SUPREME COURT OF Nova Scotia
Citation: Caproli v. MacIntosh, 2017 NSSC 48
Date: 20170224
Docket: Pic No. 451346 (SCP437669)
Registry: Pictou
Between:
Sesto Caproli
Appellant
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Bruce MacIntosh
Respondent
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Judge: |
The Honourable Justice Ann E. Smith |
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Heard: |
February 17, 2017, in Pictou, Nova Scotia |
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Written Decision: |
February 24, 2017 |
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Subject: |
Appeal of decision of Small Claims Court Adjudicator
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Summary: |
The Appellant retained counsel to investigate allegations of duress and mental incompetence when he sold a property two years earlier. He sued his lawyer for the return of the retainer alleging that the lawyer had guaranteed that he would have the property reconveyed to him without exceeding the terms of the retainer. The Adjudicator dismissed the claim.
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Issues: |
Did the Adjudicator commit errors of law which require intervention by this Court?
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Result: |
Appeal dismissed. The Adjudicator committed no errors of law. Nor was there a failure to follow the requirements of natural justice.
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