Baran v. Cranston

JurisdictionOntario
CourtSuperior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
JudgeLeiper,Ramsay,Swinton
Citation2022 ONSC 6636
Date29 November 2022
Docket NumberDC-21-2639

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2 practice notes
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 14 ' 18, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 29, 2023
    ...Catalyst Capital Group Inc. v. West Face Capital Inc., 2023 ONCA 381, Toller James Montague Cranston (Estate of), 2021 ONSC 1347, aff'd 2022 ONSC 6636, Steven Thompson Family Trust v. Thompson, 2012 ONSC 7138, Simone v. Cheifetz (2000), 36 E.T.R. (2d) 297 (Ont. C.A.) Short Civil Decisions A......
  • Trust Reporting And The Duty To Account: "I Fought The Law And The Law Won"
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 10, 2025
    ...of Recordkeeping Required for an Estate Trustee and the Standard of Care with Respect to a Trustee's Duty to Account Baran v Cranston, 2022 ONSC 6636, provides a helpful refresher on the standard of recordkeeping required of an Estate Trustee and the standard of care with respect to a Trust......
3 cases
  • Benjamin Cochrane Trust (Re)
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • August 18, 2023
    ...as the trial judge did in this case: see e.g., Toller James Montague Cranston (Estate of), 2021 ONSC 1347, 65 E.T.R. (4th) 84, aff'd 2022 ONSC 6636, 82 E.T.R. (4th) 292; Steven Thompson Family Trust v. Thompson, 2012 ONSC 7138, 84 E.T.R. (3d) 95 In summary, I am not satisfied that appe......
  • Sebanc Estate (Re)
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • December 5, 2025
    ...The estate trustee is expected to exercise “ordinary skill and prudence” along with the “application of common sense”: Baran v. Cranston, 2022 ONSC 6636, at para. 43 Here, I find that Floribet has administered the estate properly in accordance with her fiduciary duties: Meuse, at para. 14. ......
  • 786 Ummah Investments Corporation et Al v Peel Standard Condominium Corporation 1021 et Al
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • May 2, 2025
    ...v. Open Window Bakery Ltd. (2003), 2004 SCC 9, [2004] 1 S.C.R. 303 (S.C.C.), at para. 27. 40 More recently, in Baran v. Cranston, 2022 ONSC 6636, the Divisional Court stated at paras. 29 and 30: The Ontario Court of Appeal has instructed that leave to appeal a costs order should be granted ......
2 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 14 ' 18, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 29, 2023
    ...Catalyst Capital Group Inc. v. West Face Capital Inc., 2023 ONCA 381, Toller James Montague Cranston (Estate of), 2021 ONSC 1347, aff'd 2022 ONSC 6636, Steven Thompson Family Trust v. Thompson, 2012 ONSC 7138, Simone v. Cheifetz (2000), 36 E.T.R. (2d) 297 (Ont. C.A.) Short Civil Decisions A......
  • Trust Reporting And The Duty To Account: "I Fought The Law And The Law Won"
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 10, 2025
    ...of Recordkeeping Required for an Estate Trustee and the Standard of Care with Respect to a Trustee's Duty to Account Baran v Cranston, 2022 ONSC 6636, provides a helpful refresher on the standard of recordkeeping required of an Estate Trustee and the standard of care with respect to a Trust......