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The Supreme Court of Canada held the National Harbours Board not liable for vessel damage caused by an underwater boulder during Montreal harbour dredging.
The Supreme Court of Canada held the Crown liable for negligence after an R.C.M.P. constable struck the appellant on a federally maintained driveway.
The Supreme Court of Canada held that payment for unauthorized public works accepted by the Crown was limited to fair value, not the contractor’s costs plus profit.
The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed contractors’ appeal seeking quantum meruit compensation for public works said to have been altered by winter conditions and revised directions.
The Supreme Court of Canada held that inconvenience from a less convenient substituted route and general depreciation in land value from a public work were not compensable.
Appeal from the Exchequer Court in a public works contract dispute over termination, plant ownership, and damages arising from the Soulanges Canal works.
Appeal from dismissal of a petition of right over Intercolonial Railway contracts. The Court held the engineer’s report was not the required final certificate.
Appeal from an Exchequer Court damages award for wharf injury caused by the Intercolonial Railway extension was dismissed with costs.
The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed a contractor’s claim against the Crown for delay, holding the engineer lacked authority to bind the Crown and the contract excluded delay damages.
The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed an appeal for compensation after a railway bridge interfered with rafting, holding the affected right was public, not private.
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