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Liability of Crown for improper storage of seized items - Tort

144096 Canada (USA) v. Canada (Attorney General), [2003] O.J. No. 5014

In Fish Cases, Fisheries Practice, Torts on July 13, 2012 (Updated July 13, 2012)

Note: Although not a fisheries case, this case could be applicable to a case involving failure to maintain a fishboat that has been seized by the Department of Fisheries.

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