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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             S.C.A. No. 02720

 

                                                                                                                  NOVA SCOTIA COURT OF APPEAL

 

                                                                                                              Hallett, Chipman and Freeman, JJ.A.

                                                                                                                                                           

                                                                Cite as: Halifax (City) v. Nova Scotia (Attorney General), 1993 NSCA 19

 

 

 

BETWEEN:

 

 

CITY OF HALIFAX                                                                                                     )                Mary Ellen Donovan

)                for the Appellant

Appellant                                       )

)                   Alex F. Shaw, Q.C.

          -  and  -                                                                           )                   for the Respondent

)                   The Attorney General of Nova Scotia

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF    )

NOVA SCOTIA, representing Her                                                                )                   Samuel R. Lamey

Majesty the Queen in Right of the                                                            )                   for the Respondent

the Province of Nova Scotia as    )                                                             The Municipality of the District of represented in this behalf by the                            )                                                                                 Chester

Honourable Minister of Community                                                       )

Services, and THE MUNICIPALITY                                                              )                   Appeal Heard:

OF THE DISTRICT OF CHESTER     )                                                             February 3, 1993

)

Respondents                               )                   Judgment Delivered:

)                   February 3, 1993

)

)

)

)

 

 

THE COURT:                                                  Matter remitted to Family Court to be decided upon on the basis of proper evidence to be adduced per oral reasons for judgment of Hallett, J.A.; Chipman and Freeman, JJ.A. concurring.

 

 

 


The reasons for judgment of the Court were delivered orally by:

 

HALLETT, J.A.

 

We are of the unanimous opinion that this matter should be remitted to the Family Court to be decided on the basis of proper evidence to be adduced.  Considering how the matter proceeded before Judge Hebb it would be unfair to any of the parties and, in particular, the Municipality of Chester to do otherwise.  We are not prepared to interpret Section 5 of the Settlement Act other than in the context of a satisfactory factual situation which does not exist in this case.

 

 

 

J.A.

 

Concurred in:

Chipman, J.A.

Freeman, J.A.

 

 

 

 


 

                                                                              NOVA SCOTIA COURT OF APPEAL

 

                                                                          Hallett, Chipman and Freeman, JJ.A.

 

 

 

 

BETWEEN:

 

 

CITY OF HALIFAX                                                                                                     )               

)               

Appellant                                       )

)                  

          -  and  -                                                                           )                  

)                  

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF    )                                                             REASONS FOR

NOVA SCOTIA, representing Her                                                                )                   JUDGMENT BY:

Majesty the Queen in Right of the                                                            )                  

the Province of Nova Scotia as    )                                                             HALLETT, J.A.

 in this behalf by the                                                                                           )                          (orally)

Honourable Minister of Community                                                       )

Services, and THE MUNICIPALITY                                                              )                  

OF THE DISTRICT OF CHESTER     )                                                            

)

Respondents                               )                  

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