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Allan B. Armstrong fonds
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6 cm of textual records
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Allan Byrne Armstrong (Law Society of Alberta members' roll #1624), was born in Calgary, Alberta on May 12, 1927. He graduated from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Science in Arts & Science, 1949 and received his Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in 1953. Armstrong joined the Red Deer law firm of Kirby and Murphy as a student-at-law in 1953, articling under W.J. Cameron Kirby. After being admitted to the bar on May 31, 1954 by the Hon. Justice W.G. Egbert, he remained with the firm Kirby and Murphy, soon becoming a partner. Between 1956 and 1992 his practice evolved as follows:;1956-1961 - Kirby Murphy Armstrong & Beames;1962 - Murphy Armstrong & Beames;1963-1968 - Murphy Armstrong Beames & Chapman;1969 - 1971 - Murphy & Armstrong;1972 - 1992 - Allan B. Armstrong (sole practitioner);Allan B. Armstrong retired from his law practice on January 3, 1992 and passed away in Red Deer on March 5, 1997.
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Some of the files believed to have been acquired by Armstrong from the early Red Deer law firm Graham & Stewart.
Scope and content
Consists of appellant and respondent factum's collected by former Red Deer lawyer Allan B. Armstrong. The files represent thirteen (13) cases heard before the Supreme Court of Alberta, Appellate Division. Also included is the factum of a fictitious respondent from a Moot Court hearing held at the University of Alberta, Edmonton (1959). Many of the cases are noteworthy and include involvement with several prominent early Alberta lawyers and Justices. The cases relate to a variety of topics ranging from paternity, an early Alberta land deal involving the leader of the Provincial Conservative party, and Red Deer's Arlington Hotel to name a few. Most of the trials occurred in Red Deer, but cases heard in Calgary, Wetaskiwin and Edmonton are also present.
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Gift of Allan B. Armstrong
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- The material is in English.
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Fair condition<br><br>Record No. 85-00-00<br><br>
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- Armstrong, Allan B. (Subject)