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Aetna Insurance Co. et al. v. The Queen

[1978] 1 SCR 731 Court SCC Decision date 1977-04-29 English

PartiesAetna Insurance Company et al. Appellants·Her Majesty The Queen Respondent

Counsel (4)
R.F. Wilson, Q.C., and R.J. Downie, Q.C., for the appellants.
Keith Eaton, Q.C., for the respondent.
Solicitors for the appellants: Day, Wilson, Campbell, Toronto.
Solicitor for the respondent: K.E. Eaton, Halifax.

Judges Laskin, Bora; Martland, Ronald; Judson, Wilfred; Ritchie, Roland Almon; Spence, Wishart Flett; Pigeon, Louis-Philippe; Dickson, Robert George Brian; Beetz, Jean

Delivered by Majority

On appeal from Nova Scotia

Subjects Criminal law

Contents

The judgment of Laskin C.J. and Judson and Spence JJ. was delivered by

The operations of the Nova Scotia Board of Insurance Underwriters were intended to secure the solvency of the member companies.
Through such operations costs were minimized.

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The Board’s operations involved useful assistance to fire departments in Nova Scotia on fire prevention.
It provided technical assistance in connection with assessment of risks.
It was of assistance to municipalities in the Province on fire prevention methods.

Footnotes

  1. [1] (1975), 13 N.S.R. (2d) 693, 22 C.C.C. (2d) 513.
  2. [2] [1978] 1 S.C.R. 408.
  3. [3] (1912), 46 S.C.R. 1.
  4. [4] [1929] S.C.R. 276.
  5. [5] [1957] S.C.R. 403.
  6. [6] [1942] S.C.R. 147.
  7. [7] [1957] S.C.R. 403.
  8. [8] (1912), 46 S.C.R. 1.
  9. [9] [1929] S.C.R. 276.
  10. [10] [1942] S.C.R. 147.