Holy Rosary Parish (Thorold) Credit Union Ltd. v. Bye

Holy Rosary Parish (Thorold) Credit Union Ltd. v. Bye

The debt arising from the loan was provable in bankruptcy and, because the credit union did not prove its claim, the debtor's unconditional discharge under s.135(2) of the Bankruptcy Act extinguished that debt; consequently the pre-bankruptcy assignment of wages, being merely a means of collection, was rendered ineffective and unenforceable.

Citation
[1967] SCR 271
Parties
Plaintiff Appellant: Holy Rosary Parish (Thorold) Credit Union Ltd.; Defendant Respondent: Danny Bye
Court
Supreme Court of Canada
Jurisdiction
Canada
Judgment Date
27 February 1967
Procedural Posture
Appeal (supreme Court of Canada) / On Appeal From the Court of Appeal for Ontario; Final Judgment
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Assignment of Wages, Discharge in Bankruptcy, Proof of Claim, Enforceability of Wage Assignments
Source Language
English
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Assignment of Wages Discharge in Bankruptcy Proof of Claim Enforceability of Wage Assignments

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Parties

Holy Rosary Parish (Thorold) Credit Union Ltd.

Plaintiff Appellant

Danny Bye

Defendant Respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal (supreme Court of Canada) / On Appeal From the Court of Appeal for Ontario; Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether a pre-bankruptcy assignment of wages remains enforceable after the debtor's unconditional discharge when the creditor did not prove its claim in the bankruptcy
  2. 2 Whether an order of discharge under s.135(2) of the Bankruptcy Act extinguishes debts provable in bankruptcy and thus nullifies means of collection such as wage assignments
  3. 3 Interaction between provincial wage assignment statutory authorization and federal bankruptcy discharge

Ratio Decidendi

The debt arising from the loan was provable in bankruptcy and, because the credit union did not prove its claim, the debtor's unconditional discharge under s.135(2) of the Bankruptcy Act extinguished that debt; consequently the pre-bankruptcy assignment of wages, being merely a means of collection, was rendered ineffective and unenforceable.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed with costs