Court of King’s Bench for Upper Canada
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The Court of King’s Bench for Upper Canada was the colony’s highest common law court, responsible for major civil and criminal cases during the early 19th century in what is now Ontario, Canada.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Court of King’s Bench for Upper Canada canonical | 3 |
| Court of Queen’s Bench for Upper Canada | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial court
ⓘ
superior court ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Ontario (historical predecessor)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedBy | colonial government of Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedUnder | British colonial authority ⓘ |
| followed | Court of King’s Bench (England) model ⓘ |
| handled |
appeals from lower courts in Upper Canada
ⓘ
major civil cases ⓘ major criminal cases ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn | York, Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Toronto, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | judicial system of Upper Canada ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Court of Queen’s Bench for Upper Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ontario superior courts (modern successor) NERFINISHED ⓘ successor courts in the Province of Canada ⓘ |
| role |
court of record
ⓘ
highest common law court in Upper Canada ⓘ trial court for major civil cases ⓘ trial court for major criminal cases ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| usedProcedure |
common law procedure
ⓘ
jury trials in criminal cases ⓘ jury trials in many civil cases ⓘ |
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Court of Queen’s Bench for Upper Canada