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24782

Arthur Hill, et al. v. Attorney General of Nova Scotia

(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)
1997-07-30 Appeal closed
1997-06-26 Payment out cheque issued, cheque #2201-05962226 in the amount of $523.41 paid to Patterson Palmer Hunt Murphy
1997-06-03 Approved order for payment out, sent to Finance on June 5/97
1997-04-17 Decision on miscellaneous motion, The appellants (applicants) have brought a motion seeking a declaration that the "appropriate scale of costs" referred to in the reasons of the court should be solicitor and client costs. There can be no doubt that this action arose as a result of the expropriation of an interest in land. In accordance with the provisions of sections 35 and 52 of the Nova Scotia Expropriation Act (prior to recent amendments), the appellants (applicants) are entitled to be paid their solicitor and client costs throughout these proceedings. The order will therefore go that the appellants (applicants) are entitled to their costs on a solicitor and client scale throughout these proceedings including their costs of this application.
Granted, no order as to costs
1997-04-17 Hearing of miscellaneous motion, 1997-04-17
1997-04-17 Submission of miscellaneous motion, 1997-04-17
1997-03-26 Decision on miscellaneous motion
Traversed, no order as to costs
1997-03-26 Hearing of miscellaneous motion, 1997-03-26
Decision reserved
1997-03-26 Submission of miscellaneous motion, 1997-03-26
Decision reserved
1997-03-25 General proceeding, 10 copies of REPLY to the respondent's reply to the appellants' motion respecting costs sent to L'HD So G Co McL I Ma, March 26/97, with service Arthur Hill
1997-03-14 General proceeding, 10 copies of RESPONDENT'S REPLY ON APPELLANT'S MOTION RESPECTING COSTS (book form) sent to L'HD So G Co McL I Ma, March 26/97, with service Attorney General of Nova Scotia
1997-03-05 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from A. Cameron to Registrar, letter dated March 5, 1997 (fax copy) re: time for response to motion
1997-02-26 Notice of miscellaneous motion, (for an order for costs throughout the proceedings on a solicitor/client basis) - 10 copies - book form ($50.00 requetesd) sent to L'HD So G Co McL I Ma, March 26/97, with service, Completed on: 1997-02-26 Arthur Hill
1997-02-18 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
1997-02-18 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Beament, Green, Dust
1997-02-17 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, Nova Scotia (Halifax)
1997-02-10 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, (1 env. 1 small box and 4 video tapes in 1 box)
1997-02-10 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, (by fax) from Lloyd I. Berliner; re: seeking guidance in how to go about submitting their position on costs (OTTAWA AGENT, Gowling, spoke with Mr. Berliner and they will be filing a motion)
1997-01-31 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
1997-01-31 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Beament, Green, Dust
1997-01-30 Judgment on the appeal rendered, L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma, The appeal is allowed, the order of the Court of Appeal is set aside and the order of Scanlan J. is restored. The appellants should have their costs of these proceedings throughout.
Allowed, no order as to costs
1997-01-21 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, (by fax) from Alex m. Cameron; re: content to await the Court's decision on the merits of the appeal before making any submission on costs sent to L'HD So G Co McL I Ma on January 22, 1997.
1997-01-14 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Douglas A. Caldwell; re: submission on costs sent to L'HD So G Co McL I Ma on January 22, 1997. (original received on Jan. 29, 1997)
1996-12-10 General proceeding, transcripts received and distributed to the judges (66 pages)
1996-11-27 Hearing of the appeal, 1996-11-27, L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma
Decision reserved
1996-11-27 General proceeding, 10 copies of misc. documents (COUNTRY CALENDAR LAND EXPROPRIATION, FACTUAL ERRORS OF THE RESPONDENT, SCHWARTZ V. QUEEN) - GIVEN IN COURT BY THE APPELLANT Arthur Hill
1996-11-20 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Gowling re: duration of argument
1996-11-19 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, (by fax) from Beament, Green, Dust; re: Alexander Cameron and Margaret MacInnis will appear at the hearing of the appeal and Mr. Cameron will take 45 minutes for his submissions
1996-11-06 Order on motion to extend time, to file the factum
1996-11-06 Decision on motion to extend time, to file the factum to Oct 24/96, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1996-11-06 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1996-11-06, to file the factum to Oct 24/96, Reg
1996-11-06 Submission of motion to extend time, 1996-11-06, to file the factum to Oct 24/96, Reg
1996-11-01 Book of authorities, 10 copies, Completed on: 1996-11-01 Attorney General of Nova Scotia
1996-10-25 Response to motion to extend time, to file the respondent's factum to Oct. 24/96, Completed on: 1996-10-25 Arthur Hill
1996-10-24 Affidavit, to file the respondent's factum to Oct. 24/96 (of Alexander MacBain Cameron), with service Attorney General of Nova Scotia
1996-10-24 $50.00 filing fee for notice of motion, to extend time receipt #32847 Attorney General of Nova Scotia
1996-10-24 Motion to extend time, to file the respondent's factum to Oct. 24/96, with service, Completed on: 1996-10-24 Attorney General of Nova Scotia
1996-10-24 Respondent's factum, 24 copies, Completed on: 1996-10-24 Attorney General of Nova Scotia
1996-10-16 Notice of hearing, With service Arthur Hill
1996-10-10 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1996-11-27
Decision reserved
1996-09-17 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1996-09-30
1996-08-30 Proof of service, of the appellant`s factum, authorities and statutes (service admitted on August 16, 1996)
1996-08-15 Book of authorities, 10 copies, Completed on: 1996-08-15 Arthur Hill
1996-08-15 General proceeding, BOOK OF STATUTES 10 copies Arthur Hill
1996-08-15 Appellant's factum, 24 copies, Completed on: 1996-08-15 Arthur Hill
1996-08-06 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1996-09-30
1996-07-02 Certified casebook Arthur Hill
1996-06-26 Appeal court record, (1 env.)
1996-06-18 Trial court exhibits, 1 small box containing 10 VHS tapes
1996-06-17 Case on appeal, 23 copies Arthur Hill
1996-05-17 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Patterson to L. Meagher, letter dated May 13/96 re: this appeal does not raise any question of the Constitutional validity of Fed. or Prov. legislation
1996-04-26 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to A.G. of NS enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. Stephen Grace
1996-04-26 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Patterson Kitz (Truro, NS) enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. Gowling
1996-04-25 Notice of deposit of security, With service
1996-04-24 Notice of appeal, Completed on: 1996-04-24 Arthur Hill
1996-04-23 $500 security deposit paid, receipt #2371 Arthur Hill
1996-04-04 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON)
1996-04-04 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Beament, Green, Dust
1996-04-04 Correspondence received from, sent to Dept of Justice of NS (Halilfax, NS) re: Court granting leave to appeal Apr 3/96, in addition to the issues raised in the leave application they would also be interested in hearing arguments concerning the application of the release in the circums
1996-04-04 Correspondence received from, sent to Patterson Kitz (Truro, NS) re: Court granting leave to appeal Apr 3/96, in addition to the issues raised in the leave application they would also be interested in hearing arguments concerning the application of the release in the circumstances c.c
1996-04-03 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, LaF Co Ma, The application for leave to appeal is granted.
Granted, no order as to costs
1995-11-09 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, LaF Co Ma
1995-09-14 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, 5 copies, with service Arthur Hill
1995-09-07 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service Attorney General of Nova Scotia
1995-06-21 Correspondence received from, sent to Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON) to acknowledge receipt of material commencing a proceeding together with enclosed filing fee
1995-06-21 Correspondence received from, sent to Beament, Green, Dust (Ottawa, ON) enclosing copy of letter dated June 21/95 sent to applicant
1995-06-13 $50.00 filing fee, receipt no. 30288 Arthur Hill
1995-06-12 Trial Court record, 4 VIDEO TAPE EVIDENCE
1995-06-12 Book of authorities, 5 copies, with service Arthur Hill
1995-06-12 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1995-06-12 Arthur Hill

