Hilltop Group Ltd v. Katana, 2004 CanLII 19274 (ON CA)

DATE: 20040309

DOCKETS: C38638 and C38629

COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO

RE:

HILLTOP GROUP LIMITED, LORNE WILSON and JOANNE WILSON (Plaintiffs/Respondent) –and– FRANK KATANA, LJUBICA KATANA, DAMIJAN GRUDEN, MILA GRUDEN, M.A.K. SHOES INC., SNELCREST GARDENS INC., MELLOW GARDENS DEVELOPMENT INC., 797820 ONTARIO LIMITED and THE KATANA FAMILY TRUST (Defendants/Appellants)

AND RE:

M.A.K. SHOES INC., SNELCREST GARDENS INC., MELLOW GARDENS DEVELOPMENT INC. and 797820 ONTARIO LIMITED (Plaintiffs by Counterclaim/Appellants) –and– HILLTOP GROUP LIMITED, LORNE WILSON, JOANNE WILSON and RAY DIBATTISTA and WEST MAYFIELD DEVELOPMENTS LTD., LUIGI GAMBIN and DIBATTISTA * GAMBIN DEVELOPMENTS LTD. (Defendants by Counterclaim/Respondents)

AND RE:

THE KATANA FAMILY TRUST (Plaintiff by Counterclaim/Appellant) –and– HILLTOP GROUP LIMITED, LORNE WILSON and JOANNE WILSON (Defendants by Counterclaim/Respondents)

BEFORE:

LABROSSE, LASKIN and GOUDGE JJ.A.

COUNSEL:

Thomas G. Heintzman, Q.C., V. Ross Morrison

and Junior Sirivar

for the defendants (appellants)/

plaintiffs by counterclaim (appellants)

M.A.K. Shoes Inc., Snelcrest Gardens Inc., Mellow Gardens Development Inc. and 797820 Ontario Limited

Chris Dockrill

for the defendant (appellant)/

plaintiff by counterclaim (appellant)

The Katana Family Trust

Robert Malen

for the plaintiff (respondent) Hilltop Group Limited and

for the defendants by counterclaim (respondents)

Hilltop Group Limited and Ray DiBattista

Raymond H. Raphael

for the defendants by counterclaim (respondents)

Luigi Gambin, West Mayfield Developments Ltd. and DiBattista*Gambin Developments Limited

HEARD AND ENDORSED:

March 9, 2004

On appeal from the judgments of Justice Susan E. Greer of the Superior Court of Justice dated June 20, 2002, October 24, 2002 and February 20, 2003.