The Saskatchewan Law Reports, Volume 13

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Burroughs, Limited, 1921
 

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Page 165 - When the British North America Act enacted that there should be a legislature for Ontario, and that its legislative assembly should have exclusive authority to make laws for the province and for provincial purposes in relation to the matters enumerated in...
Page 548 - In fixing fees, lawyers should avoid charges which overestimate their advice and services, as well as those which undervalue them. A client's ability to pay cannot justify a charge in excess of the value of the service, though his poverty may require a less charge, or even none at all.
Page 541 - The imposition of punishment by fine, penalty, or imprisonment for enforcing any law of the Province made in relation to any matter coming within any of the classes of subjects enumerated in this section.
Page 273 - ... for the purpose of determining the real question in controversy between the parties.
Page 315 - Action the Jury may give such Damages as they may think proportioned to the injury resulting from such Death to the Parties respectively for whom and for whose Benefit such Action shall be brought...
Page 548 - Clients, not lawyers, are the litigants. Whatever may be the illfeeling existing between clients, it should not be allowed to influence counsel in their conduct and demeanor toward each other or toward suitors in the case. All personalities between counsel should be scrupulously avoided.
Page 213 - In cases of this sort, where the question is whether the one party is set free by the action of the other, the real matter for consideration is whether the acts or conduct of the one do or do not amount to an intimation of an intention to abandon and altogether to refuse performance of the contract.
Page 60 - ... (1) The high court of chancery, as a common law court as well as a court of equity, including the jurisdiction of the master of the rolls, as a judge or master of the court of chancery, and any jurisdiction exercised by him in relation to the court of chancery as a common law court...
Page 74 - The objects for which the company is established are, " the conveyance of " passengers and goods in ships or boats between such places as the company may from " time to time determine, and the doing all such other things as are incidental or " conducive to the attainment of the above object.
Page 153 - Provided always, that no objection shall be taken or allowed to any such summons or warrant for any alleged defect therein in substance or in form...

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