In Christopher Moores lively and engaging history of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, he traces the evolution of one of Canadas most influential courts from its origins as a branch of the lieutenant governors executive council to the post-Charter years of cutting-edge jurisprudence and national influence.Discussing the issues, personalities, and politics which have shaped Ontarios highest court, offers appreciations of key figures in Canadas legal and political history including John Beverly Robinson, Oliver Mowat, Bora Laskin, and Bertha Wilson and a serious examination of what the right of appeal means and how it has been interpreted by Canadians over the last two hundred years. The first comprehensive history of the Ontario Court of Appeal, Moores book is the definitive and eminently readable account of the court that has been called everything from a bulwark against tyranny to murderers row.