The Court of Appeal’s decision in Iaboni Estate v. Iaboni stands for the principle that a claim pursued in a notice of objection filed in an application to pass account is subject to the Limitations Act and capable of being time-barred.
[8] At the hearing of the motion, Carlo consented to the passing of accounts from the time of the appointment of BNS, but not before. Mullins J. struck the notice of objection on three bases: (1) it was without merit, (2) it was an abuse of process for attempting to relitigate the subject matter of the appellant’s dismissed action; and (3) was time barred under the Limitations Act.
[9] Carlo appeals the order of Mullins J., striking out the notice of objection.
[10] We are not persuaded that the motions judge made any error. The appellant consented to the passing of accounts from the time of the appointment of BNS, and has not appealed that aspect of the order. Even if the appellant were able to identify errors with respect to the abuse of process and Limitations Act claims, the motions judge’s findings of fact on the merits are fatal to the appeal. She made findings that the appellant had not substantiated his suspicions with respect to the discharge of mortgage, the share certificate, or general dissipation of funds. She also found the evidence of the respondent Norma to be credible and reliable. Those findings are entitled to deference and are dispositive of the appeal.