Dunlop v. Harbour Ridge Developments Ltd.

Dunlop v. Harbour Ridge Developments Ltd.

Defendant failed to show it was willing and able to perform the landscaping obligations under Attachment A; therefore the claimant was entitled to retain the $10,000.00 holdback as contribution to having the work completed and to recover one-half of the HST rebate ($2,296.56) and filing costs ($199.35).

Citation
2015 NSSM 56
Parties
Claimant: John Dunlop; Defendant: Harbour Ridge Developments Limited
Court
Nova Scotia Small Claims Court
Jurisdiction
Canada
Judgment Date
15 December 2015
Procedural Posture
Small Claims Court Nova Scotia / Hearing and Decision on Merits
Outcome
Claim allowed in part for the claimant; claimant entitled to retain the $10,000.00 holdback, to one-half of the HST rebate ($2,296.56), and to filing costs of $199.35; no portion of the holdback released to defendant.
Legal Topics
Breach of Contract, Holdback, Landscaping Obligations, HST Rebate, Remedies, Costs
Source Language
English
Contract Real Property Construction Tax (hst) Breach of Contract Holdback Landscaping Obligations HST Rebate +2 more

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Parties

John Dunlop

Claimant

Harbour Ridge Developments Limited

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Small Claims Court Nova Scotia / Hearing and Decision on Merits

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the defendant breached its landscaping obligations under the Agreement of Purchase and Sale and Attachment A
  2. 2 Whether the claimant is entitled to retain the $10,000.00 holdback held in the claimant's lawyer's trust account
  3. 3 Whether the defendant must disgorge one-half of the HST rebate to the claimant

Ratio Decidendi

Defendant failed to show it was willing and able to perform the landscaping obligations under Attachment A; therefore the claimant was entitled to retain the $10,000.00 holdback as contribution to having the work completed and to recover one-half of the HST rebate ($2,296.56) and filing costs ($199.35).

Court Disposition

Claim allowed in part for the claimant; claimant entitled to retain the $10,000.00 holdback, to one-half of the HST rebate ($2,296.56), and to filing costs of $199.35; no portion of the holdback released to defendant.

Orders

  • Claimant entitled to retain $10,000.00 holdback held in claimant's lawyer's trust account
  • Defendant to pay claimant $2,296.56 being one-half of the HST rebate