DATE: 20031219

DOCKET: C39851 and C39860

COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO

RE:

METAL MARKETING CORP. OF ZAMBIA LIMITED (Plaintiff/Respondent) v. ARMAN JIRAYR HASER and ANNI HASER-TAVSANCI (Appellants/Defendants)

AND BETWEEN

ARMAN JIRAYR HASER AND ANNI HASER-TAVSANCI (Plaintiffs by Counterclaim) v. METAL MARKETING CORP. OF ZAMBIA LIMITED, FAUSTEN M. KABWE, AARON CHUNGA, SERGIO SALVIONI, DAVID T. WOODFIELD AND GOWLING LAFLEUR HENDERSON LLP (Defendants by Counterclaim)

BEFORE:

McMURTRY C.J.O., ROSENBERG AND GILLESE JJ.A.

COUNSEL:

H. Epstein For the plaintiffs by counterclaim, Haser and Haser-Tavsanci

Allan Sternberg for the appellant, Metal Marketing Corp. of Zambia Ltd.

Peter Wardle and D. Bernstein for the defendants by counterclaim, David T. Woodfield and Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

Robert J. Morris For the defendants by Counterclaim, Faustin M. Kabwe, Aaron Chungu and Sergio Salvioni

HEARD & ENDORSED:

December 19, 2003

On appeal from the order of Justice Douglas Coo of the Superior Court of Justice dated March 7, 2003.

A P P E A L B O O K E N D O R S E M E N T

[1] In our view, this appeal is devoid of merit. We agree with the reasons of Coo J. and the appeal is therefore dismissed with costs. The respondents are entitled to their costs as follows:

Kabwe et al _____ $6,800

Metal Marketing___ $6,800

Gowlings et al_____ $5,900