Stewart et al. v. Casey et al.

Stewart et al. v. Casey et al.

The petitioners established a prima facie entitlement to partition and the respondents failed to show that justice requires refusal; unresolved ancillary issues including ownership of underwater land did not mandate adjournment or denial, so partition of the specified lot was ordered, with terms to be agreed or...

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Citation
2000 BCSC 1514
Parties
Petitioner: Ivan Harry Stewart; Petitioner: Beverley Heather Stewart; Petitioner: Linda Gathercole; Petitioner: Rhonda Kuhnen; Petitioner: Gary Geno Lerose; Petitioner: Mary Lerose; Petitioner: Patricia Anne Bell; Petitioner: Gerry Ernest Bell; Petitioner: William Patrick Walsh; Petitioner: Elvina Ruth Walsh; Petitioner: Michael Dunniway; Petitioner: Sharon Dunniway; Petitioner: Leonard Arthur Jerome; Petitioner: Louise Marie Jerome; Petitioner: John Vernon Hall; Petitioner: Ruth Hall; Petitioner: William Garnett; Petitioner: Kenneth Bruno Lerose; Petitioner: Elaine Mary Lerose; Petitioner: Paul Peter Dipasquale; Petitioner: Dante Gabrielle Dipasquale; Petitioner: Daniel Walter Ashman; Petitioner: Christine Anne Ashman; Petitioner: Jennifer Barbara Lerose; Petitioner: Karen Audra Lerose; Petitioner: Kenneth Douglas Lerose; Respondent: Charles Albert Casey; Respondent: Lilian Casey; Respondent: Maureen Elizabeth Sands; Respondent: Marilyn Bernice Cawrse; Respondent: Lorne Carl Haas; Respondent: Phylis Doreen Haas; Respondent: Mervyn Allan Cronie; Respondent: Doreen Cronie; Respondent: Wendy Cronie; Respondent: Barbara Cronie; Respondent: Neale John Morrison
Court
Supreme Court of British Columbia
Jurisdiction
Canada
Judgment Date
16 October 2000
Procedural Posture
Petition Under the Partition of Property Act / Hearing and Reasons for Judgment (judgment)
Outcome
Partition ordered
Legal Topics
Partition, Bare Land Strata Conversion, Co Ownership Agreements, Underwater Land/foreshore Rights, Municipal Building Permit Requirements, Joint Liability Among Co Owners, Subdivision Costs
Source Language
english
Property Law Strata Property Law Water Law Administrative/regulatory Law Partition Bare Land Strata Conversion Co Ownership Agreements Underwater Land/foreshore Rights +3 more

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Parties

Ivan Harry Stewart

Petitioner

Beverley Heather Stewart

Petitioner

Linda Gathercole

Petitioner

Rhonda Kuhnen

Petitioner

Gary Geno Lerose

Petitioner

Mary Lerose

Petitioner

Patricia Anne Bell

Petitioner

Gerry Ernest Bell

Petitioner

William Patrick Walsh

Petitioner

Elvina Ruth Walsh

Petitioner

Michael Dunniway

Petitioner

Sharon Dunniway

Petitioner

Leonard Arthur Jerome

Petitioner

Louise Marie Jerome

Petitioner

John Vernon Hall

Petitioner

Ruth Hall

Petitioner

William Garnett

Petitioner

Kenneth Bruno Lerose

Petitioner

Elaine Mary Lerose

Petitioner

Paul Peter Dipasquale

Petitioner

Dante Gabrielle Dipasquale

Petitioner

Daniel Walter Ashman

Petitioner

Christine Anne Ashman

Petitioner

Jennifer Barbara Lerose

Petitioner

Karen Audra Lerose

Petitioner

Kenneth Douglas Lerose

Petitioner

Charles Albert Casey

Respondent

Lilian Casey

Respondent

Maureen Elizabeth Sands

Respondent

Marilyn Bernice Cawrse

Respondent

Lorne Carl Haas

Respondent

Phylis Doreen Haas

Respondent

Mervyn Allan Cronie

Respondent

Doreen Cronie

Respondent

Wendy Cronie

Respondent

Barbara Cronie

Respondent

Neale John Morrison

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Petition Under the Partition of Property Act / Hearing and Reasons for Judgment (judgment)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether petitioners have a prima facie right to partition under the Partition of Property Act
  2. 2 Whether a co-owners' agreement can prevent partition
  3. 3 Whether the court has jurisdiction to order partition to bare land strata rather than fee simple subdivision

Ratio Decidendi

The petitioners established a prima facie entitlement to partition and the respondents failed to show that justice requires refusal; unresolved ancillary issues including ownership of underwater land did not mandate adjournment or denial, so partition of the specified lot was ordered, with terms to be agreed or spoken to, while the court did not finally decide jurisdiction to order a bare land strata conversion.

Court Disposition

Partition ordered

Orders

  • Partition is ordered of Lot A, District Lot 309, Kootenay District, Plan 12573 on terms to be agreed by the parties; failing agreement, the terms of partition may be spoken to.