Leggat v. Marsh
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Leggat v. Marsh Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1899-06-05 Report (1899) 29 SCR 739 Judges Girouard, Désiré; Gwynne, John Wellington; King, George Edwin; Strong, Samuel Henry; Taschereau, Henri-Elzéar On appeal from Quebec Subjects Contract Decision Content Supreme Court of Canada Leggat v Marsh (1899) 29 SCR 739 Date: 1899-06-05 LEGGAT v. MARSH. 1899: May 19; 1899: June 5 PRESENT:—Sir Henry Strong C. J., and Taschereau, Gwynne, King and Girouard JJ. Breach of contract—Evidence—Custom of trade—Local usage—Damages— Practice—Amendment of claim after equate closed —Arts. 1234, 1235 C. C. APPEAL from the judgment of the Court of Queen's Bench for Lower Canada, (appeal side), ([1]) which reversed the judgment of the Superior Court, District of Montreal in favour of the plaintiff and dismissed his action with costs. After hearing counsel on behalf of both parties the court reserved judgment and, on a subsequent day, dismissed the appeal with costs for the reasons given in the court appealed from. Appeal dismissed with costs. Atwater Q.C. and Mackie for the appellant. Lafleur and Buchan for the respondent. [1] Q. R. 8 Q. B. 221 …
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Leggat v. Marsh Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1899-06-05 Report (1899) 29 SCR 739 Judges Girouard, Désiré; Gwynne, John Wellington; King, George Edwin; Strong, Samuel Henry; Taschereau, Henri-Elzéar On appeal from Quebec Subjects Contract Decision Content Supreme Court of Canada Leggat v Marsh (1899) 29 SCR 739 Date: 1899-06-05 LEGGAT v. MARSH. 1899: May 19; 1899: June 5 PRESENT:—Sir Henry Strong C. J., and Taschereau, Gwynne, King and Girouard JJ. Breach of contract—Evidence—Custom of trade—Local usage—Damages— Practice—Amendment of claim after equate closed —Arts. 1234, 1235 C. C. APPEAL from the judgment of the Court of Queen's Bench for Lower Canada, (appeal side), ([1]) which reversed the judgment of the Superior Court, District of Montreal in favour of the plaintiff and dismissed his action with costs. After hearing counsel on behalf of both parties the court reserved judgment and, on a subsequent day, dismissed the appeal with costs for the reasons given in the court appealed from. Appeal dismissed with costs. Atwater Q.C. and Mackie for the appellant. Lafleur and Buchan for the respondent. [1] Q. R. 8 Q. B. 221
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