Archamax Corp. v. St Lawrence Seaway Authority, 2002 FCT 283

Date: 20020314

Docket: T-1272-98

Neutral citation: 2002 FCT 283

Montreal, Quebec, March 14, 2002

Present:           Richard Morneau, Esq., Prothonotary

                                 ADMIRALTY ACTION IN REM AND IN PERSONAM

BETWEEN:

                                                       ARCHAMAX CORPORATION

                                                                                                                                                          Plaintiff

                                                                                 and

                                       THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY AUTHORITY,

                                                UPPER LAKES SHIPPING LIMITED,

                                             THE VESSEL "CANADIAN EXPLORER"

                                                                                 and

                             THE OWNERS AND ALL OTHERS INTERESTED IN THE

VESSELS "CANADIAN CENTURY", "CANADIAN ENTERPRISE",

"CANADIAN EXPLORER", "CANADIAN LEADER",

"CANADIAN MARINER", "CANADIAN MINER",

"CANADIAN NAVIGATOR", "CANADIAN OLYMPIC",

"CANADIAN PROGRESS", "CANADIAN PROSPECTOR",

"CANADIAN PROVIDER", "CANADIAN RANGER",

"CANADIAN TRANSPORT", "CANADIAN VOYAGER",

"HAMILTON TRANSFER", "JAMES NORRIS",

"MONTREALAIS", "QUEBECOIS", and "SEAWAY QUEEN"

                                                                                                                                                    Defendants

Motion by Plaintiff for the inspection of property and the conducting of an experiment on the property.

                                    [Rules 249 and 369 of the Federal Court Rules, 1998]

                                               REASONS FOR ORDER AND ORDER

RICHARD MORNEAU, ESQ., PROTHONOTARY:

[1]                 Upon reviewing the parties' motion records filed with respect to the motion at bar, I am satisfied that this motion can be dealt with in writing and that it shall be rejected with costs for the following reasons.

[2]                 First, I do believe that the grounds raised in support of the motion ought to have been properly addressed as evidence through an affidavit of a person other than counsel arguing the matter, or by some other acceptable means, such as an exhibit annexed to an affidavit by such a person.

[3]                 Secondly, I am not reasonably satisfied that the Plaintiff has demonstrated that pressure of the water flow emanating from the culvert cannot be ascertained, as an effective and efficient means, through the use and analysis of the information and explanations given to it by the Defendant during the discovery process.

[4]                 Therefore, this motion is dismissed with costs.

Richard Morneau   

                                           Prothonotary

                                                                 FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA

                                                                              TRIAL DIVISION

Date : 20020314

Docket : T-1272-98

Admiralty action in rem and in personam

BETWEEN:

ARCHAMAX CORPORATION

                                                                                                                                                                                     Plaintiff

and

THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY AUTHORITY and

UPPER LAKES SHIPPING LIMITED and

THE VESSEL "CANADIAN EXPLORER" and

THE OWNERS AND ALL OTHERS INTERESTED IN THE VESSELS "CANADIAN CENTURY", "CANADIAN ENTERPRISE", "CANADIAN EXPLORER", "CANADIAN LEADER", "CANADIAN MARINER", "CANADIAN MINER", "CANADIAN NAVIGATOR", "CANADIAN OLYMPIC", "CANADIAN PROGRESS", "CANADIAN PROSPECTOR", "CANADIAN PROVIDER", "CANADIAN RANGER", "CANADIAN TRANSPORT", "CANADIAN VOYAGER", "HAMILTON TRANSFER", "JAMES NORRIS", "MONTREALAIS", "QUEBECOIS", and "SEAWAY QUEEN"

                                                                                                                                                                                Defendants

                                                            REASONS FOR ORDER AND ORDER

                                                                 FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA

                                                                              TRIAL DIVISION

                                           NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD

DOCKET:

STYLE OF CAUSE:

T-1272-98

Admiralty action in rem and in personam

Between:

ARCHAMAX CORPORATION

                                                                                                               Plaintiff

and

THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY AUTHORITY and UPPER LAKES SHIPPING LIMITED and THE VESSEL "CANADIAN EXPLORER" and THE OWNERS AND ALL OTHERS INTERESTED IN THE VESSELS "CANADIAN CENTURY", "CANADIAN ENTERPRISE", "CANADIAN EXPLORER", "CANADIAN LEADER", "CANADIAN MARINER", "CANADIAN MINER", "CANADIAN NAVIGATOR", "CANADIAN OLYMPIC", "CANADIAN PROGRESS", "CANADIAN PROSPECTOR", "CANADIAN PROVIDER", "CANADIAN RANGER", "CANADIAN TRANSPORT", "CANADIAN VOYAGER", "HAMILTON TRANSFER", "JAMES NORRIS", "MONTREALAIS", "QUEBECOIS", and "SEAWAY QUEEN"

                                                                                                        Defendants

WRITTEN MOTION EXAMINED IN MONTREAL WITHOUT PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF THE PARTIES

REASONS FOR ORDER OF:          Richard Morneau, Esq., Prothonotary

DATED:                                                 March 14, 2002

WRITTEN OBSERVATIONS BY:

SOLICITORS OF RECORD: