R. v. Provincial Foods Inc., (1992) 111 N.S.R.(2d) 420 (CoCt)
Case Date | January 29, 1992 |
Jurisdiction | Nova Scotia |
Citations | (1992), 111 N.S.R.(2d) 420 (CoCt) |
R. v. Provincial Foods Inc. (1992), 111 N.S.R.(2d) 420 (CoCt);
303 A.P.R. 420
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Her Majesty the Queen (appellant) v. Provincial Foods Inc. (respondent)
(C.H. No. 75672)
Indexed As: R. v. Provincial Foods Inc.
Nova Scotia County Court
District Number One
Palmeter, C.J.C.C.
January 29, 1992.
Summary:
An official of the City of Halifax incorrectly defined Provincial's business operations on an occupancy permit application. Provincial received the permit and moved its business to Halifax. The city discovered Provincial was not complying with the permit description and commenced a prosecution alleging Provincial had the wrong permit and was violating a city bylaw.
The Nova Scotia Provincial Court in a decision reported at 109 N.S.R.(2d) 209; 297 A.P.R. 209, dismissed the charge. The city appealed.
The Nova Scotia County Court dismissed the appeal.
Mistake - Topic 5
Mistake - Officially induced - An official of the City of Halifax incorrectly defined a business's operations on an occupancy permit - The city discovered the business did not comply with the permit description - The city commenced a prosecution alleging the business did not have the proper permit and was violating a city bylaw - The Nova Scotia Provincial Court dismissed the charge on the basis that the error was officially induced - The Nova Scotia County Court affirmed the decision.
Trials - Topic 1111
Summary conviction - Defences - Mistake - Officially induced - [See Mistake - Topic 65 ].
Cases Noticed:
R. v. Flemming (1980), 43 N.S.R.(2d) 249; 81 A.P.R. 249, consd. [para. 14].
Counsel:
Nadine Smillie, for the Crown;
Winston Cole, for the respondent.
This appeal was heard before Palmeter, C.J.C.C., of the Nova Scotia County Court, District Number One, who delivered the following judgment on January 29, 1992.
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