Is a creditor of an estate entitled to the same care, supervision and supervision as an ordinary man would give to the business?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Doncaster v. Smith, 1985 CanLII 555 (BC SC):
Plisson v. Duncan (1905), 1905 CanLII 25 (SCC), 36 S.C.R. 647 at 652, per Davies J.: Creditors of an estate, the running business of which is placed by a court in the hands of a receiver and manager, are entitled to exact from him such reasonable care, supervision and control as an ordinary man would give to the business were it his own.
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