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                        IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NOVA SCOTIA

        Citation: Sable Offshore Energy Inc. v. Ameron International Corporation,

 2008 NSSC 53

 

                                                                                                     Date: 20080220

                                                                                             Docket:   SH 220343

                                                                                                   Registry:  Halifax

Between:

 

Sable Offshore Energy Inc., as agent for and on behalf of the Working Interest Owners of the Sable Offshore Energy Project, Exxonmobil Canada Properties, Shell Canada Limited, Imperial Oil Resources, Mosbacher Operating Ltd., and Pengrowth Corporation; Exxonmobil Canada Properties  as operator of the Sable Offshore Energy Project

 

                                                                                                                Plaintiffs

                                                            and

 

Ameron International Corporation; Ameron (UK) Limited; Ameron B.V.; Allcolour Paint Limited; Amercoat Canada; Rubyco Ltd.; Danroh Inc.; Serious Business Inc.; Barrier Limited; Parker Brothers Contracting Limited; Rko Steel Limited; Cher ubini Metal Works Limited; Comstock Canada Ltd.; Adam Clark Company Ltd.; A.B. Mechanical Limited; A & G Crane Rentals Limited carrying on business as A & G Crane Limited; A.M.L. Painting Limited; Argo Protective Coatings Incorporated; Allsteel Coating Limited; Mills Painting & Sandblasting Limited

 

                                                                                                            Defendants

and

 

Amec E & C Services Limited, successor to Agra Monenco Inc., in their own right, Kellogg Brown & Root, a division of Haliburton Group Canada Inc. and Amec Black & McDonald Limited operating as BMS Offshore, successor to BMS Offshore Limited, in their own right and/or collectively operating as BBA, a joint venture

 

Third Parties

 

 


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LIBRARY HEADING

 

 

Judge:             The Honourable Justice Suzanne M. Hood

 

Heard:                        February 20, 2008 in Halifax, Nova Scotia

 

Written Decision:       February 22, 2008 (Oral decision rendered on February 20, 2008)

 

Subject:                       Interrogatories

 

Summary:                   CPR 19; application to require plaintiff to answer lengthy Interrogatories (17 pages).  Plaintiff says they are oppressive.

 

Issue:                          Are the Interrogatories oppressive?      

 

Result:                        Overall effect of Interrogatories is oppressive.  Principles set out for Interrogatories.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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