Egli v. Egli,

• Jurisdiction: British Columbia
• Judge: Garson, J.
• Neutral Citation: 2004 BCSC 529
• Citation: 2004 BCSC 529,[2004] B.C.T.C. 529 (SC),28 BCLR (4th) 375,7 ETR (3d) 308,[2004] BCJ No 796 (QL),[2004] BCTC 529,130 ACWS (3d) 395,[2004] B.C.J. No 796 (QL)
• Date: 03 October 2003
• Court: Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)

Egli v. Egli, [2004] B.C.T.C. 529 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2004] B.C.T.C. TBEd. MY.037

Hans Egli by his Committee, The Public Guardian and Trustee of British Columbia (plaintiff) v. David Egli and Judy Egli (defendants)

(22283; 2004 BCSC 529)

Indexed As: Egli v. Egli

British Columbia Supreme Court

Penticton

Garson, J.

April 22, 2004.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Agency - Topic 1070

Authority of agent - Express authority - Power of attorney - Incapacity to grant - See paragraphs 8 to 72.

Agency - Topic 1078

Authority of agent - Express authority - Power of attorney - Fiduciary duty - See paragraphs 73 to 87.

Agency - Topic 1080

Authority of agent - Express authority - Power of attorney - Enduring power of attorney (incl. termination) - See paragraph 16.

Equity - Topic 3606

Fiduciary or confidential relationships - General principles - What constitutes a fiduciary relationship - See paragraphs 73 to 80.

Cases Noticed:

Taylor v. Jenkins (1986), 1 B.C.L.R.(2d) 207 (S.C.), consd. [para. 7].

65302 British Columbia Ltd. v. Minister of National Revenue, [1999] 3 S.C.R. 804; 248 N.R. 216, refd to. [para. 15].

Godelie v. Public Trustee (Ont.) (1990), 39 E.T.R. 40 (Ont. Dist. Ct.), refd to. [para. 19].

K., Re, [1988] 1 All E.R. 358 (Ch. D.), refd to. [para. 19].

MacGrotty v. Anderson (1995), 9 E.T.R.(2d) 179 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 21].

Gillespie v. Davies, [1998] B.C.J. No. 2092 (Co. Ct.), refd to. [para. 22].

Banks v. Goodfellow (1870), L.R. 5 Q.B. 549, refd to. [para. 23].

Lynch Estate v. Lynch Estate (1993), 138 A.R. 41; 8 Alta. L.R.(3d) 291 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 24].

McNabb Estate v. Mills, [1995] B.C.J. No. 893 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 76].

Chapman v. Watson, [1985] B.C.J. No. 914 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 76].

Burke Estate v. Burke Estate (1994), 7 R.F.L.(4th) 114 (Ont. Gen. Div.), consd. [para. 77].

Frame v. Smith and Smith, [1987] 2 S.C.R. 99; 78 N.R. 40; 23 O.A.C. 84; 42 D.L.R.(4th) 81; 9 R.F.L.(3d) 225, refd to. [para. 77].

Schmidt v. Schmidt, [1989] B.C.J. No. 472 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 85].

Lasky v. Prowal, [1994] B.C.J. No. 1938 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 85].

Statutes Noticed:

Patients Property Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 349, sect. 20 [para. 5].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Blom, Joost, Breach of Fiduciary Obligations and Other Emerging Torts, in Fiduciary Obligations (1998), p. 1:2.12 [para. 76].

Driedger, Elmer A., Construction of Statutes (3rd Ed. 1994), p. 288, para. 7 [para. 15].

Robertson, Gerald B., Mental Disability and The Law in Canada (2nd Ed. 1994), pp. 179 [paras. 18, 63, 75]; 183 [para. 82].

Counsel:

Catharine Herb-Kelly, for the plaintiff;

The defendants, David and Judy Egli appeared in person.

This action was heard on September 29 and 30 and October 3, 2003 and January 19 and 20, 2004, before Garson, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following decision on April 22, 2004.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.