List of Supreme Court of Canada cases (Richards Court through Fauteux Court)
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This is a chronological list of notable cases decided by the Supreme Court of Canada from the formation of the Court in 1875 to the retirement of
Gérald Fauteux Joseph Honoré Gérald Fauteux (October 22, 1900 – September 14, 1980) was the 13th Chief Justice of Canada from 1970 to 1973. Born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, the son of Homère Fauteux and Héva Mercier, he studied at the Université de ...
in 1973. Note that the Privy Council heard appeals for criminal cases until 1933 and for
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cases until 1949. Also between 1888 and 1926, no criminal appeals were allowed to the Privy Council.


1875–99


19001949


19501959


19601969


1970–73


See also

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List of Judicial Committee of the Privy Council cases This is a list of major cases decided by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. These include appeals from the following countries:List of notable Canadian Courts of Appeals cases A select number of decisions from the Courts of Appeal have proven to be the leading case law in a number of fields and have subsequently been adopted across all provinces, or else they are famous decisions in their own right. Most frequently the ...
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