Jans Estate v Jans

JurisdictionSaskatchewan
CourtCourt of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
JudgeCaldwell, Ryan-Froslie and Tholl JJ.A.
Citation2020 SKCA 61
Date13 May 2020
Docket NumberCACV3129

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36 practice notes
  • Bourgault Industries Ltd. v. Graham
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Saskatchewan (Canada)
    • August 28, 2024
    ...the parties reached an agreement on all essential terms, and (iii) the essential terms are sufficiently certain (see: Jans Estate v Jans, 2020 SKCA 61 at para 34, 59 ETR (4th) 53 [Jans Estate]; Carruthers v Carruthers, 2021 SKCA 52 (Sask. C.A.) at para 66, 56 RFL (8th) 110; and Matic v Wald......
  • Specific Performance: Discretionary Defences and Considerations that Affect Discretion
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Equitable Remedies - Third edition
    • November 18, 2023
    ...(2d) 256 (CA); Christy v Mohl , [1985] BCJ No 1623 (SC). 72 See, for example, Jans v Jans (Estate) , 2016 SKQB 275, af’d on these issues 2020 SKCA 61. 73 Haan v Haan , 2015 ABCA 395 at para 15 [citations omitted]. 74 B & R Development Corp v Trail South Developments Inc , 2012 ABCA 351 at p......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Equitable Remedies - Third edition
    • November 18, 2023
    ...Doe 72511 v NM, 2018 ONSC 6607 ........................................................... 109 Jans v Jans (Estate), 2016 SKQB 275, af’d 2020 SKCA 61.................................. 456 Janssen Inc v Abbvie Corp, 2014 FCA 112 ............................................................47 ......
  • Bahrani v. Peters
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • January 5, 2026
    ...(Committee for Justice and Liberty v National Energy Board, 1976 CanLII 2 [1978] 1 SCR 369 at 394 (SCC); see also Jans Estate v Jans, 2020 SKCA 61 at para 128). This, however, is no small task. The party who alleges a reasonable apprehension of bias on the part of a judge must meet a “high ......
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  • Bourgault Industries Ltd. v. Graham
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Saskatchewan (Canada)
    • August 28, 2024
    ...the parties reached an agreement on all essential terms, and (iii) the essential terms are sufficiently certain (see: Jans Estate v Jans, 2020 SKCA 61 at para 34, 59 ETR (4th) 53 [Jans Estate]; Carruthers v Carruthers, 2021 SKCA 52 (Sask. C.A.) at para 66, 56 RFL (8th) 110; and Matic v Wald......
  • Braun v. Braun
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Saskatchewan (Canada)
    • July 29, 2025
    ...the parties reached an agreement on all essential terms, and (iii) the essential terms are sufficiently certain (see: Jans Estate v Jans, 2020 SKCA 61 at para 34, 59 ETR (4th) 53 [Jans Estate]; Carruthers v Carruthers, 2021 SKCA 52 at para 66, 56 RFL (8th) 110; and Matic v Waldner, 2016 MBC......
  • Bahrani v. Peters
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • January 5, 2026
    ...(Committee for Justice and Liberty v National Energy Board, 1976 CanLII 2 [1978] 1 SCR 369 at 394 (SCC); see also Jans Estate v Jans, 2020 SKCA 61 at para 128). This, however, is no small task. The party who alleges a reasonable apprehension of bias on the part of a judge must meet a “high ......
  • Carruthers v Carruthers
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • April 6, 2021
    ...his position, Brent relies on this Court’s decisions in Tether v Tether, 2008 SKCA 126, 56 RFL (6th) 250 [Tether], and Jans Estate v Jans, 2020 SKCA 61, 59 ETR (4th) 53 [Jans]. 2. Analysis a. What constitutes family property [57] Family property is defined in s. 2(1) of the FPA: “family pro......
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  • Know Your Grain Contracts: Part 2 ' Contract Formation
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 21, 2022
    ...series will examine what happens when a party defaults on their obligations under a grain contract. Footnotes 1. Jans Estate v Jans, 2020 SKCA 61 at para 2. Sunrise Foods International Inc. v MGM Specialty Livestock Ltd., 2020 SKQB 312. The content of this article is intended to provide a g......
2 books & journal articles
  • Specific Performance: Discretionary Defences and Considerations that Affect Discretion
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Equitable Remedies - Third edition
    • November 18, 2023
    ...(2d) 256 (CA); Christy v Mohl , [1985] BCJ No 1623 (SC). 72 See, for example, Jans v Jans (Estate) , 2016 SKQB 275, af’d on these issues 2020 SKCA 61. 73 Haan v Haan , 2015 ABCA 395 at para 15 [citations omitted]. 74 B & R Development Corp v Trail South Developments Inc , 2012 ABCA 351 at p......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Equitable Remedies - Third edition
    • November 18, 2023
    ...Doe 72511 v NM, 2018 ONSC 6607 ........................................................... 109 Jans v Jans (Estate), 2016 SKQB 275, af’d 2020 SKCA 61.................................. 456 Janssen Inc v Abbvie Corp, 2014 FCA 112 ............................................................47 ......