Judgment Interest Act, S.N. 1983, c. 81 (Comment), (1984) 52 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 335

• Case Date: November 30, 1984
• Jurisdiction: Newfoundland and Labrador
• Citations: (1984), 52 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 335

Judgment Interest Act (Comment) (1984), 52 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 335; 153 A.P.R. 335

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Case Comment

Comment the Judgment Interest Act, S.N. 1983, c. 81

Indexed As: Judgment Interest Act, S.N. 1983, c. 81 (Comment)

Reginald H. Brown

of the Newfoundland Bar, St. John's

November 30, 1984.

Summary:

This paper on the new Judgment Interest Act, S.N. 1983, c. 81, and its implications was delivered by Reginald H. Brown, of the Newfoundland Bar, St. John's, at a Continuing Education Seminar sponsored by the Law Society of Newfoundland on November 30, 1984.

Interest - Topic 3501

Statutory interest - On judgments - General - A commentator analyzed and discussed the new Judgment Interest Act, S.N. 1983, c. 81, concerning the awarding of prejudgment and postjudgment interest.

Cases Noticed:

Power v. Halley (1978), 18 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 531; 47 A.P.R. 531, consd. [para. 6].

Weare v. Anthony (1981), 47 N.S.R.(2d) 411; 90 A.P.R. 411, consd. [para. 6].

Morozuk v. Boon et al. (1979), 108 D.L.R.(3d) 607 ( Ont. C.C.), consd. [para. 9].

Theriault v. Day & Ross Ltd. et al. (1977), 21 N.B.R.(2d) 120; 37 A.P.R. 120, consd. [para. 9].

Wieser et al. v. Pearson et al. 109 D.L.R.(3d) 63, consd. [para. 12].

MacGillivray v. Ram (1982), 52 N.S.R.(2d) 486; 106 A.P.R. 486, consd. [paras. 17, 21].

Lockhart v. MacDonald (1980), 44 N.S.R.(2d) 261; 83 A.P.R. 261, consd. [paras. 18, 32].

Goodyear & House Limited v. Eaton et al. (1971), 2 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 56, consd. [para. 20].

Municipal Spraying and Contracting Limited v. J. Harris & Sons Limited et al. (1979), 35 N.S.R.(2d) 237; 62 A.P.R. 237, consd. [para. 21].

Chubbs v. O'Brien (1980), 28 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 314; 79 A.P.R. 314, consd. [para. 21].

Jefford v. Gee, [1970] 2 Q.B. 130, consd. [para. 32].

Veronneau v. Gregory, 13 B.C.L.R. 42, consd. [para. 32].

Valley Forest Products Limited v. Reinsurance and Excess Limited et al., 3 Alta. L.R.(2d) 106, consd. [para. 35].

Hillier v. Bates (1981), 53 N.S.R. (21) 489; 109 A.P.R. 489, consd. [para. 38].

Statutes Noticed:

Judgment Interest Act, S.N. 1983, c. 81.

Authors and Works:

Chitty on Contracts (3rd Ed. 1968), vol. 2, pp. 525-526 [para. 20].

Counsel:

[This is a case comment, therefore contains no counsel.]