Wilton v. Northern Bruce Peninsula (Municipality)
Because the respondent filed costs submissions and the appellant filed none, the court exercised its discretion and awarded costs to the respondent in a fixed amount of $7,500 inclusive of disbursements and taxes.
Source-derived case information.
- Citation
- 2021 ONCA 12
- Parties
- Appellant: Shirley Wilton as Estate Trustee of Anneliese Weiss; Respondent: Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula
- Court
- Court of Appeal for Ontario
- Jurisdiction
- Canada
- Judgment Date
- 7 January 2021
- Procedural Posture
- Civil / Appeal Costs Endorsement (court of Appeal)
- Outcome
- Costs awarded to the respondent
- Legal Topics
- Costs, Appeal
- Source Language
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Parties
Shirley Wilton as Estate Trustee of Anneliese Weiss
Appellant
Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil / Appeal Costs Endorsement (court of Appeal)
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether costs should be awarded to the respondent
- 2 Quantum of costs to be awarded
Ratio Decidendi
Because the respondent filed costs submissions and the appellant filed none, the court exercised its discretion and awarded costs to the respondent in a fixed amount of $7,500 inclusive of disbursements and taxes.
Court Disposition
Costs awarded to the respondent
Orders
- Costs to the respondent in the amount of $7,500, inclusive of disbursements and all relevant taxes.
Full Case Text
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Wilton v. Northern Bruce Peninsula (Municipality) Collection Decisions of the Court of Appeal Date 2021-01-07 Neutral citation 2021 ONCA 12 Docket numbers C66314 Judges Doherty, David H.; Paciocco, David M.; Coroza, Steve A. Subject Civil Decision Content COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO CITATION: Wilton v. Northern Bruce Peninsula (Municipality), 2021 ONCA 12 DATE: 20210107 DOCKET: C66314 Doherty, Paciocco and Coroza JJ.A. BETWEEN Shirley Wilton as an Estate Trustee of Anneliese Weiss Appellant and Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula Respondent Shirley Wilton, acting in person Nicholas Lovell, for the respondent Heard: in writing On appeal from the order of Justice Kofi N. Barnes of the Superior Court of Justice, dated November 2, 2018. COSTS ENDORSEMENT [1] We have received the respondent’s costs submissions. The appellant chose to make no costs submissions. [2] Costs to the respondent in the amount of $7,500, inclusive of disbursements and all relevant taxes. “Doherty J.A.” “David M. Paciocco J.A.” “S. Coroza J.A.”