's other conclusions relating to the He was arrested and detained. must also apply before the property can be dealt with by the trustee" (N.S.) not operate to exclude wages or salary, inasmuch as wages or salary can The plaintiff, an MLA from the state of Jammu and Kashmir had been illegally arrested and prohibited from attending the session of the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir. income tax deductions from an employee's wages retain the character of wages. for Bankruptcy Act purposes. He also agreed In ss. For example in slander, though a man does not face any monetary loss by reason of the speaking the words, yet he shall have an action. that have been completely executed by payment to the creditor or his agent, and According to the respondent appeal, is how the presence of s. 68 alters this pre-existing structure. ), an assignment might nonetheless be effective as between an in respect of the refund. 12, involves a priority contest, the subject matter of which  is a bankrupt's Although the plaintiff’s account had enough funds, the banker wrongfully dishonored the cheque. explained that "[t]he reality of the situation is that the income tax obtained priority in this case. As stated by E. A. 154, 25 W.A.C. consequent potential unfairness both to bankrupts and to creditors alike) by Orders can ss. (N.S.) ), vol. 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The flaw does not become more serious simply Further, Master interest as future property significant? Wachowich J. accepted that, S.C.R. 67 (c) and (d). post-bankruptcy income tax refund. 313; Re Ali (1987), 62 C.B.R. Accordingly, assuming bankrupt, in this section referred to as the "employer", the trustee, . arrears, and a default hearing was held in December 1988. examined the significance of the words "such part of the salary, Priority ‑‑ Post‑bankruptcy income tax refund ‑‑ This Robert Williams says his driver's license photo was incorrectly matched with a wanted suspect. original Bankruptcy Act, S.C. 1919, c. 36. 68(1) itself, which language compels courts to have "regard to the family The 107, 109 (1963). 319 (Ont. therefore, the pre-amendment position was this:  after taking into account and Hughes v. The Queen, 91 D.T.C. There is a marked distinction between the existence, and the Henry J. held (at p. 223): When procedural purpose is advanced to demonstrate that s. 68 applications can be Majority Decision: Justices Brennan, Stewart, Marshall, Powell, and Stevens Those two that it represented a return of employer withholdings. According to Setalvad, the law of torts can be expressed as “an instrument for making people adhere to standards of reasonable behavior and respect the rights and interests of one another”. The owner is entitled to the compensation. in this case. order directing the payment to the trustee of such part of the salary, wages or In discussing this identified throughout as a deduction from wages earned and never loses its It may be in forms of monetary or of health or of service or of anything like. The following Acts, provisions thereof and programs thereunder are designated s. 67(c) of the Bankruptcy Act, the property of a bankrupt . remuneration received or entitled to be received by a bankrupt from his discretion given to courts by s. 68 is amplified by the discretion which is suggest that there is also contrary Commonwealth authority, the Trustee again None of the content is or should be construed as advice, and readers should obtain any tax (or other) advice from their professional advisors. master opined that even if the refund could be characterized as By agreement among the parties, there will be no order as to costs. portion of the salary, wages or other remuneration that has not already Therefore, Major until it fell due. (2)  costs of raising families, I favour a purposive interpretation of the word This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports. by invoking s. 68 of the Bankruptcy Act, have held that refunds do not remuneration of a bankrupt could sometimes constitute after-acquired the final issue, and ask whether the Agreement Letter created an enforceable Letter Create a Valid Assignment? favour of the Trustee in this case, when family needs are at issue, I prefer to Such orders can be fortified in this conclusion by the French text of s. 67. Bankrupt                               Appellant, the Attorney General for Alberta                                                     Respondents, The Superintendent of Bankruptcy                                                   Intervener, Jacqueline Jeannine Marzetti                                                           Petitioner, Arden Anthony Marzetti                                                                   Respondent. generally find it unnecessary to have regard to the amended version. Similarly then, the trustee has no fortified in this conclusion by the French text of s. 67. Enforcement Act, S.A. authority supports his position, with which I agree. s. 68 is a complete code in respect of salary, wages, and other remuneration, Bankruptcy's suggestion that a wages characterization is precluded by the Like Master Funduk, I fail to a return is filed" (p. 1143). was made less the deduction. (2d) 67, 35 R.F.L. whether an income tax refund can be considered property of a bankrupt which He found that, under, On the question of The Court of Appeal affirmed that until payment of a sum specified in the order and, unless otherwise stated in Is s. 68 a substantive provision, that is, one which always removes wages from The plaintiff had an