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
Hill, Arthur Applicant Active
Hill, Angus Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Attorney General of Nova Scotia Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Hill, Arthur

Counsel
Name
Douglas A. Caldwell, Q.C.
Contact information
Patterson Palmer Hunt Murphy
10 CHURCH ST
PO BOX 1068
TRURO, Nova Scotia
B2N 5B9
Telephone: (902) 897-2000
FAX: (902) 893-3071
Agent
Name
Henry S. Brown, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
PO Box 466, Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Hill, Angus

Counsel
Name
Douglas A. Caldwell, Q.C.
Contact information
Patterson Palmer Hunt Murphy
10 CHURCH ST
PO BOX 1068
TRURO, Nova Scotia
B2N 5B9
Telephone: (902) 897-2000
FAX: (902) 893-3071
Agent
Name
Henry S. Brown, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
PO Box 466, Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Attorney General of Nova Scotia

Counsel
Name
Alexander MacBain Cameron
Contact information
Attorney General of Nova Scotia
400 - 5151 TERMINAL RD
PO BOX 7
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
B3J 2L6
Telephone: (902) 424-6793
Agent
Name
Stephen J. Grace
Contact information
Beament, Green, Dust
47 Clarence St
Suite 204
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 9K1
Telephone: (613) 241-3400
FAX: (613) 241-8555

Summary

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Lower court rulings

April 13, 1995
Nova Scotia Court of Appeal

108641

appeal allowed and cross-appeal dismissed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13