This endorsement concerns costs arising from two applications related to an estate: an application for directions by the testamentary trustee (Mr. Cardinal) and an application for passing of accounts by the estate trustee (Mrs. Perreault).
The court found that Mr. Cardinal was entitled to costs for his initial application due to Mrs. Perreault's resistance to providing an accounting.
However, Mr. Cardinal's subsequent allegations of bad faith and misappropriation against Mrs. Perreault were unfounded and reprehensible.
Mrs. Perreault was largely successful in defending her accounting, despite some reductions in claimed expenses.
The court awarded Mr. Cardinal $18,000 in costs and Mrs. Perreault $48,000 in costs, resulting in a net award of $30,000 to Mrs. Perreault, payable personally by Mr. Cardinal due to his unfounded allegations.
