Autocar Connaisseur Inc. v. Lalancette, docket A-740-97

     Date: 20000602

     Docket: A-740-97

Coram:      THE CHIEF JUSTICE

         DESJARDINS J.A.

         DÉCARY J.A.

Between:

     AUTOCAR CONNAISSEUR INC.

     Appellant

     AND

     JEAN-PAUL LALANCETTE, A.Q.C.

     Respondent

AND

DANIEL POMERLEAU

DANIEL MERCIER

ALAIN MARCIL

NORMAND OUELLETTE

     Respondents

     Hearing held at Montréal, Quebec on Friday, June 2, 2000

     Judgment rendered at Montréal, Quebec on Friday, June 2, 2000

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT:      DESJARDINS J.A.

     Date: 20000602

     Docket: A-740-97

Coram:      THE CHIEF JUSTICE

         DESJARDINS J.A.

         DÉCARY J.A.

Between:

     AUTOCAR CONNAISSEUR INC.

     Appellant

     AND

     JEAN-PAUL LALANCETTE, A.Q.C.

     Respondent

AND

DANIEL POMERLEAU

DANIEL MERCIER

ALAIN MARCIL

NORMAND OUELLETTE

     Respondents

     REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

DESJARDINS J.A.

[1]      We concur in the conclusions arrived at by Pinard J.,¹ except regarding interest, which in our opinion is incidental to the amounts which are owed the respondents pursuant to the judgment of Pinard J.

[2]      The appeal will be dismissed with costs.

[3]      The cross-appeal will be allowed without costs for the sole purpose of awarding the respondents' interest.

Alice Desjardins      J.A.

Certified true translation

Suzanne M. Gauthier, LL.L. Trad. a.

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FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA      APPEAL DIVISION      Date: 20000602      Docket: A-740-97 Between:      AUTOCAR CONNAISSEUR INC.      Appellant      AND      JEAN-PAUL LALANCETTE, A.Q.C.      Respondent AND DANIEL POMERLEAU DANIEL MERCIER ALAIN MARCIL NORMAND OUELLETTE      Respondents      REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

     FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA

     APPEAL DIVISION

     NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD

FILE:          A-740-97

STYLE OF CAUSE:      AUTOCAR CONNAISSEUR INC.

     Appellant

             AND

             JEAN-PAUL LALANCETTE, C.R.I.

     Respondent

             AND

             DANIEL POMERLEAU ET AL.

     Respondents

PLACE OF HEARING:      Montréal, Quebec

DATE OF HEARING:      June 2, 2000

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT BY:      DESJARDINS J.A.

DATED:          June 2, 2000

APPEARANCES:

Normand Laurendeau      for the appellant

Claude Lauzon      for the respondent

     (Jean-Paul Lalancette)

François Garneau      for the respondents

     Daniel Pomerleau, Daniel Mercier,

     Alain Marcil and Normand Ouellette

SOLICITORS OF RECORD:

ROBINSON, SHEPPARD, SHAPIRO, s.e.n.c.      for the appellant

Montréal, Quebec

LAUZON & POULIN      for the respondent

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec

François Garneau      for the respondents

Montréal, Quebec      Daniel Pomerleau, Daniel Mercier,

     Alain Marcil and Normand Ouellette

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¹      Autocar Connaisseur Inc. (1997), 143 F.T.R. 188, October 17, 1997.