Halifax billionaire John Risley, one of Canada's richest people and a leading philanthropist, represented himself in small claims court over a $3,000 claim from a tradesman — and mostly lost. Spares sued Risley for damage to his 1994 Toyota Celica, after a piece of wood from an outdoor garden structure fell on it in June 2017. "The claimant takes pride in this vehicle," Nova Scotia small claims court adjudicator Eric Slone said of Spares in a written decision released Wednesday. I would assess him with 20 per cent liability, with Mr. Risley incurring 80 per cent," Slone ruled. 88th among Canada's richest peopleSpares also sought compensation for "multiple trips" to Risley's waterfront mansion in Chester, N.S., in order to serve the claim.

Source: CBC News September 27, 2018 12:45 UTC