Lakeside Colony of Hutterian Brethren v. Hofer

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeLa Forest, Gérard V.; L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire; Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Cory, Peter deCarteret; McLachlin, Beverley; Iacobucci, Frank
Citation[1992] 3 SCR 165,1992 CanLII 37 (SCC),142 NR 241,97 DLR (4th) 17,30 WAC 1,[1992] CarswellMan 138,[1992] ACS no 87,[1992] SCJ No 87 (QL),[1993] 1 WWR 113,81 Man R (2d) 1
Date29 October 1992
Docket Number22382

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    ...713. [21] Bruker v. Marcovitz, 2007 SCC 54. [22] Bruker v. Marcovitz 2007 SCC 54; Lakeside Colony of Hutterian Brethren v. Hofer, [1992] 3 S.C.R. 165. [23] Bruker v. Marcovitz, 2007 SCC 54; Trinity Western University v. British Columbia College of Teachers 2001 SCC 31; B.(R.) v. Children&#x......
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    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 31, 2018
    ...33, [2015] A.C. 359; Lee v. Showmen’s Guild of Great Britain, [1952] 1 All E.R. 1175; Lakeside Colony of Hutterian Brethren v. Hofer, [1992] 3 S.C.R. 165; Hofer v. Hofer, [1970] S.C.R. 958; Senez v. Montreal Real Estate Board, [1980] 2 S.C.R. 555; disapproved: Lindenburger v. United Church ......
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    ...1 S.C.R. 750 ; considered: Senez v. Montreal Real Estate Board, [1980] 2 S.C.R. 555 ; Lakeside Colony of Hutterian Brethren v. Hofer, [1992] 3 S.C.R. 165; Hofer v. Hofer, [1970] S.C.R. 958 ; referred to: Ahenakew v. MacKay (2004), 71 O.R. (3d) 130 ; Hryniak v. Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7 ,......
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    ...Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v. Wall, 2018 SCC 26 ; Lakeside Colony of Hutterian Brethren v. Hofer, [1992] 3 S.C.R. 165. [23] Surrey Knights Junior Hockey v. Pacific Junior Hockey League, 2018 BCSC 1748 ; Bell v. Civil Air Search and Rescue Assn., 2018 MBCA 96......
  • Harjee v. Ontario
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    ...713. [21] Bruker v. Marcovitz, 2007 SCC 54. [22] Bruker v. Marcovitz 2007 SCC 54; Lakeside Colony of Hutterian Brethren v. Hofer, [1992] 3 S.C.R. 165. [23] Bruker v. Marcovitz, 2007 SCC 54; Trinity Western University v. British Columbia College of Teachers 2001 SCC 31; B.(R.) v. Children&#x......
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    ...in Canada (1978), 20 O.R. (2d) 321 (C.A.), Astgen v. Smith, [1970] 1 O.R. 129 (C.A.), Lakeside Colony of Hutterian Brethren v. Hofer, [1992] 3 S.C.R. 165, Maple Leaf Foods Inc. v. Schneider Corp. (1998), 42 O.R. (3d) 177 (C.A.), London Association for Protection of Trade v. Greenlands, Limi......
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    ...extinguish the association. Citing the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Lakeside Colony of Hutterian Brethren v. Hofer, [1992] 3 S.C.R. 165, an unincorporated association may continue to exist alongside a related corporation if the members intended it to remain distinct. In this case, ......
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