Law360 Canada ( June 4, 2021, 5:44 AM EDT) -- Appeal by a beneficiary’s estate from a chambers judge’s refusal of an accounting by the estate of the beneficiary’s mother. Prior to his passing, Franklin was a beneficiary under his mother’s will with his three siblings. The parents were shareholders in a family business and intended their children to become equal shareholders in the business. The mother’s will made certain dispositions of real property and gifts to her grandchildren. The residue was divided equally between the four siblings. One child, Dorothy, was named as executrix. The will was not probated. Over time, changes in the ownership of shares of the family business were implemented with the goal of equal ownership between the siblings. Franklin passed away approximately three years after his mother. His son Christian was the administrator of his estate. Christian raised concerns regarding Dorothy’s handling of the mother’s estate due to Dorothy’s alleged refusal to provide him a copy of the will and concern regarding the sufficiency of distributions. Christian filed a CPL against the family business and applied for, among other things, an accounting of the mother’s estate. The chambers judge declined to order an accounting on the basis there was no evidence of misconduct in the administration of the mother’s estate. Franklin’s estate appealed....