Melton Real Estate Ltd. v. National Arts Services Corp. and Cross Arctic Transport Ltd., (1977) 6 A.R. 577 (DC)

• Court: Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
• Case Date: February 04, 1977
• Citations: (1977), 6 A.R. 577 (DC)

Melton Real Estate v. Nat. Arts Services (1977), 6 A.R. 577 (DC)

MLB headnote and full text

Melton Real Estate Ltd. v. National Arts Services Corp. Ltd. and Cross Arctic Transport Ltd.

Indexed As: Melton Real Estate Ltd. v. National Arts Services Corp. and Cross Arctic Transport Ltd.

Alberta District Court

Judicial District of Edmonton

McFadyen, D.C.J.

February 4, 1977.

Summary:

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Landlord and Tenant - Topic 8768

Distress - Goods not liable to distress by a landlord - Goods in custodia legis (in the custody of the law) - A tenant granted a chattel mortgage respecting all of the goods on the tenant's premises - The tenant defaulted under the chattel mortgage and the mortgagee issued a distress warrant to seize the mortgaged chattels - The sheriff seized the goods on behalf of the mortgagee but did not remove the goods from the tenant's premises - Subsequently, the landlord issued a distress warrant for arrears of rent and seized the same goods on the tenant's premises - The Alberta District Court held that the landlord's seizure was invalid because when the landlord attempted to seize the goods they were custodia legis (in the custody of the law).

Cases Noticed:

Honens v. International Harvester Co. et al., [1921] 1 W.W.R. 820, folld. [para. 10].

McCloy v. Cox, [1921] 2 W.W.R. 790, folld. [para. 10].

Jorgenson v. Engelstad et al., [1924] 1 W.W.R. 1233, folld. [para. 10].

Corporation of the City of Kingston v. Rogers (1899), 31 O.R. 119, folld. [para. 12].

Edmonton (City) v. Dawes (1960), 32 W.W.R. 423, folld. [para. 12].

Fabbi et al. v. Crystal Dairy Ltd. (1963), 43 W.W.R. 552, folld. [para. 14].

Stott v. Heninger, [1935] S.C.R. 408, refd to. [para. 17].

Hackney Furnishing Co. v. Watts, [1912] 3 K.B. 225, folld. [para. 18].

Western Mobile Homes Ltd. v. Gaudet, [1971] 4 W.W.R. 398, dist. [para. 21].

Statutes Noticed:

Seizures Act, R.S.A. 1970, c. 336, sect. 16 [para. 20]; sect. 19 [para. 8]; sect. 25(2) [para. 22].

Counsel:

Bryan Andrekson & Company, for the applicant;

Covey & Behm, for the respondent Cross Arctic Transport Ltd.

The judgment of the Alberta District Court was delivered by McFADYEN, D.C.J., at Edmonton, Alberta, on February 4, 1977.