Ontario employment decisions from before 1950

61 decisions, newest first. Each links to our plain-language summary of the case and to the full decision on CanLII.

1. Re The International Nickel Company of Canada, Limited Shedden v. Kopinak
   1949 CanLII 129 (ON SC)1949-09-15Labour relations

   Union Statutory Identity and Withdrawal Rights

2. R.I. Crain Limited v. Ashton and Ashton Press Manufacturing Company Limited
   1949 CanLII 111 (ON SC)1949-03-21Employment contract

   Former Employees: Trade Secrets & Confidentiality

3. Newell v. Barker and Bruce
   1948 CanLII 305 (ON SC)1948-06-04Employment contract

   Union Agreement Dispute: Subcontractor Contract Interference and Conspiracy Claims

4. Fokuhl v. Raymond et al.
   1948 CanLII 96 (ON SC)1948-04-02Employment contract

   Union Officials Inducing Breach of Employment Contracts — Injunction Granted

5. Bowers et al. v. J. Hollinger & Co. Limited et al.
   1946 CanLII 84 (ON SC)1946-06-18Workplace injury and workers' compensation

   Workplace Injury: Retroactive Compensation Act & Damages

6. Re Allinson and the Court of Referees
   1945 CanLII 58 (ON SC)1945-04-05Labour relations
7. Young v. Younger et al.
   1945 CanLII 107 (ON SC)1945-01-08Workplace injury and workers' compensation
8. Re Allinson and the Court of Referees et al.
   1944 CanLII 88 (ON SC)1944-09-28Labour relations
9. Fetherston v. Neilson and King Edward Hotel (Toronto) Limited.
   1944 CanLII 119 (ON SC)1944-08-01Workplace injury and workers' compensation
10. Dokuchia v. Domanach
    1944 CanLII 377 (ON SC)1944-06-16Workplace injury and workers' compensation

    Workplace Injury: Employer Negligence and Damages

11. Local 100, United Steel Workers of America v. Steel Company of Canada Limited
    1944 CanLII 115 (ON SC)1944-04-06Labour relations

    Constitutional Validity of Provincial Collective Bargaining Act

12. Canadian Brotherhood of Glass Workers, Local No. 3 v. Dominion Glass Co. et al.
    1944 CanLII 398 (ON SC)1944-02-14Class action - Employment

    Collective Bargaining Certification: Delayed Filing Not a Bar to Certification

13. United Steel Workers of America, Local 2903 v. Galt Brass Co.
    1943 CanLII 584 (ON SC)1943-07-27
14. Re Williamson; Williamson et al. v. Treasurer of Ontario
    1941 CanLII 548 (ON SC)1941-10-01

    Death Benefits: Pension Plan & Succession Duty

15. Inglis v. Great West Life Ass'ce Co.
    1941 CanLII 549 (ON SC)1941-08-20Wrongful dismissal

    Wrongful Dismissal: Termination Clause Deemed Void in Insurance Agent Contract

16. Marshment v. Borgstrom
    1941 CanLII 318 (ON SC)1941-05-14Workplace discrimination

    Employer Liable for Unsafe Equipment

17. Wasserman v. Sopman et al.
    1941 CanLII 76 (ON SC)1941-01-08Labour relations

    Labour Law: Picketing and Injunctions

18. Canada Dairies Ltd. v. Seggie
    1940 CanLII 348 (ON SC)1940-08-19Labour relations

    Peaceful Picketing Legality: No Employment Relationship

19. Rubenstein v. Kumer et al.
    1940 CanLII 352 (ON SC)1940-04-05Labour relations

    Labour Dispute: Picketing and Union Injunction

20. Kalember v. Blue Top Brewing Co. Ltd. et al.
    1939 CanLII 412 (ON SC)1939-12-12Employment standards

    Kalember v. Blue Top Brewing: Wages & Illegality

21. Lockhart et al. v. Stinson and The Canadian Pacific Railway Company.
    1939 CanLII 103 (ON SC)1939-07-11Workplace injury and workers' compensation

    Vicarious Liability: Employer Indemnity for Unauthorized Acts

22. Richardson v. Tiffin
    1939 CanLII 649 (ON SC)1939-03-14Employment contract

    Employment Contract: Restrictive Covenants in Medical Practice Upheld

23. Re Sandwich Foundry Co.
    1938 CanLII 610 (ON SC)1938-11-17Employment standards

    Wage-Earners Standing in Bankruptcy: Security Agreement Challenge

24. Herman v. Klig et al.
    1938 CanLII 294 (ON SC)1938-06-03Labour relations

    Ex Parte Injunction Dismissed for Non-Disclosure in Labour Dispute

25. Ord v. Public Utilities Commission of the Town of Mitchell et al.
    1935 CanLII 96 (ON SC)1935-12-27Wrongful dismissal

    Wrongful Dismissal: Public Utilities Commission Employee Dismissed for Election Participation

26. Nadeau v. The Workmen's Compensation Board
    1935 CanLII 130 (ON SC)1935-10-08Workplace injury and workers' compensation

    Workmen's Compensation Board Crown Immunity

27. Edgeworth v. New York Central Railway Company
    1935 CanLII 87 (ON SC)1935-06-29Wrongful dismissal

    Railway Employee Wrongful Dismissal Case: Misconduct and Procedural Fairness

28. Humphreys v. The City of London
    1934 CanLII 162 (ON SC)1934-12-31Workplace injury and workers' compensation
29. Aris v. Toronto Hamilton & Buffalo Rwy. Co.
    1933 CanLII 131 (ON SC)1933-02-02Employment contract

    Wage Deduction Dispute: Employee Rights Under Collective Agreements

30. Wilson v. Hamilton Hydro-Electric Com'n
    1931 CanLII 408 (ON SC)1931-10-30Workplace injury and workers' compensation

    Workplace Injury: Employer Immunity from Third-Party Claims

31. Jarvis v. Oshawa Hospital
    1931 CanLII 180 (ON SC)1931-05-30Workplace injury and workers' compensation

    Workplace Injury: Hospital Negligence and Apportionment

32. MacPherson v. London Loan Assets Ltd. and Royal Bank of Canada
    1931 CanLII 153 (ON SC)1931-02-20Employment standards

    Mortgagee Liability for Unpaid Wages in Bankruptcy

33. Boyd v. Smith
    1930 CanLII 366 (ON SC)1930-07-08Workplace injury and workers' compensation

    Employer Liability for Employee Negligence: Workplace Injury Damages

34. Davey v. Gibson
    1929 CanLII 744 (ON SC)1929-12-06Employment standards

    Directors' Liability for Unpaid Wages in Bankruptcy

35. Craven v. Lalonde
    1929 CanLII 354 (ON SC)1929-04-25Employment contract

    Employment Agreement: Manager's Wages Under Wages Act

36. Polakoff et al. v. Winters Garment Co.
    1928 CanLII 394 (ON SC)1928-02-13Labour relations

    Legal Status of Unincorporated Labour Unions

37. Fitch v. Fort Frances Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd.
    1927 CanLII 825 (ON SC)1927-06-27Wrongful dismissal

    Wrongful Dismissal: Salaried Solicitor Awarded Three Months' Notice Damages

38. Workmen's Compensation Bd. et al. v. Rutherford
    1926 CanLII 322 (ON SC)1926-07-09Workplace injury and workers' compensation

    Workplace Fatality: Damages & Subrogation

39. Re Equator Mfg. Co., Ltd., Ex p. Pendlebury
    1926 CanLII 343 (ON SC)1926-02-06
40. Re Electrical Fittings
    1926 CanLII 345 (ON SC)1926-02-02Severance pay

