Silver Estate v. Silver et al., [2000] O.T.C. 680 (SupCt)

• Judge: Cullity, J.
• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: August 22, 2000
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2000] O.T.C. 680 (SupCt)

Silver Estate v. Silver, [2000] O.T.C. 680 (SupCt)

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Temp. Cite: [2000] O.T.C. TBEd. SE.062

Bonny Fern Silver, Kenneth Kirsh and Ronald Faust, Executors and Trustees of the Secondary Estate of Avrom Aubie Silver, deceased (applicants) v. Bonny Fern Silver, Eitz Chaim Schools, Torah Emeth Jewish Centre, The Reena Foundation et al. (respondents)

(Court File No. 05-30/00)

Indexed As: Silver Estate v. Silver et al.

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Cullity, J.

September 13, 2000.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Executors and Administrators - Topic 1008

Grant of probate or letters of administration - General - When required - See paragraphs 1 to 44.

Cases Noticed:

Aikins, Re (1928), 62 O.L.R. 33 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 3].

Johnson v. Warwick (1856), 17 C.B. 516, refd to. [para. 9].

Stump v. Bradley (1868), 15 Gr. 30 (V.-C.), refd to. [para. 9].

Eurig Estate v. Ontario Court (General Division), Registrar (1997), 96 O.A.C. 354; 31 O.R.(3d) 77 (C.A.), revd. [1998] 2 S.C.R. 565; 231 N.R. 55; 114 O.A.C. 55; 165 D.L.R.(4th) 1, refd to. [para. 9].

Eurig Estate, Re - see Eurig Estate v. Ontario Court (General Division), Registrar.

R. v. Netherseal (Inhabitants) (1791), 4 T.R. 258 (K.B.), refd to. [para. 11].

Hensloe's Case (1600), 9 Co. Rep. 36b, refd to. [para. 12].

Wankford v. Wankford (1704), 1 Salk. 299 (Ch.), refd to. [para. 12].

McGill v. Bell and Bell (1835), 3 U.C.K.B. 618, refd to. [para. 12].

Crowhurst Park, Re; Sims-Hilditch v. Simmons, [1974] 1 W.L.R. 583 (Ch.), refd to. [para. 13].

Webb v. Adkins (1854), 23 L.J.C.P. 96, refd to. [para. 14].

Tarn v. Commercial Bank of Sydney (1884), 12 Q.B.D. 294 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 14].

Newton v. Metropolitan Railway Co. (1861), 1 Dr. & Sm. 583 (V.-C.), refd to. [para. 15].

Hollwey and Adams, Re, [1926] 2 D.L.R. 960 (Ont. S.C.), refd to. [para. 20].

Wolfe v. Heydon (1619), Hutton 30 (C.P.), refd to. [para. 21].

Whitmore v. Lambert, [1955] 1 W.L.R. 495 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 23].

Holt's Settlement, Re, [1969] 1 Ch. 100 (Ch. D.), refd to. [para. 26].

Druce's Settlement, Re, [1962] 1 W.L.R. 363 (Ch. D.), refd to. [para. 26].

Mutrie v. Alexander (1911), 23 O.L.R. 396 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 32].

Giffin v. Simonton (1920), 47 O.L.R. 49 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 32].

Perrin v. Perrin (1872), 19 Gr. 259 (Ch.), refd to. [para. 32].

Dickson v. Monteith et al. (1887), 14 O.R. 719 (Ch. D.), refd to. [para. 32].

Wilson v. Wilson (1877), 24 Gr. 377 (Ch.), refd to. [para. 32].

Granovsky Estate v. Ontario (1998), 53 O.T.C. 375; 156 D.L.R.(4th) 557 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 35].

Smith v. Milles (1786), 1 T.R. 475 (K.B.), refd to. [para. 38].

Stevens, Re, [1897] 1 Ch. 422 (Ch. D.), refd to. [para. 40].

Mordaunt v. Clarke (1868), L.R. 1 P. & D. 592 (P.D.), refd to. [para. 40].

Silver Estate, Re, [1999] O.T.C. 4 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 40].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Halsbury's Laws of England (3rd Ed. 1955), vol. 15, p. 149 [para. 35].

Hull and Hull, Macdonnell, Sheard and Hull, Probate Practice (4th Ed. 1996), pp. 185, 188 [para. 15].

Pollock and Maitland, The History of English Law, vol. 2, p. 341 [para. 38].

Williams, Mortimer and Sunnucks, Executors, Administrators and Probate (17th Ed. 1993), p. 9 [para. 22].

Counsel:

Archie Rabinowitz and Clare A. Sullivan, for the applicants.

This application was heard on August 22, 2000, before Cullity, J., of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following decision on September 13, 2000.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.