Skip to main content

Case information

Conduct a refined search of the Supreme Court of Canada database to obtain details on the status of a matter before the Court.


21498

Paul Magder Furs Ltd., et al. v. Her Majesty the Queen, et al.

(Ontario) (Criminal) (By Leave)

Docket

Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.

List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
1994-07-13 Close file on Leave
1991-04-09 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, (Toronto,ON)
1991-03-08 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, (Toronto,ON)
1990-07-26 Correspondence received from, sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal (Tor,ON) enclosing the record of the Appeal Court.
1989-11-23 Copy of formal judgment on leave being prepared, Soloway, Wright, Houston & Assoc. (Ottawa,ON)
1989-11-23 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties, (Toronto,ON)
1989-11-23 Correspondence received from, copy of formal judgment given to E.V. Bemmel
1989-11-14 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Soloway, Wright (Ott., Ont.)
1989-11-14 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Gowling, Strathy (Ott., Ont.)
1989-11-09 Decision on motion to adduce new evidence, W L'HD So Co McL
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1989-11-09 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, W L'HD So Co McL, The application to adduce fresh evidence is dismissed and the application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1989-10-30 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1989-10-30, W L'HD So Co McL
Decision reserved
1989-10-30 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1989-10-30, W L'HD So Co McL
Decision reserved
1989-10-30 Hearing of the motion to adduce new evidence, 1989-10-30, W L'HD So Co McL
Decision reserved
1989-10-30 Submission of motion to adduce new evidence, 1989-10-30, W L'HD So Co McL
Decision reserved
1989-10-27 Respondent's argument on the motion to adduce new evidence, 10 copies,, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1989-10-26 Order on miscellaneous motion, (heard on Oct.11/89)
1989-10-26 Appeal Court record, 2 copies of vols 1 to 5 proceedings,
1989-10-26 Book of authorities, 5 copies vols 1, 2, Paul Magder Furs Ltd.
1989-10-26 General proceeding, 1 copy of a VHS video tape (5 minutes) to be used on the leave motion. Paul Magder Furs Ltd.
1989-10-24 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, Her Majesty the Queen
1989-10-20 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1989-10-16 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal scheduled
1989-10-16 Hearing of the motion to adduce new evidence scheduled
1989-10-11 Decision on the miscellaneous motion, McL, 1) accepting the application for leave books, together with the motion to adduce new evidence in the form as filed on Sept.12/89. 2) permitting the applicant's counsel a total of sixty (60) minutes to present argument on the motion for leave to appeal and the motion to adduce new evidence, (60) minutes also allowed to the resp. 3) permitting the use of the Court's audio-visual equipment thereby enabling counsel to refer to a trial exhibit.
Granted, no order as to costs
1989-10-11 Hearing of miscellaneous motion, 1989-10-11, McL
1989-10-11 Submission of miscellaneous motion, 1989-10-11, McL
1989-10-06 Affidavit Paul Magder Furs Ltd.
1989-10-06 Notice of miscellaneous motion, 1) accepting the motion books together with motion to adduce new evidence in form as filed on Sept. 12/89, 2) permission to argue a total of 60 mins. on behalf of 6 applicants on leave & new evidence, 3) permission to use Court's audio-visual equipment, Paul Magder Furs Ltd.
1989-09-26 Trial Court record, 2 copies of vols. 1, to 5, of the proceedings at t rial,
1989-09-22 Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal Paul Magder Furs Ltd.
1989-09-22 Motion to adduce new evidence, 5 copies (included in leave book), Paul Magder Furs Ltd.
1989-09-22 Application for leave to appeal ready to be heard (old rules)
1989-09-12 $30.00 filing fee, receipt #15705 Paul Magder Furs Ltd.
1989-09-12 Application for leave to appeal, 9 copies each of volume 1 & 3 and 10 copies of volume 2. 5 copies of vols. 1, 2, 3,, with service, Completed on: 1989-09-22 Paul Magder Furs Ltd.
1989-06-06 Motion to adduce new evidence, & extension of time Paul Magder Furs Ltd.
1989-06-06 Notice of application for leave to appeal, & extension of time Paul Magder Furs Ltd.

