Esso Resources Canada Ltd. v. Maine et al., (1985) 62 A.R. 155 (QB)
| Judge | MacNaughton, J. |
| Court | Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada) |
| Case Date | April 15, 1985 |
| Citations | (1985), 62 A.R. 155 (QB) |
Esso Resources Can. Ltd. v. Maine (1985), 62 A.R. 155 (QB)
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Esso Resources Canada Limited v. Maine, Stony Plain and District Savings and Credit Union Limited, Avco Financial Services Realty Limited, Buck Mountain Gas Co-op Ltd. and Jorgenson
Indexed As: Esso Resources Canada Ltd. v. Maine et al.
Alberta Court of Queen's Bench
Judicial District of Wetaskiwin
MacNaughton, J.
April 15, 1985.
Summary:
A property owner applied for compensation from an oil company for the use of his land for a well site. The Alberta Surface Rights Board awarded compensation for adverse effect. The oil company appealed.
The Alberta Court of Queen's Bench dismissed the appeal.
Mines and Minerals - Topic 6113
Operation of mines, quarries and wells - Compensation to owner of surface rights - Appeals - The Alberta Court of Queen's Bench discussed the court's function on appeals from decisions of the Alberta Surface Rights Board - The court refused to set aside a decision of the board where the decision was not clearly wrong.
Cases Noticed:
Caswell v. Alexandra Petroleums Ltd., [1972] 3 W.W.R. 706, varying [1972] 1 W.W.R. 81 (Alta. C.A.), ref'd to. [para. 7].
Lamb v. Canadian Reserve Oil & Gas Ltd., [1977] 1 S.C.R. 517; 8 N.R. 613, ref'd to. [para. 8].
Roen v. Pan Canadian Petroleum Ltd. (1977), 6 A.R. 70 (Alta. D.C.), ref'd to. [para. 9].
Voyager Petroleums Ltd. v. Spaulding (1977), 5 A.R. 302; 12 L.C.R. 233 (Alta. D.C.), ref'd to. [para. 9].
Barber v. Pan Canadian Petroleum Ltd. (1979), 18 L.C.R. 75 (Alta. Q.B.), ref'd to. [para. 9].
Eden Gas Company v. Klaiber, 49 A.R. 161 (Alta. Q.B.) ref'd to. [para. 9].
Esso Resources Canada Limited v. Smulski (1981), 18 Alta. L.R.(2d) 200, ref'd to. [para. 10].
Statutes Noticed:
Surface Rights Act, R.S.A. 1980, c. 27.1, sect. 26(6) [para. 6].
Counsel:
R.C. Swist, for the appellant;
M. Pyper, for the respondent.
This appeal was heard for MacNaughton J., of the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench, who filed the following decision on April 15, 1985:
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