Aronovitch & Leipsic Ltd. v. Leavesly, (1980) 9 Man.R.(2d) 329 (CoCt)

• Court: Provincial Court of Manitoba (Canada)
• Case Date: August 19, 1980
• Jurisdiction: Manitoba
• Citations: (1980), 9 Man.R.(2d) 329 (CoCt)

Aronovitch & Leipsic v. Leavesly (1980), 9 Man.R.(2d) 329 (CoCt)

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Aronovitch & Leipsic Limited v. Leavesly

Indexed As: Aronovitch & Leipsic Ltd. v. Leavesly

Manitoba County Court

Coleman, C.C.J.

August 20, 1980.

Summary:

This case arose out of the plaintiff's motion to strike the defendant's statement of defence and counterclaim on the ground that they were frivolous and vexatious and that there was no defence to the action.

The Manitoba County Court dismissed the motion, because an arguable issue of law was raised by the dependant's pleadings.

Practice - Topic 2226

Pleadings - Striking out pleadings - Grounds - General - The Manitoba County Court dismissed a plaintiff's motion to strike a defendant's statement of defence and counterclaim on the ground that they were frivolous and vexatious, because the defendant's pleadings raised an arguable issue of law - The court generally discussed the considerations in determining whether to strike pleadings.

Cases Noticed:

Williamson et al. v. Christensen et al. (1964), 48 W.W.R.(N.S.) 314 (B.C.S.C.), appld. [para. 10].

Hughes v. Sharp (1969), 68 W.W.R.(N.S.) 706 (B.C.C.A.), appld. [para. 10].

Arnoldson y. Serpa v. Confederation Life Association (1974), 3 O.R.(2d) 721 (O.C.A.), appld. [para. 10].

Lunenburg County Press Ltd. v. Deamond (Demone) (1977), 18 N.S.R.(2d) 689; 20 A.P.R. 689; 3 C.P.C. 48 (N.S.C.A.), appld. [para. 10].

Searle v. Alliance Insurance Company (No. 2), 35 Man. R. 341, appld. [para. 12].

Cerny v. Canadian Industries Limited et al., [1972] 6 W.W.R. 88 (Alta. C.A.), appld. [para. 13].

Lambair Limited v. Aero Trades (Western) Ltd. (No. 2), [1977] 6 W.W.R. 212, affd. [1978] 4 W.W.R. 397 (Man. C.A.), appld. [para. 14].

Dyson v. A.G., [1911] 1 K.B. 410, appld. [para. 14].

Minnes v. Minnes (1962), 39 W.W.R.(N.S.) 112, appld. [para. 14].

Manitoba Fisheries Ltd. v. R., [1976] 1 F.C. 8; 58 D.L.R.(3d) 119, appld. [para. 18].

Reynolds v. Norwood School Division No. 8, [1976] 3 W.W.R. 573, refd to. [para. 20].

Zinkovic v. John Botelho Construction Co. Ltd. (1980), 6 Man.R.(2d) 123 [para. 21].

Thiessen et al. v. Children's Aid Society of Winnipeg (1980), 9 Man.R.(2d) 339, refd to. [para. 20].

Board of Revision of City of Winnipeg v. Mercury Holdings Limited et al., [1971] 5 W.W.R. 645, appld. [para. 25].

Statutes Noticed:

Queen's Bench Rules (Man.), rule 45 [para. 5]; rule 121 [para. 4]; rule 536, rule 537 [para. 7].

Counsel:

Allan M. Kaufman, for the plaintiff;

Morris Kaufman, for the defendant.

This case was heard on August 19, 1980, at Winnipeg, Manitoba, before COLEMAN, C.C.J., of the Manitoba County Court, who delivered the following oral judgment on August 20, 1980: