Quebec Skating Club v. The King
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Quebec Skating Club v. The King Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1932-03-01 Report [1932] SCR 539 Judges Duff, Lyman Poore; Rinfret, Thibaudeau; Lamont, John Henderson; Smith, Robert; Cannon, Lawrence Arthur Dumoulin On appeal from Canada Subjects Expropriation Decision Content Supreme Court of Canada Quebec Skating Club v. The King, [1932] S.C.R. 539 Date: 1932-03-01. Quebec Skating Club v. The King 1932: February 22; 1932: March 1. Present:—Duff, Rinfret, Lamont, Smith and Cannon JJ. ON APPEAL FROM THE EXCHEQUER COURT OF CANADA Expropriation—Market value—Title—Valus to the owner—Servitudes APPEAL by the defendant appellant and cross-appeal by the plaintiff respondent from the judgment of the Exchequer Court of Canada[1]. The appellant was the owner of a property in the city of Quebec, upon which there had been a skating rink building which was destroyed by fire. The building was not rebuilt because it was known that the property was to be expropriated by the National Battlefields Commission for the purposes of the National Battlefields park. Expropriation proceedings were taken and Mr. Justice Audette in the Exchequer Court awarded the club $31,500, as the value of the property. The Skating Club appealed from this award, complaining that the amount was too small, and the respondent cross-appealed, complaining that the amount was too large. After hearing the arguments of counsel, the Court reserved judgment, and on a subsequent day delivered judgment dismissing the ap…
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Quebec Skating Club v. The King Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1932-03-01 Report [1932] SCR 539 Judges Duff, Lyman Poore; Rinfret, Thibaudeau; Lamont, John Henderson; Smith, Robert; Cannon, Lawrence Arthur Dumoulin On appeal from Canada Subjects Expropriation Decision Content Supreme Court of Canada Quebec Skating Club v. The King, [1932] S.C.R. 539 Date: 1932-03-01. Quebec Skating Club v. The King 1932: February 22; 1932: March 1. Present:—Duff, Rinfret, Lamont, Smith and Cannon JJ. ON APPEAL FROM THE EXCHEQUER COURT OF CANADA Expropriation—Market value—Title—Valus to the owner—Servitudes APPEAL by the defendant appellant and cross-appeal by the plaintiff respondent from the judgment of the Exchequer Court of Canada[1]. The appellant was the owner of a property in the city of Quebec, upon which there had been a skating rink building which was destroyed by fire. The building was not rebuilt because it was known that the property was to be expropriated by the National Battlefields Commission for the purposes of the National Battlefields park. Expropriation proceedings were taken and Mr. Justice Audette in the Exchequer Court awarded the club $31,500, as the value of the property. The Skating Club appealed from this award, complaining that the amount was too small, and the respondent cross-appealed, complaining that the amount was too large. After hearing the arguments of counsel, the Court reserved judgment, and on a subsequent day delivered judgment dismissing the appeal and the cross-appeal with costs. Appeal and cross-appeal dismissed with costs. Louis St. Laurent, K.C., for the appellant. Noël Belleau, K.C., and L. E. L. Galipeault for the respondent. [1] [1931] Ex. C.R. 103.
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