The appellant appealed from a judgment dismissing appeals from orders prohibiting the prosecution of the respondents for killing seals on a Sunday, contrary to section 15 of the pre-Confederation Newfoundland Seal Fishery Act.
The Supreme Court of Canada held that section 15 fell within the exclusive legislative competence of the federal Parliament under its jurisdiction over Sea Coast and Inland Fisheries.
The Court found that federal Seal Protection Regulations, which did not prohibit Sunday hunting, altered the pre-Confederation law and rendered section 15 ineffective.
The appeal was dismissed.
