R. v. Guidry, (1965) 1 N.B.R.(2d) 289 (CA)

• Judge: Bridges, C.J.N.B., Ritchie and Limerick, JJ.A.
• Court: Court of Appeal (New Brunswick)
• Case Date: August 09, 1965
• Jurisdiction: New Brunswick
• Citations: (1965), 1 N.B.R.(2d) 289 (CA)

R. v. Guidry (1965), 1 N.B.R.(2d) 289 (CA);

    1 R.N.-B.(2e) 289

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R. v. Guidry

Indexed As: R. v. Guidry

Répertorié: R. v. Guidry

New Brunswick Court of Appeal

Bridges, C.J.N.B., Ritchie and Limerick, JJ.A.

August 9, 1965.

Summary:

Résumé:

Application by respondent for costs of appeal where Crown failed to prove essential ingredient of offence (New Brunswick Court of Appeal)

Practice - Topic 8328

Costs - Appeals - Costs of appeal - Criminal appeals - Application by respondent for costs of the appeal where Crown failed to prove essential ingredient of the offence - Common law rule re costs out of date - Order 58, rule 4 of Rules of Court empowers court to order costs (New Brunswick Court of Appeal).

Cases Noticed:

Johnson v. The King, [1904] A.C. 817, refd.

Attorney General of Ontario v. Toronto General Trusts Corp., [1903] 5 O.L.R. 607, appld.

Re Imperial Canadian Trust Co., Attorney General of Manitoba v. Attorney General of Canada, [1942] 2 D.L.R. 6, consd.

R. v. Ed (1927), 53 N.B.R. 294 (N.B.C.A.), dist.

Attorney General of Canada v. Jackson (1944), 18 M.P.R. 138 and [1964] S.C.R. 489 consd.

Neales v. The Queen (1965), 50 M.P.R. 291 (N.B.C.A.), dist.

Ex parte Hackett (1959-60), 43 M.P.R. 224 (N.B.C.A.), dist.

R. v. Canada Accident & Fire Assurance Co., [1948] 4 D.L.R. 660, consd.

Lovitt v. Attorney General of Nova Scotia (1903), 33 S.C.R. 350, consd.

Statutes Noticed:

Summary Convictions Act, R.S.N.B. 1952, c. 220, sect. 59(1)(2)(3), as am. S.N.B. 1960, c. 72 and S.N.B. 1964, c. 55.

Supreme and Exchequer Courts Act, S.C. 1886.

New Brunswick Rules of Court, Order 58, rule 4.

Counsel:

J.D. Harper, for respondent, Guidry;

E.D. Westhaver, for the Crown.

The judgment of the Court was delivered by Limerick, J.A.

Limerick, J.A. - see paragraphs 1-18;

Ritchie, J.A. - see paragraphs 19-29;

Bridges, C.J.N.B. - see paragraph 30.