Fibreco Pulp Inc. et al. v. Star Shipping A/S et al., (1998) 156 F.T.R. 127 (TD)

JudgeRouleau, J.
CourtFederal Court (Canada)
Case DateOctober 07, 1998
JurisdictionCanada (Federal)
Citations(1998), 156 F.T.R. 127 (TD)

Fibreco Pulp Inc. v. Star Shipping (1998), 156 F.T.R. 127 (TD)

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Temp. Cite: [1998] F.T.R. TBEd. NO.025

Action in rem against the defendant ships "Star Dover", "Star Gran", "Veritas" and "Stephanie"

Fibreco Pulp Inc., Fibreco Export Inc., 373877 B.C. Ltd., Ekman Leibig AB, Enso-Gutzeit Oy (plaintiffs) v. Star Shipping A/S, Squamish Terminals Ltd., Furness Neobulk Services b.v., Dover Inc., Kraft Line AS, KG Stephaniebeteiligungsges mbH & Co., F.S. Switynk, and the owners and others interested in the ships "Star Dover", "Star Gran", "Veritas", and "Stephanie" (defendants)

(T-2178-96)

Indexed As: Fibreco Pulp Inc. et al. v. Star Shipping A/S et al.

Federal Court of Canada

Trial Division

Rouleau, J.

October 20, 1998.

Summary:

An action was commenced in the Federal Court respecting two claims arising out of the carriage of two shipments of wood-pulp from British Columbia to Rotterdam and then onward carriage to Finland. Security for the in rem action was given in Vancouver.

A Prothonotary of the Federal Court of Canada, Trial Division, in a decision report­ed at 145 F.T.R. 125, stayed the claims against those who were party to the contract of affreightment and against the onward carriers. The Prothonotary dismissed the in rem action against the ship "Star Gran" and ordered the security to be returned. The plaintiffs moved to set aside the prothono­tary's order.

The Federal Court of Canada, Trial Divi­sion, dismissed the application.

Courts - Topic 2583

Registrars and prothonotaries - Appeals from - Scope of review - The plaintiffs sued the defendants for, inter alia, damages - Security was given to satisfy any Cana­dian judgments - A prothonotary ordered that the action be stayed pending arbitra­tion and that the in rem claim against the ship "Star Gran" be struck out and the security be returned - The plaintiffs applied to set aside the prothonotary's order - The Feder­al Court of Canada, Trial Division, dis­missed the application - In discussing the standard of review applicable to the proth­onotary's decision, the court stated that "(t)he judge must be satisfied that there has been an error in law or where he has been satisfied that the decision may be suspect in dealing with a question vital to the final issue of the case" - See para­graphs 9 to 12.

Cases Noticed:

Canada v. Aqua-Gem Investments Ltd., [1993] 2 F.C. 425; 50 F.T.R. 115 (T.D.), refd to. [para. 9].

Ship Jala Godavari et al. v. Canada et al. (1991), 135 N.R. 316; 40 C.P.R.(3d) 127 (F.C.A.), refd to. [para. 9].

Counsel:

Douglas Schmitt, for the plaintiff;

Peter Swanson, for the defendants;

Robert Lonergan, for the defendant, Squamish Terminals Ltd.

Solicitors of Record:

McEwan Schmitt & Co., Vancouver, Brit­ish Columbia, for the plaintiff;

Campney & Murphy, Vancouver, British Columbia, for the defendants;

Russell & DuMoulin, Vancouver, British Columbia, for the defendant, Squamish Ter­minals Ltd.

This application was heard at Vancouver, British Columbia, on October 7, 1998, by Rouleau, J., of the Federal Court of Canada, Trial Division, who delivered the following decision on October 20, 1998.

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