Supreme Court

                                     IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NOVA SCOTIA

                                    Citation:  Chender v.  Lewaskewicz, 2007 NSSC 104

                                                                                                                                  Date: 20070403

                                                                                                                            Docket: SN228256

                                                                                                                                Registry: Sydney

Between:

                                                    Robert Chender and Amy Chender

                                                                                                                           Plaintiffs/Respondents

                                                                             v.

                                                               Klara Lewaskewicz

                                                                                                                             Defendant/Applicant

                                                                          -and-

                                         Henry Lewaskewicz and Georgina Lewaskewicz

                                                                                                                                           Defendants

                                                         LIBRARY HEADING

Judge:             The Honourable Justice Charles E. Haliburton

Heard:                        November 14, 2006 and December 18, 2006, in Sydney, Nova Scotia

Written Decision:       April 3, 2007                           

Subject:                       Application to set aside a consent order.                      

Summary:                   In an action brought for specific performance of an agreement to sell land                                   (right of first refusal), counsel negotiated a settlement which was finalized                                    by a consent order approved by the court.  Klara Lewaskewicz was a party                                               to the action but was not in fact consulted by defense counsel in the course                                            of negotiation/settlement.  Klara conveyed the property to other defendants                                         before settlement.

Issue:                          Undue influence / non est factum / elderly clients / jurisdiction of court to set aside consent order.

Result:                        Application denied.

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