No. T-1932-96
BETWEEN:
| AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES LTD. |
Plaintiff
| AND: |
C.J. INTERNATIONAL INC.
Defendant
TAXATION OF COSTS - REASONS
M. LAMY
TAXING OFFICER
On January 27, 1997, the Court allowed the Plaintiff's motion for a default judgment and ordered the Defendant to pay the sum of $1,506.01 as well as costs and interest from August 26, 1996. On May 21, 1997, Mr. Jean-François Bilodeau made his submissions on behalf of the Plaintiff with respect to his claim under Column III of Tariff B.
FEES
| Items Services Units |
| 1 Preparation and filing of Statement of Claim 4 |
| 4 Preparation and filing of motion for default judgment 4 |
| 26 Taxation of costs 3 |
At taxation Mr. Bilodeau amended his bill to request 2 units under item 26. He also added a claim of 1 unit under item 6 for his appearance on the default judgment motion. The amendments made are granted. Considering that the present file is an action on account to recover the sum of $1,506.01, I allow 2 units under item 4. The claim made under item 1 is awarded as requested while the amount of $8.30 is allowed under item 6 (0.083 x $100.00) as the hearing lasted 5 minutes. The sum of $808.30 is awarded for the Plaintiff's fees.
DISBURSEMENTS
The following disbursements are claimed in connection with this action:
Tariff A - Court costs $20.00
Bailiff 68.30
Photocopies 54.25
Courier 23.45
Taxi 35.96
Postage 6.85
Court runner 4.00
Telefax 10.44
Telephone $1.26
The fees of $20.00 paid by the Plaintiff under Tariff A as well as the other expenses, except for taxi fares and the use of a court runner, are allowed as it is reasonable to believe that they were necessary in the case at bar. On the basis of the record before me, I arrive at the conclusion that a fair number of essential pages of photocopy would be 75 pages. Therefore, the amount of $18.75 (75 x $0.25) is awarded for the in-house costs of photocopying. The expenses made for taxis and the use of a court runner are not allowed as they should be considered as operating expenses. The sum of $149.05 is awarded for the Plaintiff's disbursements.
The Plaintiff's bill of costs is taxed and allowed in the amount of $1,088.15 including GST and QST ($937.35 x 7% x 6.5% + $20.00 Tariff A). A certificate is issued for the amount.
DATED AT MONTREAL, QUEBEC, THIS 2nd DAY OF JUNE 1997.
| MICHELLE LAMY |
| TAXING OFFICER |
T-1932-96
| AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES LTD. |
| Plaintiff |
| C.J. INTERNATIONAL INC. |
| Defendant |
TAXATION OF COSTS - REASONS
T-1932-96
| AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES LTD. |
| Plaintiff |
| C.J. INTERNATIONAL INC. |
| Defendant |
CERTIFICATE OF TAXATION
FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA
NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD
COURT NUMBER: T-1932-96
| BETWEEN: AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES LTD. |
Plaintiff
| AND: |
| C.J. INTERNATIONAL INC. |
| Defendant |
PLACE OF TAXATION: Montreal (Quebec)
DATE OF TAXATION: May 21, 1997
REASONS FOR TAXATION
BY: M. Lamy
DATED: June 2, 1997
APPEARANCE:
| Mr. Jean-François Bilodeau for the Plaintiff |
SOLICITOR OF RECORD:
| SPROULE CASTONGUAY POLLACK for the Plaintiff |
Montreal, Quebec