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Motor vehicles [1973] SCR 621

Mussens Ltd. v. Verhaaf

The Supreme Court of Canada held that a vehicle owner was liable under Quebec’s Highway Victims Indemnity Act despite workers’ compensation coverage, and it upheld reductions in damages.

  • Owner liability
  • Highway victims indemnity act s.3
  • Workmen's compensation act
  • Damages assessment
  • Future medical expenses
  • Funeral expenses
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Labour law [1963] SCR 239

Kinnaird v. Workmen's Compensation Board

The Supreme Court held that the Workmen’s Compensation Board had jurisdiction to review the claim and that its brief written notice satisfied the Act.

  • Workmen's compensation act
  • Medical appeal procedure
  • Mandamus
  • Certiorari
  • Jurisdiction of administrative tribunal
  • Conclusiveness of expert certificate
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Labour law [1933] SCR 548

Geoffroy et al. v. Anglo Canadian Pulp & Paper Mills Ltd.

Le tribunal conclut à une faute inexcusable de l’employeur sous la loi des accidents du travail et augmente l’indemnité à 10 000 $, moins 3 000 $ déjà versés.

  • Workmen's compensation act
  • Inexcusable fault
  • Employer liability
  • Assessment of increased statutory compensation
  • Apportionment between widow and children
  • Workers-compensation
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Labour law [1927] SCR 526

Dubuc v. Corporation de Marston

The Supreme Court of Canada held that acquiescence in a judgment cannot be presumed and must be unequivocal; a general attorney ad litem mandate did not bind the appellant.

  • Acquiescence
  • Res judicata
  • Workmen's compensation act
  • Attorney ad litem
  • Appeal
  • Appeals
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Labour law (1920) 61 SCR 12

Montreal Tramways Co. v. Girard

The Supreme Court of Canada held that a tramway employee injured while riding home on employer-provided free transport was entitled to compensation under Quebec workmen’s compensation law.

  • Workmen's compensation act
  • Course of employment
  • Employer‑provided transport
  • Implied terms of contract
  • Workers-compensation
  • Course-of-employment
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Labour law (1920) 60 SCR 597

Great North Western Telegraph Co. v. Tremblay

On appeal from Quebec, the Supreme Court held that a petition for authorization to sue under the Workmen's Compensation Act did not interrupt prescription.

  • Workmen's compensation act
  • Interruption of prescription
  • Authorization to sue/conciliation procedure
  • Judicial demand (art. 2224 c.c.)
  • Employer liability
  • Statutory interpretation
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Labour law (1919) 59 SCR 413

The Toronto Railway Company v. Hutton

The Supreme Court of Canada held that a worker’s election to claim compensation under Ontario’s Workmen’s Compensation Act did not bar his action against a third party.

  • Workmen's compensation act
  • Subrogation
  • Election to claim compensation
  • Right of action
  • Stay of proceedings
  • Ratification/authorization by board
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Torts (1918) 57 SCR 439

Canadian Pacific Ry. Co. v. Cheeseman

The Supreme Court of Canada held that the accident was caused by fellow-servant negligence and breach of railway rules, limiting recovery to Workmen’s Compensation.

  • Negligence
  • Fellow servant doctrine
  • Defective equipment
  • Workmen's compensation act
  • Railway operating rules
  • Fellow-servant-rule
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Torts (1915) 51 SCR 490

Toronto Power Co. v. Raynor

The Supreme Court of Canada held that Toronto Power Co. was not liable for injuries to an employee shocked by a supposedly dead wire, finding no proof of negligence.

  • Employer duty
  • Proper system and supervision
  • Grounding and static electricity
  • Res ipsa loquitur
  • Rylands v. fletcher
  • Workmen's compensation act
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