Court of Appeal for Ontario
Before: Doherty, Epstein and Tulloch JJ.A.
Between:
John Joseph a.k.a. John D’Souza and Peter D’Gama Plaintiffs (Appellants)
and
Ritchie James Linton, Robert Jagielski, Krystyna Woldanska, Isabella Woldanska, Agnieszka Woldanska, Karolina Gill, Bobby Mukhtiar Gill, Polish Credit Union, Royal Bank of Canada, A. Farber & Partners Inc., The Law Society of Upper Canada, and The Superintendent of Bankruptcy Defendants (Respondents)
Counsel:
John D’Souza and Peter D’Gama, acting in person
Adam Zasada, for the respondents Karolina Gill and Bobby Mukhtiar Gill
David Silver, for the respondents Ritchie James Linton and Robert Jagielski
Marek Tufman, for the respondents Krystyna Woldanska and Agnieska Woldanska
Heard: October 31, 2014
On appeal from the judgment of Justice David L. Corbett of the Superior Court of Justice, dated March 24, 2014.
Appeal Book Endorsement
1This is an appeal from the order of Mr. Justice Corbett dated March 24, 2014. We cannot go behind the findings made in earlier proceedings. The appellants exercised their rights of appeal in relation to those earlier proceedings. We agree with Justice Corbett’s analysis of the potential merits of the appellants’ claims. There is none. He did not err in the order he made.
2The appeal is dismissed.
3In our view, this is a case for substantial indemnity costs. The amounts submitted are reasonable. Costs to the Gills in the amount of $11,600; costs to Linton and Jagielski in the amount of $9,200; and costs to the Woldanskas in the amount of $3,750, all inclusive or disbursements and applicable taxes. Order may go dispensing with the requirement as to the approval as to form and content of the order flowing from these proceedings.