Letter to Mr. W.D. Woodruff from Henry Ahern of the United States Trust Company of New York

Letter to Mr. W.D. Woodruff from Henry Ahern of the United States Trust Company of New York (1 page, printed) which was sent with a cheque for $3,160.90. This is accompanied by an envelope addressed to Mr. Woodruff, and 3 pages of balance sheets, Jan. 6, 1911.

Letter to Mr. W.D. Woodruff from Henry Ahern of the United States Trust Company of New York

Letter to Mr. W.D. Woodruff from Henry Ahern of the United States Trust Company of New York (1 page, printed) which was sent with a cheque for $3,160.90. This is accompanied by an envelope addressed to Mr. Woodruff, and 3 pages of balance sheets, Jan. 8, 1912.

Letter to Mr. W.D. Woodruff from Henry Ahern of the United States Trust Company of New York

Letter to Mr. W.D. Woodruff from Henry Ahern of the United States Trust Company of New York (1 page, printed) which was sent with a cheque for $511.88. This is accompanied by an envelope addressed to Mr. Woodruff, and 2 pages of balance sheets, Apr. 5, 1912.

Letter to Mr. W.D. Woodruff from Henry Ahern of the United States Trust Company of New York

Letter to Mr. W.D. Woodruff from Henry Ahern of the United States Trust Company of New York (1 page, printed) which was sent with a cheque for $511.88. This is accompanied by an envelope addressed to Mr. Woodruff, and 2 pages of balance sheets, Apr. 7, 1914.

Letter to Mr. Summer and Mr. Nelles from the Office of the N.D. Mutual Insurance Company of St. Catharines

Letter to Mr. Summer and Mr. Nelles from the Office of the N.D. Mutual Insurance Company of St. Catharines regarding an assessment of 4 % on the premium notes of this company. This is signed by Mr. Arnold, secretary of N.D. Mutual F. Insurance Company, Aug. 9, 1848.

Appointment of John B. Parkynn [Parkin] (J.P. Bradley’s brother) to be an Ensign of the 1st Company of the Royal Quebec Volunteers

Appointment of John B. Parkynn [Parkin] (J.P. Bradley’s brother) to be an Ensign of the 1st Company of the Royal Quebec Volunteers. This is signed by the Governor General, the Earl of Gosford and Governor General, Secretary J. Walcott, Nov. 27, 1837.

The Mystery of Privity: Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada v Robinson (1915)

This article examines a little known decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council: Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada v Robinson (1915). The examination is historical and it provides a different insight into the understanding of privity of contract, a doctrine central to contract law. The examination reveals a process of trans-Atlantic legal migration in which English law was applied to resolve an Ontario case. The nature of the resolution is surprising because it appears to conflict with the better known decision of the House of Lords, Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company, Limited v Selfridge and Company, Limited, which a similarly constituted panel delivered in the same week. This article argues that there was a greater malleability in the resolution of cases concerned with privity than was thought to have existed. It is also argued that the power of Canadian railway capitalism is a significant factor in understanding the legal resolution of the case. Finally, it the article considers the use of English and American precedents relevant to the case. The application of English precedents to the case led to a resolution not entirely befitting Canadian conditions.

Alegatos que presentan ante la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación las siguentes compañías y personas, Compañía Transcontinental de Petróleo S.A., International Petroleum Company, Huasteca Petroleum Company, Tuxpan Petroleum Company, Compañía Mexicana de Petróleo S.A., Tamiahua Petroleum Company, Señores Doheny & Bridge, The Texas Company of México, La Atlántica, New England Fuel Oil Company, Pánuco-Boston Oil Company, Mexican Gulf Oil Company, Continental Mexican Petroleum Company, Gompañía [sic] de Petróleo "La Corona", Compañía Petrolera Tal Vez, Compañía Terminal de Productores, Scotish [sic] Mexican Oil Company, Charles F. de Ganahl, El Azadón Company, Soledad Oil Company, Piedras Development Company, Tancochin Oil Company, Lot Seventeen, Malcon Anderson Company, George L. Christie, Seabord Fuel Company, Tamalin Oil Company, Juanedo Oil Company, Compañía Indiana y El Tigre, Compañía Agrícola Pretrolera [sic] Mexicana, Compañía

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Opinions and decision in the United States of America on behalf on North American Dredging Company of Texas, claimant, v. the United Mexican States. Docket no. 1223, March 31, 1926.

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1908 wing of Detroit Observatory, E. Ann St., razed, June 1976

Richard Bull, architect. Known at various times as Detroit Observatory, Campus Observatory, Old Observatory. On verso: The razing of the 1908 wing of the Detroit Observatory on East Ann St. provided a fascinating spectacle for some sidewalk observers a few weeks ago... Published: University Record, July 6, 1976, cover

View of Detroit, Michigan, from Sandwich, Canada

From Gleason's pictorial drawing room companion, issue unidentified