Villa Estate (Re)
The court found no reviewable errors in Justice O'Marra's reasons and no reasonable apprehension of bias or procedural unfairness, dismissed the appeal and fixed costs to the respondent at $5,000.
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- Citation
- 2014 ONCA 287
- Parties
- Estate: Estate of Emilia A. Villa; Respondent: Crescenzo A. Villa (a.k.a. Enzo Villa); Appellant: Renzo Villa
- Court
- Court of Appeal for Ontario
- Jurisdiction
- Canada
- Judgment Date
- 15 April 2014
- Procedural Posture
- Civil / Appeal
- Outcome
- Appeal dismissed; judgment of Justice Brian P. O'Marra upheld.
- Legal Topics
- Apprehension of Bias, Procedural Fairness, Costs, Appellate Review
- Source Language
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Parties
Estate of Emilia A. Villa
Estate
Crescenzo A. Villa (a.k.a. Enzo Villa)
Respondent
Renzo Villa
Appellant
Procedural Posture
Civil / Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the reasons of O'Marra J. contained reviewable errors
- 2 Whether there was a reasonable apprehension of bias
- 3 Whether there was procedural unfairness
Ratio Decidendi
The court found no reviewable errors in Justice O'Marra's reasons and no reasonable apprehension of bias or procedural unfairness, dismissed the appeal and fixed costs to the respondent at $5,000.
Court Disposition
Appeal dismissed; judgment of Justice Brian P. O'Marra upheld.
Orders
- Appeal dismissed. Costs payable to the respondent fixed at $5,000 inclusive of disbursements and all applicable taxes.
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Villa Estate (Re) Collection Decisions of the Court of Appeal Date 2014-04-15 Neutral citation 2014 ONCA 287 Docket numbers C57117 Judges Weiler, Karen Merle Magnuson; Lauwers, Peter D.; Pardu, Gladys I. Subject Civil Decision Content COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO CITATION: Villa Estate (Re), 2014 ONCA 287 DATE: 20140414 DOCKET: C57117 Weiler, Lauwers and Pardu JJ.A. In the Estate of Emilia A. Villa, deceased Between Crescenzo A. Villa (a.k.a. Enzo Villa) Respondent in appeal and Renzo Villa Appellant Salvatore Guerriero, for the appellant Ian Latimer, for the respondent Heard: April 11, 2014 On appeal from the judgment of Justice Brian P. O’Marra of the Superior Court of Justice, dated April 30, 2013. APPEAL BOOK ENDORSEMENT [1] We see no errors in the reasons of O’Marra J. nor is there any apprehension of bias or procedural unfairness. [2] Costs payable to the respondent are fixed in the amount of $5000 inclusive of disbursement and all applicable taxes.