Skip to main content

Case information

Conduct a refined search of the Supreme Court of Canada database to obtain details on the status of a matter before the Court.


22401

Ernst & Young Inc. (formerly Clarkson, Gordon Inc.) a body corporate, as Trustee pursuant to the pro v. United States Fire Insurance Company, a body corporate

(Nova Scotia) (Civil) (By Leave)

Docket

Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.

List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
1992-08-31 Close file on Leave
1991-09-17 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties, (Toronto,ON)
1991-09-06 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties, (Halifax,NS)
1991-09-06 Copy of formal judgment on leave being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON)
1991-08-29 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, LaF Co St, The application for leave to appeal is dismissed with costs.
Dismissed, with costs
1991-08-29 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1991-08-29, LaF Co St
1991-08-29 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1991-08-29, LaF Co St
1991-08-29 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON)
1991-07-02 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, LaF Co St
1991-05-06 Service, of respondent's memo
1991-05-03 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies United States Fire Insurance Company, a body corporate
1991-04-16 Decision on motion to extend time, to serve and file the respondent's argument to May/03/1991., Ia
Granted, no order as to costs
1991-04-16 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1991-04-16, to serve and file the respondent's argument to May/03/1991., Ia
1991-04-16 Submission of motion to extend time, 1991-04-16, to serve and file the respondent's argument to May/03/1991., Ia
1991-04-15 Response to motion to extend time, to serve and file the respondent's memorandum of argument to May 3\91 Ernst & Young Inc. (formerly Clarkson, Gordon Inc.) a body corporate, as Trustee pursuant to the pro
1991-04-15 Affidavit, to serve and file the memorandum of argument; John H. Graham United States Fire Insurance Company, a body corporate
1991-04-15 Motion to extend time, to serve and file the respondent's memorandum of argument United States Fire Insurance Company, a body corporate
1991-04-10 Application for leave to appeal, as proof of service filed, Completed on: 1991-04-10
1991-04-10 Proof of service, (correspondence signed by George M. Mitchel)
1991-04-10 General proceeding, signed copy of C/A Order for Judgment Ernst & Young Inc. (formerly Clarkson, Gordon Inc.) a body corporate, as Trustee pursuant to the pro
1991-04-04 $30.00 filing fee, #19390 Ernst & Young Inc. (formerly Clarkson, Gordon Inc.) a body corporate, as Trustee pursuant to the pro
1991-04-04 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies (proof of service missing), Incomplete Ernst & Young Inc. (formerly Clarkson, Gordon Inc.) a body corporate, as Trustee pursuant to the pro

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
Ernst & Young Inc. (formerly Clarkson, Gordon Inc.) a body corporate, as Trustee pursuant to the pro Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
United States Fire Insurance Company, a body corporate Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Ernst & Young Inc. (formerly Clarkson, Gordon Inc.) a body corporate, as Trustee pursuant to the pro

Counsel
Name
Ronald N. Pugsley, Q.C.
Contact information
Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales
900 - 1959 UPPER WATER ST
PO BOX 997 STN CENTRAL RPO
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
B3J 2X2
Telephone: (902) 420-3200
FAX: (902) 420-1417
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: United States Fire Insurance Company, a body corporate

Counsel
Name
George M. Mitchell
Contact information
Cox Downie
1100 - 1959 UPPER WATER ST
PO BOX 2380 STN CENTRAL
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
B3J 3E5
Telephone: (902) 421-6262
FAX: (902) 421-3130
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Summary

Keywords

None.

Summary

Case summaries are prepared by the Office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada (Law Branch). Please note that summaries are not provided to the Judges of the Court. They are placed on the Court file and website for information purposes only.

None.

Lower court rulings

February 26, 1990
Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, Trial Division

S.H. No. 63038

Claim dismissed

February 22, 1991
Nova Scotia Court of Appeal

S.C.A. No. 02262

Appeal dismissed

Filed documents

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 filling 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.

If you have questions about a memorandum of argument or want to use a memorandum of argument, please contact the author of the memorandum of argument directly. Their name appears at the end of the memorandum of argument. The contact information for counsel is found in the “Counsel” tab of this page.

Downloadable PDFs

Not available

The factums of the appellant, the respondent and the intervener will be posted here at least 2 weeks before the hearing 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 factums by filling 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.

If you have questions about a factum or want permission to use a factum, please contact the author of the factum directly. Their contact information appears on the first page of each factum.

Downloadable PDFs

Not available

The condensed books of the appellant, the respondent and the intervener will be posted here upon receipt of the electronic version, 2 days prior to the scheduled appeal hearing. You may also obtain copies of condensed books by filling 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.

If you have questions about a condensed book or want permission to use a condensed book, please contact the author of the condensed book directly. Their contact information appears on the first page of each condensed book.

Downloadable PDFs

Not available

Webcasts

Not available.

Date modified: 2025-02-27