Ast v. Mikolas et al.

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
JudgeCullen, J.
Citation[2010] B.C.T.C. Uned. 127 (SC),[2010] B.C.T.C. Uned. 127,2010 BCSC 127
Date29 January 2010
Subject MatterFRAUD AND MISREPRESENTATION,GIFTS,EQUITY,TRUSTS

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34 practice notes
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Special Lectures 2010. A Medical-Legal Approach to Estate Planning and Decision Making for Older Clients Review
    • September 8, 2011
    ...38 O.R. (3d) 161, [1998] O.J. No. 459, 1998 CarswellOnt 417 (C.A.) ............................................ 284 Ast v. Mikolas, 2010 BCSC 127 ..................................................................................... 7 Austen v. Graham (1854), 8 Moo. P.C.C. 493 ....................
  • Clex Solutions Ltd v Gust
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • June 12, 2025
    ...then was) endorsed the following articulation of the elements required to establish the tort of conversion, as set out in Ast v. Mikolas, 2010 BCSC 127, at para. 126: (a) a wrongful act by the defendant involving the goods of the plaintiff; (b) the act must consist of handling, disposing, o......
  • Columere Park Developments Ltd. v. Enviro Custom Homes Inc. et al.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • September 2, 2010
    ...chattel. See: Philip H. Osbourne, The Law of Torts , 3rd Ed. (Toronto: Irwin Law Inc., 2007), at 292-294. [29] In Ast v. Mikolas , 2010 BCSC 127, Mr. Justice Cullen enunciated the legal test for conversion thus: "[126] The elements that must be proven to establish the tort of conversion are......
  • Yongfeng Holdings Inc. v. Zheng
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • September 12, 2019
    ...83 B.C.L.R. (2d) 199 (C.A.) at para. 23. [187] The elements of the tort of conversion are summarized by the court in Ast v. Mikolas, 2010 BCSC 127 at para. a) a wrongful act by the defendant involving the goods of the plaintiff, b) the act must consist of handling, disposing, or destroying ......
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  • Clex Solutions Ltd v Gust
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • June 12, 2025
    ...then was) endorsed the following articulation of the elements required to establish the tort of conversion, as set out in Ast v. Mikolas, 2010 BCSC 127, at para. 126: (a) a wrongful act by the defendant involving the goods of the plaintiff; (b) the act must consist of handling, disposing, o......
  • Yongfeng Holdings Inc. v. Zheng
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • September 12, 2019
    ...83 B.C.L.R. (2d) 199 (C.A.) at para. 23. [187] The elements of the tort of conversion are summarized by the court in Ast v. Mikolas, 2010 BCSC 127 at para. a) a wrongful act by the defendant involving the goods of the plaintiff, b) the act must consist of handling, disposing, or destroying ......
  • Insurance Corp. of British Columbia v. Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union, Local 378 et al.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • August 17, 2012
    ...goodwill. 2. Conversion [47] The elements of the tort of conversion have also been recently and helpfully summarized. In Ast v. Mikolas , 2010 BCSC 127, the Court held the tort consists of: (a) a wrongful act by the defendant involving the goods of the plaintiff; (b) consisting of handling,......
  • Columere Park Developments Ltd. v. Enviro Custom Homes Inc. et al.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • September 2, 2010
    ...chattel. See: Philip H. Osbourne, The Law of Torts , 3rd Ed. (Toronto: Irwin Law Inc., 2007), at 292-294. [29] In Ast v. Mikolas , 2010 BCSC 127, Mr. Justice Cullen enunciated the legal test for conversion thus: "[126] The elements that must be proven to establish the tort of conversion are......
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1 firm's commentaries
  • Fraud: Where To Begin ' Part II
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 25, 2023
    ...v. TD Canada Trust, 2017 SCC 51 at para. 3. 5. Simpson v. Gowers, 1981 CanLII 1884, (1981), 32 O.R. (2d) 385 at 387. 6. Ast v. Mikolas, 2010 BCSC 127, at para. 126. 7. Teva Canada Ltd., at para. 3. 8. Pang v. Zhang, 2021 BCSC 591, at para. 41, citing: Ast v. Mikolas 2010 BCSC 127, at paras.......
2 books & journal articles
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Special Lectures 2010. A Medical-Legal Approach to Estate Planning and Decision Making for Older Clients Review
    • September 8, 2011
    ...38 O.R. (3d) 161, [1998] O.J. No. 459, 1998 CarswellOnt 417 (C.A.) ............................................ 284 Ast v. Mikolas, 2010 BCSC 127 ..................................................................................... 7 Austen v. Graham (1854), 8 Moo. P.C.C. 493 ....................
  • A Medical-Legal Approach to Estate Planning, Decision Making, and Estate Dispute Resolution for the Older Client: Keynote Remarks
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Special Lectures 2010. A Medical-Legal Approach to Estate Planning and Decision Making for Older Clients Preliminary Sections
    • September 8, 2011
    ...176 (Ont. Ct. Gen. Div.). 19 See, for example, Grover v. Grover , [2009] O.J. No. 1496 (S.C.J.). 20 See, for example, Ast v. Mikolas , 2010 BCSC 127. 21 Robert B. Fleming & Lisa Nachmias Davis, Elder Law Answer Book , 3d ed. (Austin: Aspen, 2010); see, for example, Nazarewycz v. Dool (2009)......