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Jackson v. The Queen

[1979] 2 SCR 707 Court SCC Decision date 1979-10-16 English

PartiesGeorge Garnett Jackson Appellant·Her Majesty The Queen Respondent

Counsel (4)
Y.A. George Hynna, for the appellant.
W.B. Scarth, for the respondent.
Solicitors for the appellant: W. Charles Johnstone & Co., Richmond.
Solicitor for the respondent: Roger Tassé, Ottawa.

Judges Martland, Ronald; Ritchie, Roland Almon; Pigeon, Louis-Philippe; Dickson, Robert George Brian; Estey, Willard Zebedee

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

On appeal from Canada

Subjects Expropriation

Contents

Majority

The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

MARTLAND J.

MARTLAND J.—Pursuant to s. 75 of the Supreme Court Act on the application of the respondent, the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal is reversed.
The appellant is entitled to his costs throughout.
Judgment accordingly.
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Solicitors for the appellant: W. Charles Johnstone & Co., Richmond.
Solicitor for the respondent: Roger Tassé, Ottawa.

Statutes and regulations cited