Court of Appeal for Ontario

CITATION: Gutterfilter Company LLC. v. Gutter Filter Canada Inc., 2012 ONCA 4

DATE: 20120105

DOCKET: C54075

Before: Laskin, MacPherson and Lang JJ.A.

BETWEEN

Gutterfilter Company LLC.

Applicant(Respondent)

and

Gutter Filter Canada Inc.

Respondent (Appellant)

Counsel:

David Seed, for the respondent (appellant)

David Shiller, for the applicant(respondent)

Heard: January 3, 2012

On appeal from the order of Justice Paul M. Perrell of the Superior Court of Justice dated June 23, 2011.

APPEAL BOOK ENDORSEMENT

[1] We substantially agree with the reasons of Perell J. The record contains ample evidence to support his finding that the appellant attorned to the jurisdiction of the Michigan Court. Attornment to a U.S. court gives an Ontario court jurisdiction to enforce a U.S. court’s monetary judgment. The narrow exceptions to enforcement set out in Beals v. Saldanha do not apply in this case. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed with costs of $10,000 all inclusive.