Birks v. Lewis
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Birks v. Lewis Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1899-06-05 Report (1900) 30 SCR 618 Judges Girouard, Désiré; Gwynne, John Wellington; King, George Edwin; Strong, Samuel Henry; Taschereau, Henri-Elzéar On appeal from Quebec Subjects Civil procedure Decision Content Supreme Court of Canada Birks v. Lewis, (1899) 30 SCR 618 Date: 1899-06-05 1899: May 25; 1899: June 5 PRESENT:—Sir Henry Strong C.J. and Taschereau, Gwynne, King and Girouard JJ. Practice—Incomplete assignment for benefit of creditors—Seizure of immovables—Stay of execution—Art. 772 C. C. P. (old text). APPEAL from the judgment of the Court of Queen's Bench for Lower Canada, appeal side (1), affirming the judgment of the Superior Court, District of Ottawa (2), which dismissed the appellant's opposition with costs. After hearing counsel for the parties the court reserved judgment, and on a subsequent day, dismissed the appeal for the reasons stated in the judgment appealed from, Appeal dismissed with costs. Aylen Q. C. for the appellant. George C. Wright for the respondent. …
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Birks v. Lewis Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1899-06-05 Report (1900) 30 SCR 618 Judges Girouard, Désiré; Gwynne, John Wellington; King, George Edwin; Strong, Samuel Henry; Taschereau, Henri-Elzéar On appeal from Quebec Subjects Civil procedure Decision Content Supreme Court of Canada Birks v. Lewis, (1899) 30 SCR 618 Date: 1899-06-05 1899: May 25; 1899: June 5 PRESENT:—Sir Henry Strong C.J. and Taschereau, Gwynne, King and Girouard JJ. Practice—Incomplete assignment for benefit of creditors—Seizure of immovables—Stay of execution—Art. 772 C. C. P. (old text). APPEAL from the judgment of the Court of Queen's Bench for Lower Canada, appeal side (1), affirming the judgment of the Superior Court, District of Ottawa (2), which dismissed the appellant's opposition with costs. After hearing counsel for the parties the court reserved judgment, and on a subsequent day, dismissed the appeal for the reasons stated in the judgment appealed from, Appeal dismissed with costs. Aylen Q. C. for the appellant. George C. Wright for the respondent.
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