Canadian Pacific Ltd. v. Drumheller (City), [1988] 1 SCR 1091

canadian pacific ltd. v. drumheller (city), [1988] 1 S.C.R. 1091

Canadian Pacific Limited                                                                   Appellant

v.

City of Drumheller and Century Coals Ltd.                                     Respondents

and

Canadian Transport Commission                                                      Intervener

and between

Canadian National Railways                                                             Appellant

v.

City of Drumheller and Century Coals Ltd.                                     Respondents

and

Canadian Transport Commission                                                      Intervener

indexed as: canadian pacific ltd. v. drumheller (city)

File Nos.: 17498, 17499.

1988: June 14.

Present: Dickson C.J. and McIntyre, Lamer, Wilson and L'Heureux‑Dubé JJ.

on appeal from the court of appeal

                   Railways ‑‑ Canadian Transport Commission ‑‑ Jurisdiction ‑‑ Abandonment of track authorized ‑‑ Whether authorization within the jurisdiction of the commission?

                   Judgments and orders ‑‑ Reversal ‑‑ Consent to reversal of judgment ‑‑ Supreme Court Act, R.S.C. 1970, c. S‑19, s. 75.

Statutes and Regulations Cited

Supreme Court Act, R.S.C. 1970, c. S‑19, s. 75.

                   APPEAL from a judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal, [1983] 1 F.C. 1005n, 45 N.R. 549, 143 D.L.R. (3d) 264, allowing an appeal from a decision of the Railway Transport Committee of the Canadian Transport Commission.  Appeal allowed.

                   Marcella M. Szel, for the appellant Canadian Pacific Ltd.

                   Grant Nerbas, for the appellant Canadian National Railways.

                   No one appeared for the respondents.

                   Peter Noonan, for the intervener Canadian Transport Commission.

                   The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

1.                       The Chief Justice ‑‑ Pursuant to s. 75 of the Supreme Court Act, R.C.S. 1970, c. S‑19, the appeal is allowed, the decision of the Federal Court of Appeal pronounced on December 9, 1982 ([1983] 1 F.C. 1005n, 45 N.R. 549, 143 D.L.R. (3d) 264) id set aside and the decision of the Railway Transport Committee of the Canadian Transport Commission, dated October 23, 1981, is allowed.

                   Judgment accordingly.

                   Solicitor for the appellant Canadian Pacific Ltd.: Marcella M. Szel, Calgary.

                   Solicitor for the appellant Canadian National Railways: Grant Nerbas, Winnipeg.

                   Solicitors for the respondents City of Drumheller and Century Coals Ltd.: Ross, Todd & Company, Drumheller.

                   Solicitor for the intervener the Canadian Transport Commission: Peter Noonan, Saskatoon.