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Saskatoon (City of) v. Smith-Roles Ltd.

[1978] 2 SCR 1121 Court SCC Decision date 1978-06-29 English

PartiesCity of Saskatoon Appellant·Smith-Roles Ltd. Respondent

Counsel (4)
J.B. J. Nutting, Q.C., and R.J. Kucey, for the appellant.
D.E. Gauley, Q.C., and P. Foley, for the respondent.
Solicitor for the appellant: J.B. J. Nutting, Saskatoon.
Solicitors for the respondent: Gauley, Dierker & Dahlem, Saskatoon.

Judges Laskin, Bora; Spence, Wishart Flett; Pigeon, Louis-Philippe; Dickson, Robert George Brian; Estey, Willard Zebedee

Delivered by Majority

On appeal from Saskatchewan

Subjects Expropriation

Contents

The judgment of Laskin C.J. and Spence, Pigeon and Dickson JJ. was delivered by

Value of land on actual user
$10,000
$72,500
$10,000
Fair market value of the land on highest and best user
$185,250
$230,000
$230,000 (per expert Kvatum)
Fair market value of buildings
$51,000
Combined in item 2.
0
Disturbance cost
$18,525 (10% of item 2)
$100,000
$110,000
Foundation and electrical costs as special value to owner
$32,100 (Included in item 6)
$32,100
$32,100
Value of land and buildings as foundry

Footnotes

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  2. [2] [1946] S.C.R. 551.
  3. [3] [1949] S.C.R. 712.
  4. [4] [1946] Ex. C.R. 311.
  5. [5] [1968] 1 Ex. C.R. 402.
  6. [6] [1961] S.C.R. 614.
  7. [7] [1963] S.C.R. 175.
  8. [8] (1960), 26 D.L.R. (2d) 633.
  9. [9] [1951] S.C.R. 504.
  10. [10] (1917), 32 D.L.R. 219.
  11. [11] [1941] 1 All E.R. 480.
  12. [12] [1933] O.W.N. 298.
  13. [13] (1975), 7 L.C.R. 218.
  14. [14] [1977] 1 W.W.R. 604.
  15. [15] [1949] S.C.R. 712.
  16. [16] (1960), 32 W.W.R. 513 (B.C.S.C.).
  17. [17] (1969), 4 D.L.R. (3d) 262.
  18. [18] [1946] Ex. C.R. 311.
  19. [19] [1968] 1 Ex. C.R. 402.
  20. [20] [1914] A.C. 1083.
  21. [21] [1965] 1 All E.R. 443.
  22. [22] [1968] S.C.R. 633.
  23. [23] (1970), 13 D.L.R. (3d) 162.