Mitsubishi Motors North America Inc. v. Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada Inc.
The Federal Court of Appeal concluded that the trial judge could properly determine that the Federal Court had jurisdiction over the appellant and therefore dismissed the appeal with costs.
Source-derived case information.
- Citation
- 2010 FCA 263
- Parties
- Appellant: Mitsubishi Motors North America Inc.; Respondent: Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada Inc.; Respondent: Mitsubishi Motors Corporation; Respondent: Nancy Bouchard
- Court
- Federal Court of Appeal
- Jurisdiction
- Canada
- Judgment Date
- 12 October 2010
- Procedural Posture
- Appeal / Judgment Delivered
- Outcome
- Appeal dismissed with costs.
- Legal Topics
- Jurisdiction, Appeal, Costs
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Mitsubishi Motors North America Inc.
Appellant
Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada Inc.
Respondent
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation
Respondent
Nancy Bouchard
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Judgment Delivered
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the Federal Court had jurisdiction over the appellant
- 2 Whether the appellate court must endorse all of the trial judge's reasons to uphold a conclusion
- 3 Whether the appeal should be dismissed with costs
Ratio Decidendi
The Federal Court of Appeal concluded that the trial judge could properly determine that the Federal Court had jurisdiction over the appellant and therefore dismissed the appeal with costs.
Court Disposition
Appeal dismissed with costs.
Orders
- Appeal dismissed with costs.
Full Case Text
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Mitsubishi Motors North America Inc. v. Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada Inc. Court (s) Database Federal Court of Appeal Decisions Date 2010-10-12 Neutral citation 2010 FCA 263 File numbers A-38-10 Decision Content Federal Court of Appeal Cour d’appel fédérale Date: 20101012 Docket: A-38-10 Citation: 2010 FCA 263 CORAM: BLAIS C.J. TRUDEL J.A. MAINVILLE J.A. BETWEEN: MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA INC. Appellant and MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF CANADA INC. and MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION and NANCY BOUCHARD Respondent Hearing held at Montréal, Quebec, on October 12, 2010. Judgment delivered from the Bench at Montréal, Quebec, on October 12, 2010. REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT BY: TRUDEL J.A. Federal Court of Appeal Cour d’appel fédérale Date: 20101012 Docket: A-38-10 Citation: 2010 FCA 263 CORAM: BLAIS C.J. LA JUGE TRUDEL LE JUGE MAINVILLE BETWEEN: MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA INC. Appellant and MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF CANADA INC. and MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION and NANCY BOUCHARD Respondent REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Delivered from the Bench at Montréal, Quebec, on October 12, 2010) TRUDEL J.A. [1] Although we cannot endorse all of the trial judge’s reasons, we all agree that he could conclude as he did on the Federal Court’s jurisdiction over the appellant Mitsubishi Motors North America Inc. [2] Consequently, the appeal will be dismissed with costs. “Johanne Trudel” J.A. Certified true translation Michael Palles FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL SOLICITORS OF RECORD DOCKET: A-38-10 STYLE OF CAUSE: Mitsubishi Motors North America Inc. v. Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada Inc., Mitsubishi Motors Corporation and Nancy Bouchard PLACE OF HEARING: Montréal, Quebec DATE OF HEARING: October 12, 2010 REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT BY: BLAIS C.J. TRUDEL J.A. MAINVILLE J.A. DELIVERED FROM THE BENCH BY: TRUDEL J.A. APPEARANCES: Éric Vallières Sidney Elbaz FOR THE APPELLANT James R. Nazem FOR THE RESPONDENT SOLICITORS OF RECORD: McMillan, LLP Montréal, Quebec FOR THE APPELLANT Nazem, Lévy-Soussan, Lauzon, Ratelle Montréal, Quebec FOR THE RESPONDENT