SUPREME COURT OF NOVA SCOTIA
Citation: National Bank Financial Ltd. v. Potter, 2010 NSSC 214
Date: 20100607
Docket: Hfx. No. 206439
Registry: Halifax
And in these actions:
Hfx. No.174293 (Debt Action)
Hfx. No. 193842 (Mahoney)
Hfx. No. 216543 (Keating)
Hfx. No. 208293 (Barthe)
Hfx. No. 227347 (Banks)
Hfx. No. 275267 (Romanowsky)
BETWEEN:
National Bank Financial Ltd.
Plaintiff
- and -
Daniel Potter, Starr’s Point Capital Incorporated, Fiona Imrie,
Gramm & Company Incorporated, 2532230 Nova Scotia Limited,
3020828 Nova Scotia Limited, Ronald Richter, Donald Snow,
Meg Research.com Limited, 3027748 Nova Scotia Limited,
Calvin Wadden, Raymond Courtney, Bernard Schelew,
Blois Colpitts, Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales, Bruce Clarke,
2317540 Nova Scotia Limited, Knowledge House Inc.
Defendants
AND BETWEEN:
Bruce Clarke, Fiona Imrie, Gramm & Company Incorporated,
2532250 Nova Scotia Limited, 302828 Nova Scotia Limited,
Calvin Wadden, Bernard Schelew, Daniel Potter, Knowledge
House Inc., Starr’s Point Capital Incorporated, Donald Snow,
Meg Research.com Limited, 3027748 Nova Scotia Limited and
Raymond Courtney
Plaintiffs by Counterclaim
National Bank Financial Ltd., National Bank of Canada,
Real Raymond, Jean Turmel, Michel LaBonte, Lorie Haber,
Guy Roby, Eric Hicks, Barry Morse, David Mack and Bruce Clarke
Defendants by Counterclaim
- and -
Daniel Potter, Blois Colpitts, Stewart McKelvey Stirling
Scales and Bruce Clarke
Defendants by Crossclaim
AND BETWEEN:
Knowledge House Inc. and Dan Potter
Plaintiffs
- and -
Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales, Andrew W. Burke,
R. Blois Colpitts and James K. Cruickshank
Defendants
LIBRARY HEADING
Judge: The Honourable Justice Suzanne M. Hood
Heard: February 22, 2010
Written June 7, 2010
Decision:
Subject: Abuse of Process
Summary: Twelve parties in seven actions which are part of the Knowledge House Inc. (“KHI”) litigation seek to have the pleadings of National Bank Financial Ltd. (“NBFL”) struck as an abuse of process and its proceedings stayed.
Issue: Should NBFL’s pleadings be struck as an abuse of process?
Result: Pleadings not struck; stay not ordered. No abuse of process found.
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