Simpson Estate v. Cox
The Court unanimously found the appeal to be without merit and dismissed it; the appellant was ordered to pay the respondent costs in the amount of $2,500.00 inclusive of disbursements.
Source-derived case information.
- Citation
- 2006 NSCA 125
- Parties
- Appellant: Walter Simpson, representative of the Estate of Sadye Simpson; Respondent: Carolyn Cox
- Court
- Nova Scotia Court of Appeal
- Jurisdiction
- Canada
- Judgment Date
- 14 November 2006
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Appeal / Court of Appeal Decision (judgment)
- Outcome
- Appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Appeal Dismissal, Costs, Representative of Estate
- Source Language
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Parties
Walter Simpson, representative of the Estate of Sadye Simpson
Appellant
Carolyn Cox
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Court of Appeal Decision (judgment)
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appeal was meritorious
- 2 Whether the respondent was entitled to costs for a dismissed appeal
Ratio Decidendi
The Court unanimously found the appeal to be without merit and dismissed it; the appellant was ordered to pay the respondent costs in the amount of $2,500.00 inclusive of disbursements.
Court Disposition
Appeal dismissed
Orders
- Appeal dismissed.
- Appellant shall pay to the respondent costs in the amount of $2,500.00 inclusive of disbursements.
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Simpson Estate v. Cox Court Court of Appeal Date 2006-11-14 Citation 2006 NSCA 125 Docket CA 264926 Judge/Registrar/Adjudicator Bateman, Nancy J. (Honourable Justice) (CA); Fichaud, Joel E. (Honourable Justice) (CA); Saunders, Jamie W. S. (Honourable Justice) (CA) Document Type Decision Decision Content NOVA SCOTIA COURT OF APPEAL Citation: Simpson Estate v. Cox, 2006 NSCA 125 Date: 20061114 Docket: CA 264926 Registry: Halifax Between: Walter Simpson, representative of the Estate of Sadye Simpson Appellant v. Carolyn Cox Respondent Judges: Bateman, Saunders and Fichaud, JJ.A. Appeal Heard: November 14, 2006, in Halifax, Nova Scotia Written Judgment: November 15, 2006 Held: Appeal dismissed per oral reasons for judgment of Bateman, J.A.; Saunders and Fichaud, JJ.A. concurring. Counsel: Hugh McLeod, for the appellant Dionysia Mack and J. Scott Barnett, for the respondent Reasons for judgment: (Orally) [1] We are unanimously of the view that this appeal is without merit and must be dismissed. [2] The appellant shall pay to the respondent costs in the amount of $2,500.00 inclusive of disbursements. Bateman, J.A. Concurred in: Saunders, J.A. Fichaud, J.A.