Court of Appeal

Date:         19970611                                                                   Docket:  C.A.    136308

                                        NOVA SCOTIA COURT OF APPEAL

           Cite as: Atlantic Highways Corporation v. Nova Scotia (Transportation) ,

 1997 NSCA 115

                                           Hallett, Roscoe and Flinn, JJ.A.

BETWEEN:

ATLANTIC HIGHWAYS CORPORATION, a    )         David P.S. Farrar

body corporate, and ATLANTIC HIGHWAYS  )           for the Appellants

MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, a body      )

corporate                                                             )

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Appellants       )

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)        David G. Coles

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HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF    )

THE PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA                         )

(DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION),    )

DEAN JOBB, DAVID RODENHISER and                 )

ATLANTIC CANADA TRANSPORATION GROUP  )

INC., a body corporate                                       )

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Respondents       )        Appeal Heard:

)           June 11, 1997

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)           June 11, 1997

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THE COURT:     Appeal dismissed per oral reasons for judgment of Hallett J.A.; Roscoe and Flinn, JJ.A. concurring

The reasons for judgment of the Court were delivered orally by:

HALLETT, J.A.:

We have considered the arguments on the costs issue.  The appeal was not frivolous.  There is no reason to increase costs above the norm - $750.00 is reasonable. 

The following order will issue:

WHEREAS the appeal was scheduled to be heard on June 11th, 1997, at 10 a.m.;

AND WHEREAS the appellants, on the afternoon of June 10th, 1997, wholly discontinued the appeal;

AND WHEREAS the appellants and the Province of Nova Scotia have agreed on costs in the amount of $750.00;

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the appeal is dismissed.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT the appellants pay costs to the respondents Dean Jobb and the Province of Nova Scotia in the amount of $750.00 each.

Hallett, J.A.

Concurred in:

Roscoe, J.A.

Flinn, J.A.

                                                                   C.A. No. 136308

                      NOVA SCOTIA COURT OF APPEAL

BETWEEN:

ATLANTIC HIGHWAY CORPORATION,         )

a body corporate, and ATLANTIC                   )

HIGHWAYS MANAGEMENT                        )

CORPORATION, a body corporate                )

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Appellants         )

- and -                                                         )       REASONS FOR

)       JUDGMENT BY:

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT         )

OF THE PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA        )       HALLETT, J.A.

(DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION),      )         (Orally)

DEAN JOBB, DAVID RODENHISER and       )

and ATLANTIC CANADA TRANSPORATION  )

GROUP INC., a body corporate                     )

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Respondents     )

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