Sufficiency of Evidence - Admiralty Law

Leo Ocean S.A. v. Westshore Terminals Limited Partnership, 2015 FC 130, 2015 FCA 282

In Admiralty Practice, Judgments and Enforcement of Judgments on December 9, 2015 (Updated December 10, 2015)

Précis: The Federal Court of Appeal held that there was sufficient evidence to determine if the claim was one of pure economic loss and referred the matter back to the trial division for a decision.

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Foreign Judgment - Mortgage Enforcement - Sufficiency of Evidence - Summary Judgment

Lakeland Bank v. The Ship Never E Nuff, 2013 FC 864

In Admiralty Practice, Judgments and Enforcement of Judgments on August 12, 2013 (Updated September 23, 2013)

The plaintiff was the mortgagee of the defendant vessel and brought this motion for summary judgment to sell the vessel promptly. In support of its motion the plaintiff filed an affidavit which apparently attached a judgment of the United States District Court of Northern New York in which the plaintiff was awarded US$190,000 and given the right to take possession …

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