Morgan and Sheldon v. Chavtur, (1979) 2 Sask.R. 249 (CA)

• Judge: Brownridge, Hall and Bayda, JJ.A.
• Court: Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
• Case Date: October 17, 1979
• Jurisdiction: Saskatchewan
• Citations: (1979), 2 Sask.R. 249 (CA)

Morgan v. Chavtur (1979), 2 Sask.R. 249 (CA)

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Morgan and Sheldon v. Chavtur

(No. 6973)

Indexed As: Morgan and Sheldon v. Chavtur

Saskatchewan Court of Appeal

Brownridge, Hall and Bayda, JJ.A.

October 17, 1979.

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Damages - Topic 505

Limits of compensatory damages - General principles - Speculative losses - A farmer caused an infestation of weeds on leased land - The owner of the land claimed damages for both short and long term losses - The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal affirmed the trial judge's refusal to award damages for long term losses because the long term losses involved speculative matters - See paragraph 6.

Counsel:

Murray K. Walter, for the appellants, plaintiffs;

D.G. McLeod, Q.C., for the respondents, defendants.

This appeal was heard by BROWNRIDGE, HALL and BAYDA, JJ.A., of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal, on December 1, 1978.

The judgment of the Court of Appeal was delivered by BAYDA, J.A., at Regina, Saskatchewan, on October 17, 1979.