Ranjibar v. Gholami

Ranjibar v. Gholami

The Adjudicator found the business cards were valueless due to spelling errors and awarded no payment for them; for the brochures the parties shared blame and the Claimant was awarded the design fee ($195) plus one third of the printing cost ($132); the Claimant was awarded full value for the banner ($110); after...

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Citation
2014 NSSM 57
Parties
Claimant: Mohammad Ranjibar; Defendant: Ebrahim Gholami
Court
Nova Scotia Small Claims Court
Jurisdiction
Canada
Judgment Date
18 September 2014
Procedural Posture
Small Claims Court / Decision (hearing)
Outcome
Claim allowed in part; Defendant ordered to pay $257.30 to Claimant (comprising $160.50 for unpaid services and $96.80 filing fee); no interest awarded.
Legal Topics
Payment Dispute, Service Quality, Agency (ostensible Authority), Damages, Apportionment of Loss
Source Language
english
Contract Commercial Law Payment Dispute Service Quality Agency (ostensible Authority) Damages Apportionment of Loss

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Parties

Mohammad Ranjibar

Claimant

Ebrahim Gholami

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Small Claims Court / Decision (hearing)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Claimant is entitled to payment for design and printing services
  2. 2 Whether defective work (spelling/text errors) negates entitlement to payment for specific items
  3. 3 Whether intermediary (Sean) had ostensible authority to bind the Defendant

Ratio Decidendi

The Adjudicator found the business cards were valueless due to spelling errors and awarded no payment for them; for the brochures the parties shared blame and the Claimant was awarded the design fee ($195) plus one third of the printing cost ($132); the Claimant was awarded full value for the banner ($110); after crediting prior payments ($276.50) the Claimant was owed $160.50 and was also awarded the filing fee $96.80 for a total award of $257.30; no interest was awarded.

Court Disposition

Claim allowed in part; Defendant ordered to pay $257.30 to Claimant (comprising $160.50 for unpaid services and $96.80 filing fee); no interest awarded.

Orders

  • Defendant to pay Claimant $160.50 for unpaid services
  • Defendant to pay Claimant filing fee $96.80