Canson Enterprises Ltd. v. Boughton & Co., [1991] 3 SCR 534
Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
Judge | Lamer, Antonio; Wilson, Bertha; La Forest, Gérard V.; L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire; Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Cory, Peter deCarteret; McLachlin, Beverley; Stevenson, William |
Date | 21 November 1991 |
Citation | [1991] 3 SCR 534,30 ACWS (3d) 199,3 WAC 1,131 NR 321,43 ETR 201,1991 CanLII 52 (SCC),85 DLR (4th) 129,[1992] 1 WWR 245,61 BCLR (2d) 1,[1991] CarswellBC 269,6 BCAC 1,35 CR (3d) 534,[1991] SCJ No 91 (QL),39 CPR (3d) 449,JE 92-271,9 CCLT (2d) 1 |
Docket Number | 21672 |
Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
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