With respect to the landlord's initial hesitation and decision to proceed after the tenant's financial situation went from «dire to flush», as the Master below said (see 926 Capital Corp v Petro River Oil Corp, 2015 ABQB 431 (CanLII) at para. 36), Slatter J.A. found the possibility that the defendant is insolvent or
judgment proof does not extend the limitation period: Smiechowski v Preece, 2015 ABCA 105 (CanLII) at para. 2; Boyd v Cook, 2013 ABCA 27 (CanLII) at para. 16.
Not exact matches
I don't worry about the
judgment of a god for whom there is no
proof.
Nothing in the Constitution specifies any particular standard of
proof that must be met, so if enough members of each body said they believed the President
did something, no matter how ridiculous the evidence might be, there would be no basis for any court to overturn that
judgment.
If you don't have any valuable property and you're not earning any income, you may be «
judgment proof.»
Even if you're
judgment proof, you may want to answer the suit if you believe you don't owe the debt or you owe less than the lawsuit claims.
In this case, the consumer might just explain to his creditors that he is
judgment proof — can not pay — and
does not intend to file bankruptcy or seek any other form of debt relief program.
And there are more and more people essentially
judgment proof, who should
do absolutely nothing at all.
That's because people who don't have much that can legally be taken are considered «
judgment -
proof» — it's not worth a creditor's time to go after them.
Understanding what the implications of a
judgment can
do to a person that is presumed to be collection
proof can have complicated legal issues.
If Social Security is your only income and you don't have other assets a creditor can take, you may be «
judgment proof.»
You're «
judgment -
proof,» with wages and belongings shielded by law from collectors — but that
does not mean you can relax... (See
Judgment -
proof debtors)
Decisions by some district judges to give the guidelines heavy weight obviously reflect a kind of policy
judgment, as
do decisions to apply a particular burden of
proof or to increase a sentence based on acquitted conduct.
While Lord Justice Mummery's
judgment does not add to or alter the Court of Appeal guidance in Wong v Igen Ltd [2005] EWCA Civ 142, [2005] 3 All ER 812, his application of the burden of
proof rules provides some useful insights into the interpretation of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (SDA 1975), s 63A (2).
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DOS 99 Matter of
DOS v. Bronson - failure to pay
judgment;
DOS fails its burden of
proof; failure to appear at hearing; ex parte hearing may proceed upon
proof of proper service;
DOS fails its burden of
proof to establish broker made false statement with intent to deceive regarding property conditions; broker negligently makes misstatement to buyer; failure to pay
judgment demonstrates untrustworthiness unless broker presents valid evidence of inability to pay; broker fails to appear to provide evidence; submission of unverified written answer is insufficient evidence to prove inability to pay
judgment; broker's license suspended until broker submits
proof he has fully paid
judgment
42
DOS 99 Matter of Smadar - failure to pay
judgment; failure to appear at hearing; unearned commission; ex partehearing may proceed upon
proof of proper service; denial of renewal of license due to failure to pay
judgment; applicant fails to appear and establish that he is qualified to be licensed; application for brokers license denied
123
DOS 93 Matter of
DOS v. Harrington - requests for adjournments must comply with 19 NYCRR § 400.11; broker permits unlicensed salesperson to work; broker who fails to pay
judgment without
proof of inability is guilty of untrustworthiness, broker's failure to timely file termination of association notices not excused by claim of unhappiness with filing fee; prior discipline considered in imposing sanction; two - month suspension and continuing suspension until
judgment is satisfied
973
DOS 09 Matter of Sroka — unearned commission; failure to pay
judgment; $ 500 fine or 2 - month suspension; repay $ 2,020
judgment with charges against salesperson; dismissed for lack of
proof
357
DOS 02 Matter of
DOS v. Elias - failure to appear at hearing; failure to pay
judgment; proper business practices; deposits;
DOS fails its burden of
proof; restitution; ex parte hearing may proceed upon
proof of proper service; respondent failed to fully satisfy a
judgment obtained against him without showing that he was unable to
do so; a rental broker is entitled to compensation only after procuring a rental agreement between tenant and landlord; retaining part or all of the deposit without obtaining a rental agreement demonstrates untrustworthiness and incompetency; restitution may be ordered as a condition to retention of the broker's license where he has received money to which he is not entitled; unlawful for broker to operate real estate brokerage business at an address other than that which was stated on his application; broker operated his real estate business out of an address prior to obtaining a license for that address;
