Canadian National Railways v. Canadian Pacific Ltd.

[1979] 2 SCR 668 Court SCC Decision date 1979-10-11 English

PartiesCanadian National Railways Appellant·Canadian Pacific Limited Respondent

Counsel (4)

Edward Chiasson and G.R. Switzer, for the appellant.
N.D. Mullins, Q.C., and Mrs. P.L. Maughan, for the respondent.
Solicitors for the appellant: Ladner, Downs, Vancouver.
Solicitor for the respondent: N.D. Mullins, Vancouver.

Judges Martland, Ronald; Ritchie, Roland Almon; Pigeon, Louis-Philippe; Dickson, Robert George Brian; Estey, Willard Zebedee; McIntyre, William Rogers; Chouinard, Julien

Decision 6–1 Majority (6) · MARTLAND J. (1)

On appeal from British Columbia

Subjects Contract

Contents

Majority

The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

MARTLAND J.

MARTLAND J.—The able submission presented by Mr. Chiasson on behalf of the appellant has not persuaded us that we should interfere with the conclusion reached by the Court of Appeal.

The appeal is dismissed with costs.

Judgment accordingly.

Solicitors for the appellant: Ladner, Downs, Vancouver.

Solicitor for the respondent: N.D. Mullins, Vancouver.

Footnotes

[1] [1979] 1 W.W.R. 358.