Chupryk v. Haykowski, (1980) 3 Man.R.(2d) 216 (CA)

• Judge: Freedman, C.J.M., Matas and O'Sullivan, JJ.A.
• Court: Court of Appeal (Manitoba)
• Case Date: March 17, 1980
• Jurisdiction: Manitoba
• Citations: (1980), 3 Man.R.(2d) 216 (CA)

Chupryk v. Haykowski (1980), 3 Man.R.(2d) 216 (CA)

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Chupryk v. Haykowski

Indexed As: Chupryk v. Haykowski

Manitoba Court of Appeal

Freedman, C.J.M., Matas and O'Sullivan, JJ.A.

March 17, 1980.

Summary:

This case arose out of an application by a life tenant for an order to permit a mortgage loan on security of the fee simple in the property for the purpose of making capital improvements. The remainderman opposed the life tenant's application and applied for an order for the sale of the lands. The trial court granted the life tenant's application by ordering that the land vest in the Public Trustee. The trial court dismissed the remainderman's application for an order for sale. The judgment of the trial court is set out below - see paragraphs 56 to 77. The remainderman appealed to the Manitoba Court of Appeal.

The Manitoba Court of Appeal allowed the appeal, set aside the order of the trial court, dismissed the life tenant's application and granted the remainderman an order for the sale of the property.

Real Property - Topic 1445

Life estates - Rights of life tenant - Right of tenant to encumber fee simple - A life tenant applied for authority to encumber a fee simple of land for the purpose of making improvements - The Manitoba Court of Appeal dismissed the application - The Court of Appeal stated that, assuming the power to grant such an order, it would not be just and equitable in the circumstances - See paragraphs 25 to 30.

Real Property - Topic 6646

Partition - Requirements for - Estate in possession - The Manitoba Court of Appeal stated that partition legislation may be invoked by a person having an estate in possession or having the immediate right to possession - See paragraph 39.

Real Property - Topic 6646

Judicial sale - When available - Remainderman versus life tenant - Law of Property Act, s. 19 - A life tenant unsuccessfully applied for an order to encumber a fee simple for the purpose of borrowing for improvements - The remainderman requested and the Manitoba Court of Appeal granted an order for sale pursuant to the Law of Property Act where the life tenant did not object to such a sale - See paragraphs 43 and 44.

Trusts - Topic 4288

Administration - Successive beneficiaries, allocation of expenses - The Manitoba Court of Appeal referred to the sources of rules for the allocation of expenses between a life tenant of real estate and a remainderman - See paragraph 16.

Real Property - Topic 1466

Life estate - Duties of life tenant to remainderman - The Manitoba Court of Appeal referred to the nature of the relationship between a life tenant and remainderman - See paragraphs 17 and 18.

Courts - Topic 2004

Jurisdiction - Inherent jurisdiction - The Manitoba Court of Appeal referred to the nature of inherent jurisdiction of the courts - See paragraph 23.

Cases Noticed:

Re Winchester Estate, Tellier v. Borchert and Borchert (1960), 32 W.W.R.(N.S.) 224, refd to. [para. 16].

Wilson v. Whelpley (1929-30), 1 M.P.R. 196 (App. Div. S.C. N.B.), refd to. [para. 16].

Re Vair (1923), 54 O.L.R. 497, refd to. [para. 16].

Re Elliott (1918), 40 D.L.R. 649 (Ont. S.C., App. Div.), refd to. [para. 16].

In re Freman, [1898] 1 Ch. 28, refd to. [para. 16].

In re Hotchkys (1886), 32 Ch. 408 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 16].

Perry v. Perry, [1918] 2 W.W.R. 485 (Man. C.A.), refd to. [para. 18].

Blakeley v. Calder (1864), 15 N.Y. 620, refd to. [para. 18].

Lalor v. Lalor (1884), 9 P.R. 455, refd to. [para. 40].

Murcar et al. v. Bolton et al. (1884), 5 O.R. 164, refd to. [para. 40].

Rajotte v. Wilson (1904), 3 O.W.R. 737, refd to. [para. 40].

Fisken v. Ife (1898), 28 O.R. 595, refd to. [para. 41].

Morrison v. Morrison (1917), 39 O.L.R. 163, refd to. [para. 41].

Bunting v. Servos, [1931] O.R. 409, refd to. [para. 42].

Fritz v. Fritz (No. 1), [1950] 2 D.L.R. 104; 1 W.W.R. 446; 57 Man. R. 510, refd to. [para. 43].

Statutes Noticed:

Trustee Act, R.S.M. 1970, c. T-160, sect. 16 [paras. 22, 49, 74].

Law of Property Act, R.S.M. 1970, c. L-90, sect. 19, sect. 20, sect. 22, sect. 23, sect. 26 [para. 36].

Queen's Bench Act, R.S.M. 1970, c. C-280, sect. 5(3) [para. 53].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Jenks, A Short History of English Law, p. 252 [para. 18].

Cheshire's Modern Law of Real Property (12th Ed.), pp. 79 [para. 22]; 180 [para. 21].

Megarry and Wade, The Law of Real Property (4th Ed.), p. 288 [para. 22].

Jacob, The Inherent Jurisdiction of the Court (1970), Current Legal Problems, Vol. 23, p. 23 [para. 23].

Waters, Law of Trusts in Canada, p. 727 [para. 29].

Laskin, Bora, Cases and Notes on Land Law (1964) [para. 36].

Foster on Partition (1978), p. 130 [para. 37].

Corpus Juris Secundum, Vol. 68, p. 42 [para. 38].

Washburn on Real Property (6th Ed.), p. 573 [para. 38].

Counsel:

S. Green, Q.C., for the applicant/respondent;

V.W. Libitka, for the respondent/appellant.

This appeal was heard by FREEDMAN, C.J.M., MATAS and O'SULLIVAN, JJ.A., of the Manitoba Court of Appeal on December 6, 1979.

The judgment of the Manitoba Court of Appeal was delivered on March 17, 1980, and the following opinions were filed.

MATAS, J.A. - see paragraphs 1 to 46;

O'SULLIVAN, J.A. - see paragraphs 47 to 56;

FREEDMAN, C.J.M., concurred with MATAS, J.A.