The appellant appealed the dismissal of his application for shared joint custody of a pet dog named Tuxedo.
The Family Court judge had dismissed the application at a case conference, finding that the case did not warrant a full trial and was a waste of court resources.
The Court of Appeal agreed, holding that the case conference judge was entitled to conclude the claim would likely fail on jurisdiction and merits, and dismissed the appeal under Rule 16(12)(c)(iv) of the Family Law Rules as a waste of time.
