Case name: |
Canada (National Capital Commission) v. Sheahan |
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Jurisdiction: |
Canada - Federal |
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Court: |
Supreme Court of Canada |
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Parties: |
Name |
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Appearing as |
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Canada (National Capital Commission) |
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Appellant |
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Sheahan, Clarence M. |
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Respondent |
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Sheahan, Margaret B. |
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Respondent |
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Before: |
Decision maker |
Designation |
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Abbott, Douglas Charles |
J. |
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Hall, Emmett Matthew |
J. |
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Laskin, Bora |
J. |
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Pigeon, Louis-Philippe |
J. |
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Spence, Wishart Flett |
J. |
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Lawyers: |
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Appearing for |
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Ainslie, George W. |
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Appellant |
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Smith, John E. |
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Appellant |
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Thomas, Eileen Mitchell |
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Appellant |
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Burke-Robertson, W.G. |
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Respondent |
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Thorson, J.T. |
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Respondent |
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Decision: |
Appeal by the expropriating authority from a compensation award made by the Exchequer Court following an expropriation. The appeal was allowed with costs and the award was reduced. A cross-appeal by the owners was dismissed with costs. |
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Later |
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ExLaw citation: |
[1971] EXLAW 31 |
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Parallel citations: |
(1971) 17 D.L.R. (3d) 598 |
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(1971) 1 L.C.R. 1 |
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[1971] S.C.J. No. 51 |
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[1971] S.C.R. 406 |
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