The appellants, trustees of an estate and related corporations, appealed and sought to set aside an arbitral award granting the respondent $275,000 as an oppression remedy and ordering occupation rent.
The respondent, a 94-year-old widow, had been pushed out of the family business by her late husband and the trustees.
The court dismissed the application to set aside the award, finding no breach of natural justice or procedural fairness under s. 46 of the Arbitration Act.
The court also dismissed the appeal, holding that the arbitrator made no palpable and overriding error in finding oppression and that the equitable remedy awarded was entitled to significant deference.
