Clark et al. v. Royal Bank of Canada

Clark et al. v. Royal Bank of Canada Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1979-11-28 Report [1980] 1 SCR 177 Judges Ritchie, Roland Almon; Beetz, Jean; Estey, Willard Zebedee; McIntyre, William Rogers; Chouinard, Julien On appeal from New Brunswick Subjects Professional law Decision Content Supreme Court of Canada Clark et al. v. Royal Bank of Canada, [1980] 1 S.C.R. 177 Date: 1979-11-28 David R. Clark and Daniel C. Watters Appellants; and The Royal Bank of Canada Respondent. 1979: November 28. Present: Ritchie, Beetz, Estey, Mclntyre and Chouinard JJ. ON APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW BRUNSWICK, APPEAL DIVISION Barristers and solicitors—Negligence—Breach of contract—Assessment of damages. APPEAL from a judgment of the Supreme Court of New Brunswick, Appeal Division, dismissing an appeal from a judgment at trial of Cormier C.J.Q.B.D. Appeal dismissed. J. Turney Jones, Q.C., for the appellants. J.M. Hanson, for the respondent. The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by RITCHIE J.—We do not need to hear you Mr. Hanson. We are all of the opinion that the Appeal Division of the Supreme Court of New Brunswick reached the correct conclusion in dismissing the appeal from the judgment rendered by Mr. Justice Cormier at trial. The appeal is dismissed with costs. Appeal dismissed with costs. Solicitors for the appellants: Gilbert, McGloan, Gillis & Jones, Saint John. Solicitors for the respondent: Hanson, Hashey & Scott, Fredericton. …