-Ni ‘ Nicholas Detoro v. Minister of National: Revenue, [1965] CTC 321, 65 DTC 5194 -- text
CATTANACH, J.:—This is an appeal from assessment to income tax levied by the Minister on the appellant for the 1961 taxation year.
The appellant began his working life as a construction worker specializing, at first, as a tile setter, but subsequently engaged in the building of single family dwellings in and about the City of Toronto. While the appellant could and did build the odd home pursuant to contract, nevertheless the greater number of homes which were built by him were built on a speculative basis, that is with no specific purchaser in view.