by Tim | Oct 31, 2017 | Curious Case, Property, Uncategorized
Here’s a somewhat spooky curious case about three brothers who sued a cemetery for the right to be buried there. Background: In 1869, brothers Joseph and Darius Smith purchased the rights to 4 plots at the Cataraqui Cemetary for the sum of $100.00. The purpose...
by Tim | Oct 6, 2017 | Property, Real Estate
I attended a Continuing Legal Education session this week on Real Property Law and one of the presenters was the newly named “Chief Residential Tenancies Officer.” I must admit that I had no idea that the Office of the Rentalsman had been recently renamed...
by Tim | Sep 14, 2017 | Curious Case, Custody, Family Law, Uncategorized
In this week’s installment of our Curious Case series, we take a look at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice case of Bruni v. Bruni, 2010 ONSC 6568. As stated in our last curious case post here, real life is often stranger than fiction. This is one of those...
by Tim | Aug 3, 2017 | Property
Here’s a curious case I wrote about years ago on a personal blog. It’s strange enough to warrant repeating here. Background: For 20 years, 60-year-old Bill Squires and 75-year-old Anna Squires maintained a close relationship with their neighbor, Mary...
by Tim | Jul 28, 2017 | Custody, Family Law, Uncategorized
The New Brunswick Government recently amended Section 129(3) of the Family Services Act to consider other parties, including grandparents’ access to their children. Section 129(3) of the Act used to state that “upon application the court may order that...