Darrell Sidney Renovations Inc. v. Wong

Darrell Sidney Renovations Inc. v. Wong

The adjudicator found both parties contributed to the contractual breakdown, the Claimant had offered to return deposits and failed to establish entitlement to further payment, the Defendant demonstrated deficiencies in aspects of the work and the Claimant failed to provide adequate itemized accounting; therefore the Defendant does not owe more than the $21,300 already paid and the Claimant's claim must be dismissed; the Defendant's counterclaim was also dismissed.

Citation
2018 NSSM 104
Parties
Claimant: Darrell Sidney Renovations Inc.; Defendant: Dave Wong
Court
Nova Scotia Small Claims Court
Jurisdiction
Canada
Judgment Date
23 July 2018
Procedural Posture
Small Claims Court / Decision
Outcome
Claim dismissed; Defendant's counterclaim dismissed; no further amounts awarded.
Legal Topics
Breach of Contract, Quality of Workmanship, Billing and Accounting, Counterclaim, Collection Action
Source Language
English
Contract Construction Debt Recovery Breach of Contract Quality of Workmanship Billing and Accounting Counterclaim Collection Action

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Parties

Darrell Sidney Renovations Inc.

Claimant

Dave Wong

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Small Claims Court / Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Defendant owes the outstanding contract balance to the Claimant
  2. 2 Whether the Claimant breached or abandoned the contract on December 5, 2016
  3. 3 Whether the Claimant's workmanship and completed work were deficient

Ratio Decidendi

The adjudicator found both parties contributed to the contractual breakdown, the Claimant had offered to return deposits and failed to establish entitlement to further payment, the Defendant demonstrated deficiencies in aspects of the work and the Claimant failed to provide adequate itemized accounting; therefore the Defendant does not owe more than the $21,300 already paid and the Claimant's claim must be dismissed; the Defendant's counterclaim was also dismissed.

Court Disposition

Claim dismissed; Defendant's counterclaim dismissed; no further amounts awarded.

Orders

  • Claim dismissed; no further payment owed beyond $21,300 already paid by the Defendant
  • Defendant's Defence and Counterclaim dismissed