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Sweeney v. Royal Bank of Canada

Court Court of Appeal
Date 2003-10-24
Citation 2003 NSCA 115
Docket CA 195746
Judge/Registrar/Adjudicator Glube, Constance R. (Honourable Chief Justice) (CA); Cromwell, Thomas A. (Honourable Justice); Hamilton, M. Jill (Honourable Justice)
Document Type Library Sheet
Relations Decision - Sweeney v. Royal Bank of Canada - 2003 NSCA 115 - 2003-10-24 - Decision

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                                         NOVA SCOTIA COURT OF APPEAL

                 Citation: Sweeney v. Royal Bank of Canada, 2003 NSCA 115

 

                                                                                                     Date: 20031024

                                                                                               Docket: CA 195746

                                                                                                   Registry:  Halifax

 

 

Between:

                                  Jack W. Sweeney and Judy Ann Smith

                                                                                                              Appellants

                                                             v.

 

                                              Royal Bank of Canada

                                                                                                            Respondent

 

                                                                                                                                                           

                                                                             

JUDGE:                                   Cromwell, J.A.

 

APPEAL HEARD:                   October 3, 2003

 

JUDGMENT DELIVERED:     October 24, 2003

 

          SUBJECT:            Summary judgment - defence and counterclaim

 

SUMMARY:    In a foreclosure action, the defendants filed a defence and counterclaim.  The plaintiff Bank moved for summary judgment which was granted by a Chambers judge.  The defendants appealed. 

 

ISSUE:             Did the judge err in granting summary judgment?

 

RESULT:         Appeal dismissed.  The judge did not err in law or make any palpable and overriding error of fact in ruling that the defence disclosed no bona fide defence and that the counterclaim disclosed no bona fide cause of action. 

 

 

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