Jack N. M. Jamieson

The defendants brought a motion for summary judgment to dismiss the plaintiff's action arising from the sale of a jointly owned property.

The plaintiff and one defendant were former law partners who co-owned the property.

The defendant received offers to purchase the property but concealed them from the plaintiff, instead using an agent to deceive the plaintiff into selling his interest for a lower amount.

The court found that a partnership still existed, fiduciary duties were breached, and the defendants engaged in civil fraud and unlawful means conspiracy.

The court dismissed the defendants' motion and granted a boomerang summary judgment in favour of the plaintiff, with damages to be determined.

The applicant sought leave to appeal a decision of the Assessment Review Board that reduced the current value assessments of a zinc mine for the 1998, 1999, and 2000 taxation years.

The mine had suspended operations in late 1998 and was closed by 2000.

The applicant argued the Board made errors of law regarding the valuation method, economic obsolescence, and reliance on expert evidence.

The court dismissed the motion, finding the Board's decision was not patently unreasonable and the applicant failed to show good reason to doubt the correctness of the decision on a question of law.