Parties

Please note that in the case of closed files, the “Status” column reflects the status of the parties at the time of the proceedings. For more information about the proceedings and about the dates when the file was open, please consult the docket of the case in question.

Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Paul Magder Furs Ltd. Applicant Active
Magder, Paul Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Her Majesty the Queen Respondent Active

And Between

Sub parties (1) - Appellants
Name Role Status
Warehouse Drug Store Ltd. Applicant Active
Douglas, Dave Applicant Active
Carson, Gerry Applicant Active
Duthie, Joanne Applicant Active
Potts, Kevin Applicant Active
Wright, Steve Applicant Active
Pritchard, Bradley Applicant Active
McCarthur, Daniel Applicant Active
Ive, Simon Applicant Active
Higgen, Chris Applicant Active
Herman, David Applicant Active
Devereux, John Applicant Active
Helyea, David Applicant Active
Caruso, Salvatore Applicant Active

v.

Sub parties (1) - Respondents
Name Role Status
Her Majesty the Queen Respondent Active

And Between

Sub parties (2) - Appellants
Name Role Status
Devereux, John Applicant Active

v.

Sub parties (2) - Respondents
Name Role Status
Her Majesty the Queen Respondent Active

And Between

Sub parties (3) - Appellants
Name Role Status
Warehouse Drug Store Ltd. Applicant Active

v.

Sub parties (3) - Respondents
Name Role Status
Her Majesty the Queen Respondent Active

And Between

Sub parties (4) - Appellants
Name Role Status
National Gym Clothing Limited Applicant Active

v.

Sub parties (4) - Respondents
Name Role Status
Her Majesty the Queen Respondent Active

And Between

Sub parties (5) - Appellants
Name Role Status
Sunnybrook Foods Ltd. Applicant Active
Goodbaum, Julie Applicant Active
Dirracolo, Enzo Applicant Active

v.

Sub parties (5) - Respondents
Name Role Status
Her Majesty the Queen Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Paul Magder Furs Ltd.

Counsel
Name
Timothy S.B. Danson
Contact information
Danson, Recht & Freedman
30 College St
2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1K2
Telephone: (416) 929-2200
FAX: (416) 929-2192
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Magder, Paul

Counsel
Name
Timothy S.B. Danson
Contact information
Danson, Recht & Freedman
30 College St
2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1K2
Telephone: (416) 929-2200
FAX: (416) 929-2192
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Warehouse Drug Store Ltd.

Counsel
Name
Timothy S.B. Danson
Contact information
Danson, Recht & Freedman
30 College St
2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1K2
Telephone: (416) 929-2200
FAX: (416) 929-2192
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Douglas, Dave

Counsel
Name
Timothy S.B. Danson
Contact information
Danson, Recht & Freedman
30 College St
2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1K2
Telephone: (416) 929-2200
FAX: (416) 929-2192
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Carson, Gerry

Counsel
Name
Timothy S.B. Danson
Contact information
Danson, Recht & Freedman
30 College St
2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1K2
Telephone: (416) 929-2200
FAX: (416) 929-2192
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Duthie, Joanne

Counsel
Name
Timothy S.B. Danson
Contact information
Danson, Recht & Freedman
30 College St
2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1K2
Telephone: (416) 929-2200
FAX: (416) 929-2192
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Potts, Kevin

Counsel
Name
Timothy S.B. Danson
Contact information
Danson, Recht & Freedman
30 College St
2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1K2
Telephone: (416) 929-2200
FAX: (416) 929-2192
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Wright, Steve

Counsel
Name
Timothy S.B. Danson
Contact information
Danson, Recht & Freedman
30 College St
2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1K2
Telephone: (416) 929-2200
FAX: (416) 929-2192
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Pritchard, Bradley

Counsel
Name
Timothy S.B. Danson
Contact information
Danson, Recht & Freedman
30 College St
2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1K2
Telephone: (416) 929-2200
FAX: (416) 929-2192
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: McCarthur, Daniel

Counsel
Name
Timothy S.B. Danson
Contact information
Danson, Recht & Freedman
30 College St
2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1K2
Telephone: (416) 929-2200
FAX: (416) 929-2192
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Ive, Simon

