Supreme Court of Canada
Wilson v. Wilson, [1979] 1 S.C.R. 553
Date: 1979-02-21
Charles Lane Wilson (Plaintiff) Appellant;
and
Frances Ellen Wilson (Defendant) Respondent.
1979: February 21.
Present: Laskin C.J. and Martland, Ritchie, Pratte and Mclntyre JJ.
ON APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO.
Divorce—Maintenance—Judgment at trial reversed—New trial ordered—No inconsistency in findings of trial judge.
APPEAL from a judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario allowing an appeal on the matter of maintenance from a judgment of Robins J. at trial. Appeal allowed, judgment at trial restored.
Eric R. Murray, Q.C., for the appellant.
Alan F.N. Poole, for the respondent.
The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by
THE CHIEF JUSTICE—Counsel for the respondent in this appeal stated candidly that if the trial judge did not make inconsistent findings in his reasons set out on p. 341 of the record, then the respondent has no case. We are all of the opinion that there was no inconsistency in what the trial judge found and, accordingly, the appeal must be allowed, the judgment of the Ontario Court of Appeal set aside and the judgment at trial restored. There will be no order as to costs.
Appeal allowed, judgment at trial restored, no order as to costs.
Solicitors for the appellant: Cassels, Brock, Toronto.
Solicitor for the respondent: Alan F.N. Poole, Toronto.
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