State Bank of India v. Kothari,

State Bk. v. Kothari, [2006] O.T.C. 285 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2006] O.T.C. TBEd. MR.161

State Bank of India (plaintiff) v. Navaratna Kothari and Sayar Kothari (defendants)

(Court File Nos. 00-CV-191058; 00-CV-191059; 00-CV-191060)

Indexed As: State Bank of India v. Kothari

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Sachs, J.

March 23, 2006.

Summary:

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Conflict of Laws - Topic 6663

Foreign judgments - Action on foreign judgment - Bars or defences - See paragraphs 1 to 67.

Practice - Topic 5702

Judgments and orders - Summary judgments - Jurisdiction or when available or when appropriate - See paragraphs 1 to 67.

Practice - Topic 5921

Judgments and orders - Enforcement of foreign judgments - General (incl. what constitutes a foreign judgment) - See paragraphs 1 to 67.

Practice - Topic 5927

Judgments and orders - Enforcement of foreign judgments - Bars - Public policy - See paragraphs 48 to 57.

Practice - Topic 5928

Judgments and orders - Enforcement of foreign judgments - Defences - See paragraphs 48 to 66.

Cases Noticed:

Airst v. Airst, 1999 CarswellOnt 362 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 37].

Oakwell Engineering Ltd. v. Enernorth Industries Inc., [2005] O.T.C. 534; 76 O.R.(3d) 528 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 38].

Bank of Nova Scotia v. Wassef, [2000] O.T.C. 954 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 41].

Beals v. Saldanha et al., [2003] 3 S.C.R. 416; 314 N.R. 209; 182 O.A.C. 201, refd to. [para. 45].

Morguard Investments Ltd. et al. v. De Savoye, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 1077; 122 N.R. 81, refd to. [para. 45].

United States of America v. The Shield Development Co. et al. (2004), 74 O.R.(3d) 583 (Sup. Ct.), affd. [2005] O.A.C. Uned. 263; 74 O.R.(3d) 595 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 51].

Aguonie v. Galion Solid Waste Materials Inc. et al. (1998), 107 O.A.C. 114; 38 O.R.(3d) 161 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 56].

Ungerman (Irving) Ltd. et al. v. Galanis and Haut (1991), 50 O.A.C. 176; 4 O.R.(3d) 545 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 56].

Society of Lloyd's v. Saunders (2001), 148 O.A.C. 362; 55 O.R.(3d) 688 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 60].

Society of Lloyd's v. Meinzer - see Society of Lloyd's v. Saunders.

Spasic Estate v. Imperial Tobacco Ltd. et al. (2000), 135 O.A.C. 126; 188 D.L.R.(4th) 577 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 61].

Bendix Foreign Exchange Corp. v. Integrated Payment Systems Canada Inc., [2005] O.A.C. Uned. 253 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 61].

Pro Swing Inc. v. Elta Golf Inc. (2004), 71 O.R.(3d) 566 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 64].

Counsel:

Malcolm N. Ruby, for the plaintiff;

David Boghosian, for the defendants.

This motion was heard on December 21 and 22, 2005, before Sachs, J., of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following decision on March 23, 2006.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.