What is the purpose of a summary petition order?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Gillett v. Chandler, 2004 NSCA 24 (CanLII):
The purpose of such orders was stated in Stewart v. LePage (supra): The object of this legislation is to prevent litigation being carried on by any one prejudicial to the estate , to prevent the assets being dissipated by law suits, and to have all such matters decided promptly by a summary petition.
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