Can a creditor apply for leave to examine the books of a company in the hands of a liquidator?

Manitoba, Canada


The following excerpt is from Surrey Credit Union Ltd. v. Northland Bank (Liquidation), 1989 CanLII 7465 (MB CA):

In Colonial Engineering Company v. Dominion Light (1912), 13 Que. P.R. 436, it was held that an application by a creditor for leave to examine the books of a company which are in the hands of a liquidator will be refused unless special reasons are shown for allowing the examination.

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