Counsel
Name
Timothy S.B. Danson
Contact information
Danson, Recht & Freedman
30 College St
2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1K2
Telephone: (416) 929-2200
FAX: (416) 929-2192
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Higgen, Chris

Counsel
Name
Timothy S.B. Danson
Contact information
Danson, Recht & Freedman
30 College St
2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1K2
Telephone: (416) 929-2200
FAX: (416) 929-2192
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Herman, David

Counsel
Name
Timothy S.B. Danson
Contact information
Danson, Recht & Freedman
30 College St
2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1K2
Telephone: (416) 929-2200
FAX: (416) 929-2192
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Devereux, John

Counsel
Name
Timothy S.B. Danson
Contact information
Danson, Recht & Freedman
30 College St
2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1K2
Telephone: (416) 929-2200
FAX: (416) 929-2192
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Helyea, David

Counsel
Name
Timothy S.B. Danson
Contact information
Danson, Recht & Freedman
30 College St
2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1K2
Telephone: (416) 929-2200
FAX: (416) 929-2192
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Caruso, Salvatore

Counsel
Name
Timothy S.B. Danson
Contact information
Danson, Recht & Freedman
30 College St
2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1K2
Telephone: (416) 929-2200
FAX: (416) 929-2192
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: National Gym Clothing Limited

Counsel
Name
Timothy S.B. Danson
Contact information
Danson, Recht & Freedman
30 College St
2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1K2
Telephone: (416) 929-2200
FAX: (416) 929-2192
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Sunnybrook Foods Ltd.

Counsel
Name
Timothy S.B. Danson
Contact information
Danson, Recht & Freedman
30 College St
2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1K2
Telephone: (416) 929-2200
FAX: (416) 929-2192
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Goodbaum, Julie

Counsel
Name
Timothy S.B. Danson
Contact information
Danson, Recht & Freedman
30 College St
2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1K2
Telephone: (416) 929-2200
FAX: (416) 929-2192
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Dirracolo, Enzo

Counsel
Name
Timothy S.B. Danson
Contact information
Danson, Recht & Freedman
30 College St
2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1K2
Telephone: (416) 929-2200
FAX: (416) 929-2192
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Name
Elizabeth C. Goldberg
Contact information
Attorney General for Ontario
720 BAY ST
7TH FL
TORONTO, Ontario
M5G 2K1
Telephone: (416) 326-4460
FAX: (416) 326-4015
Agent
Name
Robert E. Houston., Q.C.
Contact information
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 566-2058
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Summary

Keywords

None.

Summary

Case summaries are prepared by the Office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada (Law Branch). Please note that summaries are not provided to the Judges of the Court. They are placed on the Court file and website for information purposes only.

None.

Lower court rulings

July 23, 1987
Provincial Court of Ontario

Not available

Applicant, Magder, convicted of offencesunder R.B.H.A. - acquitted other chargs

April 6, 1988
District Court of Ontario

638/87 et al...

Appeals against acquittals allowed (see file)

April 10, 1989
Court of Appeal for Ontario

417/88 and 418/88

Appeals from conviction and sentence of the appellants are dismissed. (see file)

Filed documents

The memorandums of argument on an application for leave to appeal will be posted here 30 days after leave to appeal has been granted unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of the memorandum by filling out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

If you have questions about a memorandum of argument or want to use a memorandum of argument, please contact the author of the memorandum of argument directly. Their name appears at the end of the memorandum of argument. The contact information for counsel is found in the “Counsel” tab of this page.

Downloadable PDFs

Not available

The factums of the appellant, the respondent and the intervener will be posted here at least 2 weeks before the hearing unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of factums by filling out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

If you have questions about a factum or want permission to use a factum, please contact the author of the factum directly. Their contact information appears on the first page of each factum.

Downloadable PDFs

Not available

The condensed books of the appellant, the respondent and the intervener will be posted here upon receipt of the electronic version, 2 days prior to the scheduled appeal hearing. You may also obtain copies of condensed books by filling out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

If you have questions about a condensed book or want permission to use a condensed book, please contact the author of the condensed book directly. Their contact information appears on the first page of each condensed book.

Downloadable PDFs

Not available

Webcasts

Not available.

Date modified: 2025-02-27