What is the effect of delay in returning a property to its owner?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Gravina v. Welsh, 2018 ONSC 5638 (CanLII):

Finally, it is true that where the owner unduly delays his or her request for the return of the property, the court may discount the loss to be repaid: see Ironside v. Delazzari Estate, [2014] O.J. No. 768, at paras. 61–62.

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