CIVIL PROCEDURE - Jurisdiction - Superior courts - Inherent jurisdiction

Law360 Canada ( May 1, 2018, 8:41 AM EDT) -- Appeal by Roumeli from the dismissal of its claim against Gish and Ryan, residential tenants in a unit of a Roumeli-owned building that was substantially damaged in a February 2015 fire that originated in the Gish/Ryan unit. Roumeli commenced a negligence claim in the Nova Scotia Supreme Court, alleging that fat or oil igniting on a stove was the cause of the fire that caused extensive damages requiring remediation at a cost of $77,181. The action was dismissed on Gish’s motion because the Court accepted that the Director under the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) had exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate disputes between landlords and tenants....
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