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Constitutional law [1977] 2 SCR 576

Amax Potash Ltd. Etc. v. The Government of Saskatchewan

The Supreme Court of Canada held that Saskatchewan’s Crown-liability bar could not defeat recovery of taxes collected under ultra vires legislation, but refused interim preservation of the disputed payments.

  • Crown liability
  • Ultra vires
  • Tax recovery
  • Interim preservation of assets
  • Division of powers
  • Ultra-vires
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Municipal law (1907) 39 SCR 151

Vanier v. City Montreal

The Supreme Court of Canada held that under s. 120 of the Montreal charter, the city’s action for a special assessment was not prescribed when filed in 1902.

  • Construction of statute
  • Limitation of action (prescription)
  • Special assessment
  • Tax recovery
  • Privilege on land
  • Municipal-law
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Taxation (1901) 31 SCR 320

Jones v. City of Saint John

The Supreme Court of Canada held that a prior judgment refusing certiorari over a 1896 tax assessment was res judicata, barring Jones’s claim for repayment.

  • Assessment
  • Tax recovery
  • Res judicata
  • Certiorari
  • Appeal
  • Res-judicata
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