    Wage-Earners Priority in Bankruptcy

41. Deacon P. Crehan
    1925 CanLII 375 (ON SC)1925-09-26Wrongful dismissal

    Wrongful Dismissal of Assistant Physician: Restrictive Covenant Enforceability

42. Re Corson Shoe Co.
    1924 CanLII 414 (ON SC)1924-01-12Employment standards

    Bankruptcy: Travelling Salesman Preferred Creditor Claim

43. Re Specialty Bags, Ltd.
    1923 CanLII 915 (ON SC)1923-01-18Employment contract

    Independent Contractor vs Employee in Bankruptcy

44. Re Reeve Dobie Mines, Ltd. Wage-Earners Claim
    1921 CanLII 489 (ON SC)1921-06-02Employment standards

    Wage-Earners Priority in Bankruptcy: Reeve Dobie Mines

45. Cockburn v. Trusts and Guarantee Co.
    1916 CanLII 507 (ON SC)1916-06-24Wrongful dismissal

    Wrongful Dismissal: Employee Terminated Before Fixed-Term Contract Ends

46. Howarth v. Electric Steel and Metals Co.; Young v. Electric Steel and Metals Co.
    1916 CanLII 488 (ON SC)1916-02-08Workplace injury and workers' compensation

    Workplace Explosion Negligence: Utility Liability

47. Benson v. Maher
    1916 CanLII 989 (ON SC)1916-01-10Workplace injury and workers' compensation

    Workplace Injury: Statutory Duty Breach Scaffold

48. Parkers Dye Works v. Smith
    1914 CanLII 506 (ON SC)1914-09-19Employment contract

    Non-Competition Covenant Breach: Injunction Granted Against Competing Business Management

49. Re Hartwick Fur Co. Ltd.; Murphy's Claim
    1914 CanLII 538 (ON SC)1914-05-18Severance pay

    Commercial Traveller Commission Preferred Claim

50. Bashforth v. Provincial Steel Co.
    1913 CanLII 507 (ON SC)1913-03-31Wrongful dismissal

    Wrongful Dismissal: General Works Manager Dismissed for Misconduct and Incapacity

51. Scott v. Governors of University of Toronto
    1913 CanLII 494 (ON SC)1913-03-26Workplace injury and workers' compensation
52. Fairweather v. Canadian General Electric Co
    1913 CanLII 584 (ON SC)1913-03-01Workplace injury and workers' compensation
53. Carveth v. Railway Asbestos Packing Co.
    1913 CanLII 514 (ON SC)1913-02-28Wrongful dismissal

    Wrongful Dismissal: Employee Terminated Before Contract End

54. Gower v. Glen Woollen Mills, Ltd.
    1912 CanLII 383 (ON SC)1912-12-13Workplace injury and workers' compensation
55. Halliday v. Canadian Pacific R. Co.
    1912 CanLII 1144 (ON SC)1912-09-30Wrongful dismissal

    Wrongful Dismissal: Employee Awarded 3 Months Compensation Despite Acquittal

56. Rogers v. Wood
    1912 CanLII 1157 (ON SC)1912-05-08Employment standards

    Unpaid Wages Case: Employment Status and Section 94 of the Companies Act

57. Re Matthew Guy Carriage and Automobile Co. (Decision No. 2.)
    1912 CanLII 515 (ON SC)1912-05-07Employment contract

    Directors' Remuneration & Quantum Meruit

58. Nadeau v. City of Cobalt Mining Co.
    1912 CanLII 1239 (ON SC)1912-04-19Workplace discrimination

    Employer Liability: Injury from Vicious Animal in Workplace

59. Mercantile Trust Co. v. Canada Steel Co.
    1912 CanLII 1190 (ON SC)1912-04-04Workplace injury and workers' compensation

    Employer Liability: Worker Injury and Safety Instructions

60. Tebb v. Baird; Tebb v. Hobberlin Bros. and Co.; Hobberlin Bros. and Co. v. Tebb
    1912 CanLII 532 (ON SC)1912-04-02Wrongful dismissal

    Wrongful Dismissal: Employee Dismissed for Soliciting Bonuses from Employer's Agents

61. Magnussen v. L'Abbe
    1912 CanLII 371 (ON SC)1912-03-15Workplace discrimination

    Workplace Injury: Employer Negligence and Damages Assessment