Does s. 42 of the Canadian Criminal Code have any legal effect?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Canada Trustco Mortgage Company v. Coleman, 1985 CanLII 1132 (AB QB):
In regard to s. 42, its legal effect is discussed in Halbert v. Netherlands Invt. Co. of Can., 1945 CanLII 21 (SCC), [1945] S.C.R. 329, [1945] 2 D.L.R. 418.
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