courts of request of Upper Canada
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The courts of request of Upper Canada were local, small-claims tribunals in the pre-Confederation Canadian colony, handling minor civil disputes within the province’s judicial system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| courts of request of Upper Canada canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial court
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judicial institution ⓘ local court ⓘ small claims court ⓘ |
| aim |
increase access to local dispute resolution
ⓘ
provide inexpensive justice ⓘ |
| appliesTo | minor civil disputes ⓘ |
| authorityFrom | colonial legislature of Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caseType |
civil cases
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debt collection ⓘ small monetary claims ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Court of Common Pleas of Upper Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Court of King’s Bench of Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Province of Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | statutes of the Legislature of Upper Canada ⓘ |
| handled | claims below a statutory monetary limit ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
informal compared to higher courts
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limited monetary jurisdiction ⓘ summary procedure ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
adjudication of small claims
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resolution of local civil disputes ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | British colony of Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early form of small-claims justice in Canada ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | English courts of request NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
contract law
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debt law ⓘ private law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
| legalTradition | British colonial legal tradition ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British North America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ Ontario region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notCompetentFor |
large civil claims
ⓘ
serious criminal matters ⓘ |
| operatedBefore | Canadian Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInPeriod | pre-Confederation era ⓘ |
| partOf | judicial system of Upper Canada ⓘ |
| regionNow | province of Ontario, Canada ⓘ |
| replacedBy | small causes courts in post-Confederation Ontario ⓘ |
| scope | intra-provincial disputes ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| subdivision |
local districts of Upper Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
townships of Upper Canada ⓘ |
| usedBy |
creditors seeking small debts
ⓘ
local residents of Upper Canada ⓘ small traders in Upper Canada ⓘ |
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