Stillman Estate, Re, [2003] O.T.C. 1148 (SC)

• Judge: Cullity, J.
• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: December 12, 2003
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2003] O.T.C. 1148 (SC)

Stillman Estate, Re, [2003] O.T.C. 1148 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2004] O.T.C. TBEd. JA.046

In The Matter Of the Estate of Mary Elsworth Stillman

The Toronto Aged Men's and Women's Homes, Community Living Ontario and the Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company (applicants) v. The Loyal True Blue and Orange Home and the Public Guardian and Trustee (respondents)

(Court File No. 05-33/03)

Indexed As: Stillman Estate, Re

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Cullity, J.

December 30, 2003.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Trusts - Topic 1189

Charitable trusts - Failure of charitable trusts - Cy-près doctrine - Object impracticable - See paragraphs 14 to 30.

Trusts - Topic 1241

Charitable trusts - Administration - General - See paragraphs 1 to 59.

Cases Noticed:

Attorney General v. Lady Downing (1776), Wilm. 1, refd to. [para. 4].

Snowden, Re, [1970] Ch. 700 (Ch. D.), refd to. [para. 6].

Halifax School for the Blind v. Chipman et al., [1937] 3 D.L.R. 9 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 10].

Levy, Re, [1960] Ch. 346 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 10].

Dominion Students' Hall Trust, Re, [1947] Ch. 183 (Ch. D.), refd to. [para. 15].

Guaranty Trust Co. of Canada v. Minister of National Revenue (1960), 60 D.L.R.(2d) 481 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 32].

New South Wales (Attorney General) v. Perpetual Trustee Co. (1940), 63 C.L.R. 209 (Aust. H.C.), refd to. [para. 32].

Philpott v. St. George's Hospital (1859), 27 Beav. 107 (M.R.), refd to. [para. 33].

Laing (J.W.) Trust, [1984] Ch. 143 (Ch. D.), refd to. [para. 34].

Killam Estate v. Dalhousie University et al. (1999), 185 N.S.R.(2d) 201; 575 A.P.R. 201; 38 E.T.R.(2d) 50 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 36].

Killam Estate, Re - see Killam Estate v. Dalhousie University et al.

Royal Society's Charitable Trusts, [1956] 1 Ch. 87 (Ch. D.), refd to. [para. 39].

London University Charitable Trusts, Re, [1964] 1 Ch. 282 (Ch. D.), refd to. [para. 39].

British Museum (Trustees) v. Attorney General, [1984] 1 W.L.R. 418 (Ch. D.), refd to. [para. 39].

Baker, Re (1984), 17 E.T.R. 168 (Ont. S.C.), refd to. [para. 48].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Halsbury's Laws of England (2001) (4th Ed. - Reissue), para. 530 [para. 6].

Counsel:

Katherine van Rensburg, for the Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co.;

John O' Sullivan and Malcolm Archibald, Q.C., for the Toronto Aged Men's and Women's Homes and Community Living Ontario;

Nicholas Hedley, for the Public Guardian and Trustee.

This application was heard on December 12, 2003, before Cullity, J., of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following decision on December 30, 2003.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.