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City of Brossard v. Pelletier

[1986] 1 SCR 53 Court SCC Decision date 1986-02-05 Docket 18304 English

PartiesCity of Brossard Appellant·Louis Pelletier Respondent

Judges Beetz, Jean; Chouinard, Julien; Lamer, Antonio; Le Dain, Gerald Eric; La Forest, Gérard V.

Decision 4–1 Majority (4) · Beetz J. (1)

On appeal from Quebec

Subjects Appeal

Contents

Majority

English version of the judgment of the Court delivered orally by

Beetz J.

1. Beetz J.‑‑ We are all of the opinion that this appeal should be allowed.
2. We adopt the reasoning of Mayrand J. without expressing, however, any opinion on s. 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms had that section been in force at the time.
3. The judgment of the Court of Appeal, dated November 22, 1983, is set aside and the motion to dismiss the appeal is disallowed, the whole with costs both here and in the Court of Appeal.
Judgment accordingly.
Solicitors for the appellant: Vermette, Dunton, De Wever, Caron, Rainville & Toupin, Montréal.
Solicitors for the respondent: Villeneuve, Pigeon, Clément, Guilbeault, Laurendeau & Herbert, Montréal.

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