Does the Visitor have jurisdiction to adjudicate a dispute between a member of a corporation and a non-member of the corporation?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Wong v. University of Toronto, 1990 CanLII 8102 (ON SC):
In Hines v. Birbeck College, supra, at p. 539, Hoffman J. writes: [The Visitor] has no jurisdiction over matters which are not concerned with the enforcement of the internal rules of the foundation, such as disputes with non-members or contracts between the corporation and members which involve the application of the general law. At p. 543 His Lordship continues: In my judgment the dispute is no less domestic because the rules, customs or procedures in issue are alleged to constitute terms of a contract ...
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