Loewen (George F.) Enterprises Ltd. v. Mackie and Fargey, (1981) 24 Man.R.(2d) 211 (CoCt)

• Court: Provincial Court of Manitoba (Canada)
• Case Date: February 09, 1981
• Jurisdiction: Manitoba
• Citations: (1981), 24 Man.R.(2d) 211 (CoCt)

Loewen Ent. Ltd. v. Mackie (1981), 24 Man.R.(2d) 211 (CoCt)

MLB headnote and full text

George F. Loewen Enterprises Ltd. v. Mackie and Fargey

Indexed As: Loewen (George F.) Enterprises Ltd. v. Mackie and Fargey

Manitoba County Court

Kennedy, C.C.J.

February 9, 1981.

Summary:

The plaintiff brought a mechanics' lien action against the defendants.

The Manitoba County Court allowed the action for part of the claim and awarded interest.

Interest - Topic 4004

Statutory interest - Lien claims - Mechanics' liens - Mechanics' Lien Act, C.C.S.M., c. M-80, s. 39(1) - The Manitoba County Court awarded interest on the amount recovered in a mechanic's lien action from the date of notice of the lien, notwithstanding that the claimant claimed a larger amount than recovered.

Cases Noticed:

Gustavson Internat. Drilling Co. v. B.D. Explorations Canada Ltd. (1977), 3 A.R. 221, consd. [para. 10].

Shona v. Arbus Investments Ltd. (1975), 11 O.R.(2d) 296, consd. [para. 10].

Sidan Investments Ltd. v. W.B. Sullivan Construction Ltd. (1974), 3 O.R.(2d) 121, consd. [para. 10].

St. Vital Flooring Co. v. Inducon Construction of Canada Ltd. (1975), 56 D.L.R.(3d) 601, consd. [para. 10].

North Star Services Ltd. v. Indust. Mtg. and Finance Corpn. (1964), 48 W.W.R.(N.S.) 570 (B.C.), consd. [para. 10].

Prince Albert Pulp Company Ltd. and Parsons and Whittemore Pulpmills Inc. v. Foundation Company of Canada Limited, [1976] 4 W.W.R. 586, [para. 12].

Statutes Noticed:

Mechanics' Lien Act, C.C.S.M., c. M-80, sect. 39(1) [para. 9].

Counsel:

I.R.A. Macmillan, for the plaintiff;

The defendants appeared in person.

This case was heard at Winnipeg, Manitoba before Kennedy, C.C.J., of the Manitoba County Court, who delivered the following judgment on February 9, 1981: