Karlsen Shipping Co. v. Sefel J. & Associates Ltd., (1978) 9 A.R. 341 (CA)

JudgeLieberman, Haddad and Morrow, JJ.A.
CourtCourt of Appeal (Alberta)
Case DateMay 16, 1978
Citations(1978), 9 A.R. 341 (CA)

Karlsen Shipping Co. v. Sefel & Assoc. (1978), 9 A.R. 341 (CA)

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Karlsen Shipping Company Limited v. Sefel J. & Associates Ltd.

Indexed As: Karlsen Shipping Co. v. Sefel J. & Associates Ltd.

Alberta Supreme Court

Appellate Division

Lieberman, Haddad and Morrow, JJ.A.

May 16, 1978.

Summary:

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Practice - Topic 1836

Pleadings - Counterclaim - Severability - Circumstances when counterclaim may be severed from original claim - Rules of Court (Alta.), Rules 221, 223 - The plaintiff owner of a ship brought an action against the defendant charterer on the charter-party after the ship was lost - The defendant counterclaimed for damages - Discoveries on the plaintiff's claim were complete and the claim was ready for trial - However, discoveries were substantially incomplete on the counterclaim which would take two more years to prepare for trial - The counterclaim was severable from the claim and disposition of the claim could resolve a significant portion of the counterclaim - The plaintiff applied for an order staying the counterclaim proceedings until after judgment on the plaintiff's claim - The Alberta Supreme Court, Trial Division, granted the application conditional upon the plaintiff giving a bond as security for any judgment which the defendant might obtain on the counterclaim - The Alberta Court of Appeal dismissed the defendant's appeal and affirmed the order of the Trial Division.

Cases Noticed:

Canadian Cancer Society v. Bank of Montreal (1966), 57 W.W.R.(N.S.) 182, appld. [para. 9].

Emma Silver Mining Co. v. Grant (1879), 11 Ch. D. 918; 40 L.T. 804, consd. [para. 17].

Security Trust Co. Ltd. et al. v. National Trust Co. Ltd. et al., [1928] 1 W.W.R. 145, consd. [para. 15].

Reynolds v. Toronto Transportation Commission, [1937] O.R. 377, consd. [para. 16].

Rohm & Hass Co. of Canada Ltd. v. Sherwin-Williams Co. of Canada Ltd. et al., [1956] Ex. C.R. 274, consd. [para. 16].

Piercy v. Young (1880), 15 Ch. D. 475, consd. [para. 16].

Central Canada Potash Co. Ltd. et al. v. Attorney General of Saskatchewan et al., [1974] 6 W.W.R. 374, consd. [para. 16].

Morrison-Knudsen Co. Inc. et al. v. British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, [1972] 3 W.W.R. 35, consd. [para. 16].

Polskie et al. v. Electric Furnace Co. Ltd., [1956] 2 All E.R. 306, consd. [para. 16].

Coenen v. Payne, [1974] 2 All E.R. 1109, consd. [para. 22].

Statutes Noticed:

Rules of Court (Alta.), rule 221, rule 223 [para. 8]; rule 282 [para. 9].

Counsel:

F.M. Saville, for the appellant;

T. McMahon, for the respondent.

This case was heard before LIEBERMAN, HADDAD and MORROW, JJ.A., of the Alberta Supreme Court, Appellate Division.

On May 16, 1978, MORROW, J.A., delivered the following judgment for the Appellate Division:

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