In April I was called to serve on a jury for a fraud trial. I got out of the box honestly, which saved my health. Fortunately the jury reached the correct conclusion without my dubious help. Sentencing was originally scheduled for July 23, but it hasn’t happened yet.
I keep checking the court calendar. Today a new case appeared with a highly unusual plaintiff.
Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada v Van Well Nursery Inc et al
The phrase is unfamiliar but must be the official way of stating it. This is a rare example of a Federal case that fits the original jurisdiction in the obsolete “constitution.” The federal courts were meant to be limited in scope, handling only cases between state governments or cases involving a foreign government.
The web doesn’t seem to give the origin of the peculiar phrase, only says unnecessarily that the phrase means the Crown as head of state.
Polistra's Mill 