Collier v. Wright
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Collier v. Wright Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1895-05-06 Report (1895) 24 SCR 714 Judges Henry, William Alexander; Strong, Samuel Henry; Taschereau, Henri-Elzéar; Gwynne, John Wellington; Sedgewick, Robert; King, George Edwin On appeal from Ontario Subjects Maritime law Decision Content Supreme Court of Canada Collier v. Wright, (1895) 24 S.C.R. 714 Date: 1895-05-06 Collier and Wright 1895: March 19, 20; 1895: May 6. Present: Sir Henry Strong C.J., and Taschereau, Gwynne, Sedgewick and King JJ. Maritime law—Collision—Negligence—Rule of the road—Steamer. APPEAL from a decision of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, affirming the judgment for the plaintiff Wright at the trial. The action was for damages incurred by a collision on the Bay of Quinte between plaintiff’s schooner and a steamer belonging to defendant. In the marine protest by the captain of the schooner the cause of the action was alleged to be that the steamer’s wheel was put to port when it should have been put to starboard just before the collision. The action was twice tried, the first trial having been set aside on the ground that the judge, by adopting the opinion of assessors, had delegated his judicial functions[1]. The second trial resulted in a verdict for plaintiff which was affirmed by the Court of Appeal. The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the Court of Appeal sustaining plaintiff’s verdict. Appeal dismissed with costs. S.H. Blake Q.C. and Holman for the appellant. Alcorn Q.C. for the re…
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Collier v. Wright Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1895-05-06 Report (1895) 24 SCR 714 Judges Henry, William Alexander; Strong, Samuel Henry; Taschereau, Henri-Elzéar; Gwynne, John Wellington; Sedgewick, Robert; King, George Edwin On appeal from Ontario Subjects Maritime law Decision Content Supreme Court of Canada Collier v. Wright, (1895) 24 S.C.R. 714 Date: 1895-05-06 Collier and Wright 1895: March 19, 20; 1895: May 6. Present: Sir Henry Strong C.J., and Taschereau, Gwynne, Sedgewick and King JJ. Maritime law—Collision—Negligence—Rule of the road—Steamer. APPEAL from a decision of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, affirming the judgment for the plaintiff Wright at the trial. The action was for damages incurred by a collision on the Bay of Quinte between plaintiff’s schooner and a steamer belonging to defendant. In the marine protest by the captain of the schooner the cause of the action was alleged to be that the steamer’s wheel was put to port when it should have been put to starboard just before the collision. The action was twice tried, the first trial having been set aside on the ground that the judge, by adopting the opinion of assessors, had delegated his judicial functions[1]. The second trial resulted in a verdict for plaintiff which was affirmed by the Court of Appeal. The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the Court of Appeal sustaining plaintiff’s verdict. Appeal dismissed with costs. S.H. Blake Q.C. and Holman for the appellant. Alcorn Q.C. for the respondent. [1] 19 Ont. App. R. 298.
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