BC Rail Ltd. v. Biro et al., 2001 BCSC 264

• Judge: Cohen, J.
• Court: Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
• Case Date: February 14, 2001
• Jurisdiction: British Columbia
• Citations: 2001 BCSC 264;[2001] B.C.T.C. 264 (SC)

BC Rail Ltd. v. Biro, [2001] B.C.T.C. 264 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2001] B.C.T.C. TBEd. MR.004

BC Rail Ltd. (plaintiff) v. Warren Biro, Gerald Kitchener Kruse, Freda Mary Mattern and Frederick Albert Sweet (defendants)

Gerald Kitchener Kruse, Freda Mary Mattern, Frederick Albert Sweet and Warren Biro (plaintiffs) v. Graehold Construction Ltd. and BC Rail Ltd. (defendants)

(C982998; C983055; 2001 BCSC 264)

Indexed As: BC Rail Ltd. v. Biro et al.

British Columbia Supreme Court

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Cohen, J.

February 14, 2001.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Landlord and Tenant - Topic 8809

Distress - Relief or bars to distress - Wrongful or irregular distress - General - See paragraphs 1 to 115.

Landlord and Tenant - Topic 8810

Distress - Relief or bars to distress - Wrongful or irregular distress - Damages - See paragraphs 1 to 115.

Torts - Topic 3002

Trespass - Trespass to land - What constitutes - See paragraphs 1 to 115.

Torts - Topic 3093

Trespass - Trespass to goods - Conversion - What constitutes conversion - See paragraphs 1 to 115.

Torts - Topic 3107

Trespass - Trespass to goods - Conversion - Damages - General - See paragraphs 1 to 115.

Cases Noticed:

Atlantic Concrete Ltd. v. MacDonald Lavatte Construction Co. and Sydney Steel Corp. (1975), 12 N.S.R.(2d) 179; 6 A.P.R. 179; 62 D.L.R.(3d) 663 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 86].

Saskatoon Sand & Gravel Ltd. v. Steve et al. (1973), 40 D.L.R.(3d) 248 (Sask. Q.B.), affd. (1979), 97 D.L.R.(3d) 685 (Sask. C.A.), refd to. [para. 86].

Duet Marketing Corp. v. Spetifore and Sons Ltd. (1986), 69 B.C.L.R. 368 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 99].

Graham v. Greene (1862), 10 N.B.R. 330 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 102].

Weatherhead (J.E.) Distributors Ltd. v. First Commercial Management Inc. (1993), 33 R.P.R.(2d) 291 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 106].

Statutes Noticed:

Sale of Goods Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 410, sect. 21 [para. 88].

Counsel:

D.R. McGowan, for BC Rail Ltd.;

P.D. Le Dressay, for Gerald Kitchener Kruse, Freda Mary Mattern, Frederick Albert Sweet and Warren Biro;

C. Armstrong, for Graehold Construction Ltd.

This action was heard in Chambers, on October 30-31 and November 1-3, 2000, before Cohen, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following decision on February 14, 2001.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.