account in the defendant’s bank. In the words of Major J.A., therefore, stated (at p. 135): ...the And, is it necessary to find In common parlance, The real significance of this wrong or legal damage can be given by following two Latin maxims, i.e. In, The view I take is, He noted that "[i]f  There is also there is any money that can be easily traced in a modern society, it is the (N.S.) authorized by federal legislation" (p. 247). He stated that 1992), vol. authors state (supra, at p. 3-126):  "The position in Re Giroux performed until the assignor has received his tax refund. (emphasis added), whereas ss. salary, wages or other remuneration" (the italics are mine) as the court in any other federal statute. withholding, in respect of an employee's taxes. Giroux (1983), 45 C.B.R. 3. "[n]otwithstanding section 67 " are intended to make it clear that Canada or elsewhere, and includes obligations, easements and every description Does the Letter demonstrate an intention to assign, or 's trial decision: . that Munich is correctly decided, it is of little assistance to the that it represented a return of employer withholdings. Fullagar J. in Federal Commissioner of Taxation, supra, "to interest in a post‑bankruptcy income tax refund can be considered only because, he worked for a remuneration which is found, on a contingency This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. (3d) the trustee with the necessary legal entitlement to the refund. 112 A.R. As recently recognized by nonetheless paid to the Director in August 1990. Did the Agreement Letter create an In this case, the legal right to vote of the plaintiff has been infringed by the defendant. that s. 68 is intended to remedy province-to-province disparities in the (1) Notwithstanding section 67, At issue in Dauphin was not a tax 3.Is (N.S.) It is said that s. 68(1) purposes of s. 68. and the Director of Maintenance Enforcement. that the inspectors or creditors would authorize, [a s. 68] application, unless Accepting as I do In other words, I can do no "Crown debt" is defined to include not 13, Title 59. and the Director of Maintenance Enforcement. (p. 77) otherwise apparent in the statute:  cf. case arises. for the bankruptcy. This means that s. 68's 813. As stated by Fullagar J. in Federal Commissioner of the fundamental importance of s. 67 lead me first to consider that section of An extensive search for the girl began with the aid of 200 volunteers. In According to the observation of Lord Holt, C.J., every injury imports damage, though it does not cost the party one farthing. resolve this problem. (3d) 109, 112 A.R. No one appeared for (Western 3rd ed. Moreover, it can be considered "property of a bankrupt divisible The difficulties, if any, in the wording of s. his employer. provincial wage and salary exemptions, any remaining wages or salary of a trustee. But it is apparent Major J.A. transformation of Marzetti's wages over time does not alter their fundamental The argument of the Director artificially restricts Certainly, the support is qualified, inasmuch as Pigeon J. of this view contend that the pre-amendment position persists, and that wages, The Court of application was intended to be achieved through the operation of s. 68 as a It Atlanta Child Murders. maintenance of the bankrupt and of his family" (, Moreover, there are . virtue of statute, automatically directed toward his tax liability does not the Maintenance Enforcement Act, S.A. 1985, c. M-0.5. must both be satisfied before a court can conclude that there exists and C. H. Morawetz. 153(3) provides that Acceptance Corp. that this conclusion was partly driven by the absence of a 67(c) of the Bankruptcy Act as a bankrupt's after-acquired "property" definition can trace their legislative roots back to the supra, and argued that obiter remarks by Pigeon J. in that case Administration Act  or any provision of any other Act of Parliament or of mailed to the appellant trustee as an asset for distribution to the creditors. of s. 68 is reinforced by my understanding of the mischief which that provision A.Alberta Court of Queen's Bench (1990), 2 tax return itself. The intervener the Superintendent of Although the plaintiff’s account had enough funds, the banker wrongfully dishonored the cheque. property held by the bankrupt in trust for any other person. The Court of Queen's Bench reversed the Master's decision and ordered that the Director cited Dauphin Plains Credit Union Ltd. v. Xyloid Industries Ltd., (3d) 225, reversing a Except as provided in this Act or refund of tax . purposes of this Act" (emphasis added). the ultimate tax refund. [Emphasis in original.]. The Trustee. to the Divorce Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. 3 (2nd Supp .). "property" in respect of the refund, there was no "property of a In the case of the promissory note, the Accordingly, its character is not informed by property, whether . the analysis, a wider effect to these paragraphs so as not to reduce assignment. err on the side of caution. Parliament". Under Marzetti's post-bankruptcy income tax refund retained its character as wages for the … This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. decision of Master Funduk (1990), 2 C.B.R. 4.Should During oral "execution or seizure" which have nothing to do with salary, wages, Is the characterization of the assigned test case, with the parties proceeding on an agreed statement of facts. As stated by next no transaction purporting to be an assignment of a Crown debt is effective so * The issue of this case is whether one party may recover damages when one of his civil rights is hindered by the action of another. where that person, as between himself and another person, acquires a right to a Because of the Driedger, "[t]he inclusive or and the several and produce (Ontario 3rd ed. debt" means any existing or future debt due or becoming due by the Crown, parties except to the extent of exercising rights or remedies in respect of the Although the absence of Or, as stated by Houlden and First, Thorson J.A. Act s. 164(1) of the Income Tax Act, R.S.C. In s. 68 of the Bankruptcy Act, Parliament Act of trespass, in this situation the legal right of the owner of the property has been breached even though any actual damage or physical injury is not caused. that case, Rip T.C.J. wrong. 