Attorney General of Ontario v Mercer
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title:
Attorney General of Ontario v Mercer
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Attorney General of Ontario v Mercer is a Canadian constitutional law decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in 1883, at that time the highest court of appeal in the British Empire, including Canada. The issue in the case arose from the death of an individual, Andrew Mercer, without a will and without any heirs recognised by law. At common law, if an individual dies without heirs, the property in the estate vests in the Crown, called an "escheat". Both the federal government and
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Canadian constitutional law case – 1883
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Ontario_v_Mercer
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2024-04-28T17:52:57Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T20:34:39Z
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