Debly et al. v. Cook, (2007) 319 N.B.R.(2d) 205 (TD)

• Judge: Glennie, J.
• Court: Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick (Canada)
• Case Date: January 15, 2007
• Jurisdiction: New Brunswick
• Citations: (2007), 319 N.B.R.(2d) 205 (TD);2007 NBQB 140

Debly v. Cook (2007), 319 N.B.R.(2d) 205 (TD);

    319 R.N.-B.(2e) 205; 823 A.P.R. 205

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Temp. Cite: [2007] N.B.R.(2d) TBEd. AP.042

Renvoi temp.: [2007] N.B.R.(2d) TBEd. AP.042

Louis Debly and Debly Forest Services Ltd. (plaintiffs) v. Jennifer Cook (defendant)

(S/C/766/04; 2007 NBQB 140; 2007 NBBR 140)

Indexed As: Debly et al. v. Cook

Répertorié: Debly et al. v. Cook

New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench

Trial Division

Judicial District of Saint John

Glennie, J.

February 27, 2007.

Summary:

Résumé:

The defendant in a motor vehicle collision action applied under rules 31.02 and 31.04 for the production of extensive financial documents relating to the corporate plaintiff.

The New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench, Trial Division, allowed the application in part.

Practice - Topic 4551

Discovery - Production and inspection of documents - General - Circumstances when available - The defendant in a motor vehicle collision action applied for the production of extensive financial documents relating to the corporate plaintiff - The plaintiffs asserted that the defendant was engaging in a fishing expedition by requiring such extensive and unnecessary documentation - The New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench, Trial Division, ordered disclosure of the corporate plaintiff's i) general ledger; ii) general journal entries; iii) cash receipts and disbursements journals; iv) sales journals; v) payroll journals and government reporting such as T4's; vi) accounts receivable sub-ledger; vii) sales invoices; viii) monthly expense statements and, if required by the defendant's financial expert, actual expense invoices where there appeared to be an extraordinary expense, and unusual variance in expenses, or if the defendant's financial expert was unable to ascertain the situation through the monthly statements; ix) bank statements and cancelled cheques; x) capital asset continuity schedules and xi) accountant working papers used to prepare the annual financial statements - The case was unusual because the corporate plaintiff was a small company owned by the individual plaintiff who had suffered memory loss and was unable to answer many of the questions put to him at the examination for discovery respecting the company's operations.

Practice - Topic 4573

Discovery - What documents must be produced - Documents related to or relevant and material to matters in issue - [See Practice - Topic 4551 ].

Procédure - Cote 4551

Enquête préalable - Production et examen de documents - Conditions d'accessibilité - [Voir Practice - Topic 4551 ].

Procédure - Cote 4573

Enquête préalable - Documents à produire - Documents ayant trait au litige - [Voir Practice - Topic 4573 ].

Cases Noticed:

Violette et al. v. Wandlyn Inns Ltd. et al. (1995), 169 N.B.R.(2d) 374; 434 A.P.R. 374 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 14].

Hesler v. Enamel & Heating Products Ltd. (1969), 1 N.B.R.(2d) 483; 1969 CarswellNB 71 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 15].

Doucet et al. v. Spielo Manufacturing Inc. et al. (2006), 300 N.B.R.(2d) 169; 782 A.P.R. 169 (T.D.), refd to. [para. 18].

Counsel:

Avocats:

Rodney J. Gillis, Q.C., on behalf of the plaintiffs;

Michael D. Brenton, on behalf of the defendant.

This application was heard on January 15, 2007, at Saint John, N.B., by Glennie, J., of the New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench, Trial Division, Judicial District of Saint John, who delivered the following decision orally on February 27, 2007.