Montreal Admiralty District [multiple media] Archives / Collections and Fonds

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Montreal Admiralty District [multiple media]

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Context of this record:

Exchequer Court of Canada fonds

Montreal Admiralty District

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Montreal Admiralty District [multiple media]

Date:

1902-1977.

Reference:

R14188-12-0-E

Type of material:

Textual material, Architectural and technical drawings, Photographs, Maps and cartographic material, Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

4626669

Date(s):

1902-1977.

Bilingual equivalent:

See French record description

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

21 m of textual records.
66 maps.
54 technical drawings.
167 photographs : 140 b&w and 27 col.
4 drawings : sketches.
1 poster

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English, French

Accession:

District d'amirauté de Montréal [document textuel]

Scope and content:

This series consists almost entirely of records created and/or maintained by the Exchequer Court of Canada in the Montreal Admiralty District between 1902 and 1977. The first case of this series began in 1902, and the last began in 1971. Some actions continued past 1971 and were maintained by the Federal Court of Canada, Trial Division, which inherited jurisdiction over Admiralty matters from the Exchequer Court in 1971.

Matters heard in the Montreal Admiralty District include actions for damages caused by collisions, damages to cargo, recovering possession of ships, compensation for necessaries supplied, compensation for salvage or towage services rendered, recovering unpaid wages and disbursements, money due on mortgages, and breaching contracts regarding the use or hire of a ship.

The most common records that were created through the course of the legal proceedings include preliminary acts issued by the parties at the time of the collision, if applicable, writs of summons, which detail the particulars of the plaintiff's claim, as well as affidavits, minutes of filing, bail bonds, statements of claim, statements of defence, caveats, demands for particulars, depositions, contents of the record, memoranda of settlement, subpoenas, and minutes of decree. The case files contain notices, or documents filed by the solicitors of the plaintiff and the defendant formally notifying the parties of the legal process. Orders were issued as formal written directions of the Court, for example: scheduling a trial, issuing warrants for arrest of vessels, releasing arrested vessels, for examination of witnesses, inspecting cargo, appointing appraisers, releasing exhibits to counsel, and making payments.

This series contains several exhibits that were used by the plaintiffs or defendants to prove their case. These exhibits include maps of the regions where collisions occurred, technical drawings of ships, photographs of damages to wharves or ships, and ship papers such as log books or movement books.

The Montreal Admiralty District has several books that contain information regarding the cases that were heard in the Court, some registers of docket records cover the period of 1902 to 1971.

Provenance:

Canada. Exchequer Court

Additional information:

Source of title:

Title based on contents of the series.

Custodial history:

The records of the Exchequer Court were maintained by the Federal Court (created in 1971) and then the Courts Administration Service (created in 2003). The records were transferred to Library and Archives Canada in 2012

Accruals:

No further accruals are expected.

Source:

Government

Related control no.:

2014-00219-3

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