What is the leading case on the liability of strangers to a trust for breach of the trust?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Sunbelt Transport Inc. v. Bonair Logistics Inc., 2006 CanLII 5460 (ON SC):
Both parties acknowledge that the leading case on the liability of strangers to a trust for breach of the trust is Air Canada v. M & L Travel Ltd. (1993), 1993 CanLII 33 (SCC), 108 D.L.R. (4th) 592 (S.C.C.).
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