DOS failed to prove that respondent commingled and converted deposits; real estate brokers license suspended for four months and an additional period of time until respondent proves he has paid the balance of the
judgment
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DOS 97 Matter of
DOS v. Costello - amendment of pleading to conform to the
proof; proper business practices; failure to pay
judgment; pleadings may be amended to conform to the
proof so long as an issue has been fully litigated and is closely enough related to the stated charges that there is no surprise or prejudice to the respondent; broker conducting business under name other than on license demonstrates incompetency; failure by broker to satisfy
judgment demonstrates untrustworthiness; broker may be held liable for failure to satisfy
judgment against corporation where broker controls the corporation; $ 750 fine and license suspension until
judgment satisfied
2249
DOS 07 Matter of Lee - Salesperson; failure to return commission per agreement to refund if landlord unable to obtain c / o; failure to pay
judgment; no
proof of improper receipt of commission directly from client or failure to supervise
1000
DOS 02
DOS v. Olson —
DOS fails its burden of
proof; failure to pay
judgment;
DOS fails to establish that broker retained an unearned commission and converted or commingled deposit money; broker earned commission acting as agent of the purchaser when broker secured the agreement of the owner to sell mobile home to the purchaser; broker paid
judgment and delay is excused by broker's financial difficulties; charges dismissed
84
DOS 99 Matter of
DOS v. Woodland - failure to appear at hearing; jurisdiction; mortgage applications; failure to pay
judgment; ex parte hearing may proceeding upon
proof of proper service;
DOS has jurisdiction over respondents for acts of misconduct which occurred during licensure even though the licenses expired on their own terms;
DOS fails its burden of
proof to establish broker failed to obtain signature on agency disclosure form;
DOS fails its burden of
proof to establish that a broker has an obligation to «pre-qualify» a potential purchaser; broker breached duty to deal honestly with the public when advised purchaser he would assist in obtaining financing and failed to
do so;
DOS fails its burden of
proof that broker wrongfully failed to hold a $ 500.00 deposit in escrow as deposit was remitted to seller with the permission of buyer; failure to pay
judgment without a showing that broker is unable to
do so is a demonstration of untrustworthiness; no action to be taken for reapplication for broker's license until payment of $ 1,000.00 fine and
proof of satisfaction of
judgment
214
DOS 97 Matter of
DOS v. Laymon - accounting to client; bad check; deposits; failure to pay
judgments; proper business practices; jurisdiction;
DOS retains jurisdiction after expiration of license (for failure to pay renewal fee) where acts occurred during licensure; violation of 19 NYCRR 175.1 by depositing clients» funds into operating account and failing to maintain special bank account; violation of 19 NYCRR 175.2 for failing to account to client; broker engaged in fraudulent practices by accepting monies he was required to retain in escrow, depositing said monies into his operating account, failing to return same to its rightful owner and by purporting to make refunds by issuing bad checks; in light of broker's financial inability to
do so, failure to promptly satisfy
judgments was not a demonstration of untrustworthiness; there was no violation of 19 NYCRR 175.3 (b) where broker was not managing rental properties; real estate broker's license revoked; reapplication for broker's license conditioned upon
proof of payment of restitution with interest and
proof of satisfaction of
judgment with interest
122
DOS 99 Matter of
DOS v. Smith - failure to pay
judgment; unauthorized practice of law; salesperson breaches fiduciary duty to principal by inducing principal to make two loans to other persons, guarantying payment of said loans, failing to honor those guarantees and failing to satisfy a
judgment entered against him; unauthorized practice of law by drafting promissory note; $ 1,000.00 fine and suspension of license until
proof of satisfaction of
judgment
185
DOS 05
DOS v. Britt - disclosure of conditions affecting the value or desirability of listed premises;
DOS fails its burden of
proof; res judicata;
judgment rendered in civil court between buyer and seller is not controlling in administrative proceeding against licensee where
DOS and licensee were not parties in the civil suit and professional conduct of the licensee was not litigated; duty of disclosure to a buyer by a seller's agent is derivative; seller's agent must make the same disclosure to a buyer that the law requires a seller to make; disclosure by seller's agent to buyer's agent of the condition of the property as known by seller's agent was timely, proper and essentially a disclosure to buyer of that information;
DOS has failed to prove by substantial evidence its allegation that basement flooding was a common occurrence or that broker was fully aware that homes in the neighborhood where the property is located encountered frequent flooding; complaint dismissed