Territorial Court

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Sittler v Conwest Exploration

Court Territorial Court
Date 1970-11-13
Other citations (1971) – 16 D.L.R. (3d) 726 (N.W.T. Terr. Ct.) – 18 D.L.R. (3d) 631 (N.W.T. C.A.) – affirmed by [1971] 3 W.W.R. 359
Judge(s) Morrow
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Summary: Where plaintiffs (respondents), residents of Yukon and BC, bring action for rescission of a contract against a federal company with head office in Toronto and registered office in NWT, their choice of NWT Territorial Court is suspect as a deliberate choice of inconvenient forum for the purposes of harassing and oppressing the defendant (applicants)
Decision: Allowed
Appeal: Appealed to NWTCA, Apr. 7, 1971, dismissed
Subjects: Civil procedure - Trial - Venue

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