Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal 1 Stone Road West
Tribunal d’appel de l’agriculture, de l’alimentation et des affaires rurales 1 Stone Road West
Guelph, (Ontario) N1G 4Y2 Tel: (519) 826-3433, Fax: (519) 826-4232 Email:appeals.tribunal@omaf.gov.on.ca
Guelph (Ontario) N1G 4Y2 Tél.: (519) 826-3433, Téléc.: (519) 826-4232 Email: appeals.tribunal@omaf.gov.on.ca
AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS APPEAL TRIBUNAL
APPEAL:
Suter v Agricorp
Suter v Agricorp 2005 ONAFRAAT 29
STATUTE:
Crop Insurance Act
HEARING:
November 10, 2005 and November 11, 2005
DATE OF DECISION:
November 15, 2005
2005-29
NEUTRAL CITATION:
2005 ONAFRAAT 29
IN THE MATTER OF The Crop Insurance Act (Ontario) and Ontario Regulation 140/96 under the Crop Insurance Act (Ontario) 1996, S.O. 1996, C. 17, Schedule C.
AND IN THE MATTER OF: An appeal to the Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal by Todd Suter, Blenheim, Ontario from a decision of AGRICORP concerning the adjustment of his claim for his 2004 cucumber crop under Regulation 380/97 and the Vegetable Crops Insuring Agreement.
Before:
John Taylor, Vice Chair; Ron Gelderland, Member; Denis Perrault, Member
Appearances:
Peter Wechselmann, counsel to the respondent, AGRICORP
Mark MacKew, counsel to the appellant, Todd Suter
DECISION OF THE TRIBUNAL
This appeal was scheduled to be heard in Ridgetown, Ontario on Thursday, November 10, 2005 and Friday, November 11, 2005. Prior to the commencement of the hearing, both parties asked for some time in which to attempt to resolve some of the issues. The Tribunal agreed to delay the hearing. Subsequently, Mr. Wechselmann informed the Tribunal that a settlement had been reached and a release had been signed. Mr. MacKew confirmed that the matter had been settled. The parties agreed that there was no need for a formal order to adopt the settlement agreement.
Decision and Reasons
After careful consideration of the evidence and submissions made, the Tribunal decided to dismiss the appeal for the following reasons:
The parties settled the mater and there were no outstanding issues for the Tribunal to resolve.
The Tribunal thanks the counsel to both parties for their efforts to reach an agreement.
DATED AT Tilbury, Ontario this 15th day of November, 2005.