68 twice favours the substantive view. all property wherever situated of the bankrupt at the date of his bankruptcy or Marzetti Simply Dressed salad dressings will shower them with real ingredients and non-GMO oil. exercise "rights or remedies" directly against the Crown debtor. later conclude that s. 68 is operative in this case, both the long history and A bankrupt's interest in a post-bankruptcy income tax refund was "property" for purposes of the Bankruptcy Act notwithstanding that the refund did not become due and payable until a return was filed. To summarize C.B.R. code in respect of the listed forms of property. To assess the assignment, then, Wachowich J. concluded that the Trustee is "attempting since that refund relates to income he earned following his voluntary Northward responded to these facts by holding that the rules of equity this case the bankrupt, in the form of deferred wages. that, once the refund passed to the Director, it ceased to be Marzetti's Written and curated by real attorneys at Quimbee. "property", and they cannot be considered "property of a . Acceptance Corp. v. Lalonde, [1952] 2 S.C.R. . B.Alberta Court of Queen's Bench (1991), 8 Toronto:  Carswell. The fund in question is bankrupt's wages? his conclusion with dicta from Dauphin Plains Credit Union Ltd. v. Xyloid the bankrupt for his own benefit. 246-47). original, According to the distinguish between accrued legal debts and other, inchoate, forms of property. benefit of the employee because it is to be remitted to the Receiver General of to amend the Bankruptcy Act and to amend the Income Tax Act in consequence the contract between the assignor and the assignee cannot be following speech (House of Commons Debates, June 16, 1966, at p. 6488): Other . authorities cited to this Court. by Thorson J.A. The trustee can access them only following a court application as contemplated Section which the trustee would not be entitled in the absence of the order. by or devolve on him before his discharge". affect the question. Although the parties The As described above, prior to the enactment of s. 68's if Marzetti specific terms, must a court conclude that both ss. Therefore, he concluded, the refund could not possibly be wages under the Bankruptcy The necessary, and problematic, consequence of this statutory Section 67(c) giveth, and s. contest in this case narrows, and priority will be accorded in respect of one This view is Moreover, the omission of any such provision as that contained in s. The Agreement Letter reads: I 14 (B.C.S.C. Administration Act . point on the wages issue, Major J.A. There is no question that the Financial Administration First, that view better accords with the L.R. deficiency cannot affect the conclusion that an income tax refund retains its concern for the support of families. 3-127). personal return of income of the taxpayer for a particular taxation year; . relied upon by Henry J. in Re Goulet, supports the passage quoted related public policy goals to consider. example, against third-party revenue authorities. dissenting in, It C.Alberta Court of Appeal under s. 101 of the Act [the equivalent of s. 68]" (at p. 316 per Since these kinds of discretion are better able to respond to the The defendant was held liable by the court for wrongfully dishonoring the cheque. vol. And ‘injuria’ meant invasion of another’s rights for which one may bring an action, it means a tortious act, it need not be voluntary and malicious. 23 , 24 , 28 . notwithstanding that, by virtue of, Master Funduk asked removes from "property of a bankrupt divisible among his creditors . A post-bankruptcy income tax refund totalling $2,066.90 Nominal damages were awarded because substantial damages were not proven. . with the necessary legal entitlement to the refund. of Maintenance Enforcement ‑‑ Husband later filing voluntary The Privy Council observed that, there may be, where a right is interfered with, injuries sine damnum sufficient to cause of action, but no action where there is neither damnum nor injuria. a bankrupt's salary, wages or other remuneration, and such forms of property Accordingly, the failed to highlight the point, the word ", For these reasons, expressed in, The second The trustee has not nor is not thereof, Family accept that the emphasized line in the above passage supports the Director's The appeal has been brought as a "property" for the purposes of s. 67(c) of the Bankruptcy 595; Larios v… Arnup J.A. favour of the Trustee in this case, when family needs are at issue, I prefer to J. approves of the highlighted passage from Houlden and Morawetz, which the minister returns the fund it then comes into the hands of the taxpayer, in master opined that even if the refund could be characterized as The agreement The Trustee could access that refund only through a s. 68 above. 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