Supreme Court of Canada
Brown v. Edmonton (City of), [1978] 1 S.C.R. 1020
Date: 1977-12-01
James Munro Brown Appellant;
and
The City of Edmonton Respondent.
1977: December 1.
Present: Martland, Spence, Beetz, Estey and
Pratte JJ.
ON APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF ALBERTA, APPELLATE DIVISION
Expropriation—Valuation—Residential property
taken by municipality—Determination of compensation award—Applicable
principles.
APPEAL from an order of the Supreme Court of Alberta,
Appellate Division, dismissing the appellant’s appeal from an order of the
Public Utilities Board for the Province of Alberta, wherein the Board ordered
the City of Edmonton to pay the appellant $10,000 in respect to certain
property expropriated by the City. Appeal dismissed.
J.D. Richard, Q.C., for the appellant.
H.F. Wilson, for the respondent.
The judgment of the Court was delivered orally
by
MARTLAND J.—We are all of the opinion that the
Appellate Division decided properly to dismiss the appellant’s appeal from the
decision of the Public Utilities Board. The appeal is dismissed. There will be
no costs payable by either party.
Judgment accordingly.
Solicitors for the appellant: Gowling
& Henderson, Ottawa.
Solicitor for the respondent: H.F.
Wilson, Edmonton.
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