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21647

Monk Corporation v. Island Fertilizers Limited

(Federal) (Civil) (By Leave)

Docket

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List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
1992-04-23 Appeal closed
1991-08-28 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, (FCA, Ott., Ont.)
1991-04-29 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, F.C.A. (Ottawa,ON)
1991-04-29 Copy of formal judgment on leave being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON)
1991-04-29 Copy of formal judgment on leave being prepared, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa,ON)
1991-04-24 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa,ON)
1991-04-24 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON)
1991-04-18 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL St Ia, The appeal is allowed, the cross-appeal is dismissed and the judgment of McNair J. in the Federal Court, Trial Division, is restored with costs here and in both divisions of the Federal Court, L'Heureux-Dubé J. dissenting.
Allowed, costs in this Court and courts below
1991-02-11 General proceeding, transcripts received and distributed to the justices (96 pages)
1991-02-04 Order on motion to extend time, (Amended order), with service
1991-01-30 Hearing of the appeal, 1991-01-30, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL St Ia
Decision reserved
1991-01-29 Notice of change of counsel, from Jean Brisset, Q.C. to David G. Colford, with service Island Fertilizers Limited
1991-01-18 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1991-01-30
Decision reserved
1991-01-18 Decision on motion to extend time, to serve and file the respondent (cross-appellant) memo of argument to Jan/11/91/, L'HD
Granted, no order as to costs
1991-01-18 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1991-01-18, to serve and file the respondent (cross-appellant) memo of argument to Jan/11/91/, L'HD
1991-01-18 Submission of motion to extend time, 1991-01-18, to serve and file the respondent (cross-appellant) memo of argument to Jan/11/91/, L'HD
1991-01-17 Response to motion to extend time, to serve and file the Respondent's memorandum of argument on cross-appeal, with service Monk Corporation
1991-01-17 Affidavit, to serve and file its memorandum of argument to cross appeal; V. Jennifer MacKinnon, with service Island Fertilizers Limited
1991-01-17 Motion to extend time, to serve and file its memorandum of argument on cross appeal, with service Island Fertilizers Limited
1991-01-11 Book of authorities, 10 copies (SEE vol. II) Island Fertilizers Limited
1991-01-11 Respondent's factum, 21 copies, with service Island Fertilizers Limited
1990-12-04 Notice of hearing, With service Monk Corporation
1990-11-29 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1991-01-21
1990-07-11 Appellant's factum, 21 copies of vol. 1 & 2, with service Monk Corporation
1990-05-17 Certified casebook, 1 copy of vols. 1 to 5, with service Monk Corporation
1990-05-17 Appeal court record
1990-04-23 Case on appeal, 20 copies of vols 1 to 5 Monk Corporation
1990-02-28 Order granting leave to cross-appeal
1990-02-15 Order granting leave to appeal
1990-02-09 Notice of cross appeal Island Fertilizers Limited
1990-02-09 Notice of cross appeal, With service Island Fertilizers Limited
1990-02-08 Notice of appeal, With service Monk Corporation
1990-01-03 Close file on Leave
1990-01-03 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Brisset, Bishop, Davidson (Mtl,QC_
1990-01-03 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON)
1989-12-21 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, (No actual hearing was performed), La L'HD G, The application for leave to appeal and to cross-appeal are granted.
Granted, no order as to costs
1989-12-21 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1989-12-21, (No actual hearing was performed), La L'HD G
1989-12-21 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, La L'HD G
Granted, no order as to costs
1989-12-21 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1989-12-21, La L'HD G
1989-12-21 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1989-12-21, La L'HD G
1989-11-20 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1989-12-21, La L'HD G, La L'HD G
1989-10-30 Application for leave to cross-appeal, (Included in Respondent's argument), with service Island Fertilizers Limited
1989-10-30 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies,, with service Island Fertilizers Limited
1989-10-27 $30.00 filing fee, rec. #15907 Monk Corporation
1989-10-27 Application for leave to appeal, 6 copies,, with service, Completed on: 1989-10-27 Monk Corporation

Parties

Please note that in the case of closed files, the “Status” column reflects the status of the parties at the time of the proceedings. For more information about the proceedings and about the dates when the file was open, please consult the docket of the case in question.

Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Monk Corporation Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Island Fertilizers Limited Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Monk Corporation

Counsel
David F.H. Marler
Marler, Pratt, Sproule & Pilotte
600 - 240 ST-JACQUES
MONTRÉAL, Quebec
H2Y 1L9
Telephone: (514) 288-5204
Agent
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Island Fertilizers Limited

Counsel
Jean Brisset, Q.C.
David G. Colford
Brisset Bishop
1400 - 1080 COTE DU BEAVER HALL
MONTRÉAL, Quebec
H2Z 1S8
Telephone: (514) 393-3700
FAX: (514) 393-1211
Agent
Mark O. Charron
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 236-9665
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Summary

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Summary

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Lower court rulings

July 5, 1988
Federal Court of Canada, Trial Division

T-2115-86

Applicant's action allowed - judgment granted in the amount of $89,515.06

July 6, 1989
Federal Court of Appeal

A-980-88

Appeal allowed - judgment for the Applicant reduced to $9,481.31

Memorandums of argument on application for leave to appeal

The memorandums of argument on an application for leave to appeal will be posted here 30 days after leave to appeal has been granted unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of the memorandum by filing out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

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Factums on appeal

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Date modified: 2025-05-13