J.C. Creations Ltd. v. Vancouver City Savings Credit Union et al., 2000 BCSC 1562

• Judge: Collver, J.
• Court: Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
• Case Date: June 02, 2000
• Jurisdiction: British Columbia
• Citations: 2000 BCSC 1562;[2000] B.C.T.C. 799 (SC)

JC Creations v. Vancouver City Savings, [2000] B.C.T.C. 799 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2000] B.C.T.C. TBEd. NO.028

J.C. Creations Ltd. doing business as Heavenly Bodies (plaintiff) v. Vancouver City Savings Credit Union (defendant) and Giselle Southworth also known as Giselle Krone and H.B.M. Industries Ltd. (third parties)

(C993830; 2000 BCSC 1562)

Indexed As: J.C. Creations Ltd. v. Vancouver City Savings Credit Union et al.

British Columbia Supreme Court

Vancouver

Collver, J.

October 25, 2000.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Banks and Banking - Topic 2006

Liability of banks to third parties - General - Conversion - See paragraphs 1 to 18.

Banks and Banking - Topic 3124

Bank deposits - Duties of bank respecting deposits - Duty of inquiry - See paragraphs 1 to 18.

Banks and Banking - Topic 3630

Cheques and orders drawn on deposits - Conversion - Defences - General - See paragraphs 1 to 18.

Cases Noticed:

Boma Manufacturing Ltd. et al. v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 727; 203 N.R. 321; 82 B.C.A.C. 161; 133 W.A.C. 161, refd to. [para. 7].

Groves-Raffin Construction Ltd. et al. v. Bank of Nova Scotia et al., [1976] 2 W.W.R. 673 (B.C.C.A.), refd to. [para. 8].

Underwood (A.L.) Ltd. v. Bank of Liverpool and Martins, [1924] 1 K.B. 775 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 10].

Statutes Noticed:

Bills of Exchange Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. B-4, sect. 165(3) [para. 5]; sect. 73(b) [para. 12].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Ogilvie, M.H., Canadian Banking Law (2nd Ed. 1998), p. 636 [para. 11].

Counsel:

W. Bryce Cabott, for the plaintiff;

Scarlett R. McGladery, for the defendant.

This action was heard on June 2, 2000, in Vancouver, B.C., before Collver, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following judgment on October 25, 2000.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.