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     A-479-95

MONTRÉAL, QUEBEC, THIS 30th DAY OF OCTOBER 1997

CORAM:              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DENAULT

             THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DÉCARY

             THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE LÉTOURNEAU

BETWEEN:              IN THE MATTER OF THE INCOME TAX ACT,

             - and -

             IN THE MATTER OF AN ASSESSMENT OR ASSESSMENTS BY THE MINISTER OF NATIONAL REVENUE UNDER ONE OR MORE OF THE INCOME TAX ACT, CANADA PENSION PLAN, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT

             against:

             LAMBORGHINI (CANADA),

     Appellant

     (Opposant in first instance),

             AND:

             THE QUEEN

             -and-

             SARAH POLICOFF,

     Respondents.

     J U D G M E N T

     The appeal is dismissed with costs.

     Pierre Denault

     J.A.

Certified true translation

C. Delon, LL.L.

     A-479-95

CORAM:              DENAULT J.A.

             DÉCARY J.A.

             LÉTOURNEAU J.A.

BETWEEN:

     IN THE MATTER OF THE INCOME TAX ACT,

     - and -

     IN THE MATTER OF AN ASSESSMENT OR ASSESSMENTS

     BY THE MINISTER OF NATIONAL REVENUE UNDER

     ONE OR MORE OF THE INCOME TAX ACT,

     CANADA PENSION PLAN, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT

     against:

     LAMBORGHINI (CANADA),

     Appellant

     (Opposant in first instance),

     AND:

     THE QUEEN

     -and-

     SARAH POLICOFF,

     Respondents.

     Hearing held at Montréal on Thursday, October 30, 1997

     Judgment delivered at Montréal on Thursday, October 30, 1997

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT BY:      DENAULT J.A.

     A-479-95

CORAM:              DENAULT J.A.

             DÉCARY J.A.

             LÉTOURNEAU J.A.

BETWEEN:

     IN THE MATTER OF THE INCOME TAX ACT,

     - and -

     IN THE MATTER OF AN ASSESSMENT OR ASSESSMENTS

     BY THE MINISTER OF NATIONAL REVENUE UNDER

     ONE OR MORE OF THE INCOME TAX ACT,

     CANADA PENSION PLAN, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT

     against:

     LAMBORGHINI (CANADA),

     Appellant

     (Opposant in first instance),

     AND:

     THE QUEEN

     -and-

     SARAH POLICOFF,

     Respondents.

     REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

     (Delivered from the bench at Montréal

     on Thursday, October 30, 1997)

DENAULT J.A.

[1]      We are all of the opinion that there is nothing to warrant our intervention in the assessment of the evidence by Pinard J. with respect to the ownership of the seized vehicle.

[2]      Accordingly, the appeal will be dismissed with costs.

     Pierre Denault

     J.A.

Certified true translation

C. Delon, LL.L.

    

     FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL

    

     A-479-95

BETWEEN:

     IN THE MATTER OF THE INCOME TAX ACT,

     - and -

     IN THE MATTER OF AN ASSESSMENT OR ASSESSMENTS

     BY THE MINISTER OF NATIONAL REVENUE UNDER

     ONE OR MORE OF THE INCOME TAX ACT,

     CANADA PENSION PLAN, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT

     against:

     LAMBORGHINI (CANADA),

     Appellant

     (Opposant in first instance),

     AND:

     THE QUEEN

     -and-

     SARAH POLICOFF,

     Respondents.

    

     REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

    

     FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL

     NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD

COURT FILE NO:      A-479-95

STYLE OF CAUSE:      IN THE MATTER OF THE INCOME TAX ACT,

         - and -

         IN THE MATTER OF AN ASSESSMENT OR ASSESSMENTS BY THE MINISTER OF NATIONAL REVENUE UNDER ONE OR MORE OF THE INCOME TAX ACT, CANADA PENSION PLAN, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT

         against:

         LAMBORGHINI (CANADA),

     Appellant

     (Opposant in first instance),

         AND:

         THE QUEEN,

         -and-

         SARAH POLICOFF,

     Respondents.

PLACE OF HEARING:      Montréal, Quebec

DATE OF HEARING:      October 30, 1997

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (DENAULT, DÉCARY AND LÉTOURNEAU JJ.A.)

DELIVERED FROM THE BENCH BY:      The Honourable Mr. Justice Denault

     Dated:      October 30, 1997


     - 2 -

APPEARANCES:

     Yves Paquette      for the appellant

     Hélène Beaumont      for the respondent The Queen

     Jean Lozeau      for Groupe Pigeon & Ass. Syndic Inc.

SOLICITORS OF RECORD:

     Alepin Gauthier

     Laval, Quebec      for the appellant

     George Thomson

     Deputy Attorney General of Canada

     Ottawa, Ontario      for the respondent The Queen

     Lafleur, Brown

     Montréal, Quebec      for the respondent Sarah Policoff

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