Ottawa (City) v. Murphy

Ottawa (City) v. Murphy Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1929-03-06 Report [1929] SCR 541 Judges Duff, Lyman Poore; Mignault, Pierre-Basile; Rinfret, Thibaudeau; Lamont, John Henderson; Smith, Robert On appeal from Ontario Subjects Municipal law Decision Content Supreme Court of Canada Ottawa (City) v. Murphy [1929] S.C.R. 541 Date: 1929-03-06 City of Ottawa and Murphy 1929: March 6. Present: Duff, Mignault, Rinfret, Lamont and Smith JJ. ON APPEAL FROM THE APPELLATE DIVISION OF THE SUPREME COURT OF ONTARIO. Municipal corporations—Negligence—Action against municipality for injuries sustained by fall upon an icy sidewalk—Dismissal of appeal from judgment of Appellate Division, Ont. (63 Ont. L.R. 247) sustaining judgment at trial for damages against municipality. APPEAL by the City of Ottawa (defendant) from the judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Ontario[1] dismissing its appeal from the judgment of McEvoy J., in favour of the plaintiff for damages against the City for injuries sustained by a fall upon an icy sidewalk. On the conclusion of the argument of counsel for the appellant, and without calling on counsel for the respondent, judgment was delivered orally, dismissing the appeal with costs. Appeal dismissed with costs. F.B. Proctor K.C. for the appellant. A.O’Connor for the respondent. [1] (1928) 63 Ont. L.R. 247. …