In what circumstances have courts considered the simplified procedure under Rule 3360 of the Small Claims Act?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Culligan Springs Ltd. v. Dunlop Lift Truck (1994) Inc., 2006 CanLII 13419 (ON SCDC):
In Impex v. Nasr Foods Inc., [1999] O.J. No. 3360 at para. 9 (Sup. Ct.), Lamek J. confirmed that one of the objectives of the simplified procedure is “to curb the crippling cost of litigating small claims”.
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