By an oral judgment dated March 8, 1968, this Court dismissed the petitioner's appeal from a judgment of the Court of Appeal of the Province of Quebec which had dismissed the petitioner's appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the District of Montreal. The judgment of this Court was settled on April 2, 1968. By this application dated September 20, 1968, the petitioner applied to this Court for a rehearing of his appeal.
Held: The application should be dismissed.
The decision in Durocher v. Durocher, 27 S.C.R. 634, is authority for the proposition that when the judgment of this Court has been certified to the proper officer of the Court of original jurisdiction, as has been done in the case at bar, the Court has not jurisdiction to entertain an application such as is now made. Rule of the Rules of this Court does not alter or enlarge this Court's jurisdiction but only provides the manner in which it shall be exercised.
Cartwright CJ. and Fauteux, Martland,
Ritchie and Pigeon JJ.
R.C.S.
Juridiction-Requite pour rg-audition d'un appel-Jugement rejetant l'appel ayant itj certifil a la Cour de premibre instance-Requgte refusde-Loi sur la Cour suprame, 8.R.C. 1952, c. 959-R~gle des WHurenp R~gles de la Cour'supr~me du Canada.
Par un jugement prononc6 oralement le 8 mars 1968, cette Cour a rejet6 (. 1'appel port6 par le requirant A 1'encontre du jugement de la Cour d'appel de la province de Qubbec qui avait rejet6 l'appel que le requ6rant avait port6 b 1'encontre d'un jugement de la Cour sup~rieure du district de Montrial. Le jugement de cette Cour a td ditermin6 le
2 avril 1968. Par requite en date du 20 septembre 1968, le requ6rant a demand6 & cette Cour de lui accorder une r6-audition de son appel.
Arrdt: La requ~te doit 6tre rejet6e.
Lorsqu'un jugement de cette Cour a 6t6 certifi6 au fonctionnaire comp6tent de Ia Cour de premibre instance, ainsi qu'il en a 6t6 fait dans le cas present, la Cour n'a pas de juridiction pour entendre une requate telle que celle qui lui est pr6sentie: Durocher v. Durocher, 27 R.C.S.
634. La R~gle 61 des R~gles de cette Cour ne change pas ou n'61argit par la juridiction de la Cour mais pourvoit simplement au mode de l'exercer.
REQURTE pour obtenir une r6-audition de l'appell.
Requite rejet6e.
APPLICATION for a rehearing of the appeal'. Application dismissed.
Pierre Langlois, for the petitioner.
Hazen Hansard, Q.C., for the respondent.
At the conclusion of the -argument of counsel. for the petitioner, the following judgment was delivered:
THE CHIEF JUSTICE (orally for the Court): -Mr.
Hansard, we do not find it necessary to call upon you.
We are all of opinion that we have no jurisdiction to grant the relief asked for by Mr. Langlois. The unanimous decision of this Court in Durocher v. Durocher' is authority for the proposition that when the judgment of this Court has been certified to the proper officer of the Court of original jurisdiction, as has been done in the case at bar, the Court has no jurisdiction to entertain an application such as is now made to us.
1 (1968), 68 D.L.R. (2d) 766..
(1897); 27 S.C.R. 634.
8.C.R.
[19681
.961
Arrêts cités
- 68 D.L.R. (2d) 766 68 D.L.R. (2d) 766