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Coffin v. Sandford

Court Court of Appeal
Date 2003-04-15
Citation 2003 NSCA 43
Docket CA 189085
Judge/Registrar/Adjudicator Chipman, David (Honourable Justice); Roscoe, Elizabeth A. (Honourable Justice) (CA); Freeman, Gerald B. (Honourable Justice) (CA)
Document Type Library Sheet
Relations Decision - Coffin v. Sandford - 2003 NSCA 43 - 2003-04-15 - Decision

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                                NOVA SCOTIA COURT OF APPEAL

                             Citation: Coffin v. Sandford, 2003 NSCA 43

 

                                                                                                     Date: 20030415

                                                                                               Docket: CA 189085

                                                                                                   Registry:  Halifax

 

Between:                         Sheila Coffin and Donald Coffin          

                                                                                                              Appellants

                                                             v.

                                                             

Michael Grant Sanford                           Respondent

 

 

                                                                                                                            

                                                             

JUDGE:                                              Roscoe, J.A.

 

APPEAL HEARD:                             April 15, 2003

 

JUDGMENT DELIVERED:               April 15, 2003

 

WRITTEN RELEASE OF ORAL:  April 24, 2003

 

SUBJECT:       Procedure, litigation privilege, waiver of privilege

 

SUMMARY:    In a personal injury action, documents sent by the plaintiffs’ counsel to an expert witness, and relied on by the expert, in preparation of a medical-legal report intended to be introduced at trial, were ordered to be disclosed to the defendant.

 

ISSUE:             Did the Chambers judge err in finding that litigation privilege had been waived?

 

RESULT:         Appeal dismissed. No reversible error.

 

 

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