Legal Blog:
Aug
01
1999
More Distress
In our newsletter of August 1997, we commented on the case of Cowie Industrial Developments Ltd. v. National Clearance Warehouse Ltd., a 1997 decision of Madam Justice Lax. The appeal to the Ontario Court of Appeal was decided in January 1999.
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01
1999
Illegal Distress
Distress must be levied in strict accordance with the Landlord and Tenant Act; otherwise it is illegal or irregular and the landlord is subject to damages. The case of Falwyn Investors Group Ltd. v. GPM Real Property (6) Ltd., a 1998 unreported decision of the Ontario Court (General Division) is a case in point.
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