[Proceedings of the Supreme Court of British Columbia 1989-09-14]
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is part of: Delgamuukw Trial Transcripts
creator: British Columbia. Supreme Court
issued: 2013
created: 1989-09-14
description: In the Supreme Court of British Columbia, between: Delgamuukw, also known as Albert Tait, suing on his own behalf and on behalf of all the members of the House of Delgamuukw, and others, plaintiffs, and Her Majesty the Queen in right of the Province of British Columbia and the Attorney General of Canada, defendants: proceedings at trial.
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note: 19457 Proceedings 1 VANCOUVER, B.C. 2 September 14, 1989 3 4 THE REGISTRAR: Order in court. In the Court of Appeal of 5 British Columbia, this 14th day of September, 1989, my 6 lord. 7 THE COURT: I wish before I begin this morning to make a 8 statement on behalf of myself personally and all the 9 members of the Court of Appeal who, if they were with 10 me, I am sure would concur in what I'm about to say, 11 but it is with regret that I must announce the death 12 of Mr. Justice John Somerset Aikins recently, a judge 13 of this court, who died yesterday. Mr. Justice Aikins 14 was a loved and valued and much respected member of 15 this court. He was born in 1914 in his native 16 Naramata, had his education at various locations, 17 mainly in the Okanagan, he served with distinction as 18 an officer in the Canadian Army in Europe, he 19 practised in Penticton in the well-known firm of Boyle 20 Aikins with great distinction. He was appointed to 21 the Supreme Court of British Columbia February 1st, 22 1962, and I had the pleasure of being counsel on his 23 first trial. He was elevated to the Court of Appeal 24 in 1978 and served there with great distinction until 25 his retirement on February 9th, 1987. Mr. Justice 26 Aikins will be remembered not just for the quality of 27 his judgments and the kindness with which he presided 28 in all the courts in which he sat, but more so for his 29 great humanity, his gentleness, his kindness and the 30 considered way in which he treated everyone who came 31 before him. If there was ever a gentleman it was Mr. 32 Justice Aikins, and we all regret exceedingly his 33 passing. Thank you. 34 MR. GOLDIE: My lord, if I may speak for myself and those 35 associated with me, I would like to add, for the 36 purposes of your lordship's remarks, the sorrow that 37 we feel in the death of Mr. Justice Aikins. He was, 38 both at the trial court and Court of Appeal, one of 39 the most painstaking judges that the bench had the 40 pleasure of having, …
has type: Trial proceedings
spatial: British Columbia
identifier: KEB529.5.L3 B757
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0018424
language: English
subject: Uukw, Delgam, 1937-
subject: Indigenous peoples--Canada
subject: Oral history
subject: Wet'suwet'en First Nation
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver : United Reporting Service Ltd.
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