority

The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

MARTLAND J.

MARTLAND J.—It will not be necessary to hear you Mr. O’Neill. We are all in agreement with the reasons for judgment delivered by the Court of Appeal.

The appeal is dismissed with costs.

Appeal dismissed with costs.

Solicitors for the appellant: Wells, Monaghan, Seaborn, Marshall & Roberts, Corner Brook.

Solicitors for the respondents: O’Neill, Riche, O’Reilly, Noseworthy & Mercer, St. John’s.

Footnotes

[1] (1976), 9 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 393.
[2] (1975), 7 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 208.