Tales from Teno: The Trial and the Appeals

• Author: Martin Wunder
• Pages: 253-261

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TalesfromTen o

TheTrialandtheAppeals

Martin Wunder, Q.C.*

A. INT RODUCTION

Thisi snota learnedpaperHoweveritrepresents the imperfectrecol-

lectionsofoneofthelawyerspresentduringthen inedaysofatrial

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AnnenowJusticeSandersonforherveryrstassignmentasanarticling

studentassistedatthet rialandappealsFort hedefendantsWallaceAr-

noldandBrianArnoldwereRobertBarnesQCandJohnHollandJA

Bear participated at the SupremeCourt of Ca nadafor the defendants

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JDBellBOBrienQCpart icipatedattheCou rtofAppealforOrv ille

TenoandYvonneTenowithrespecttoaclaimforcontributionunderthe

Negligence ActwereMarcKaczkowskiandBarryPercival

Everytrial producesitsown unexpected developmentsanddrama

thatdonotappearinthereportsTheTeno v. Arnoldtrialwasnoexcep-

tion

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