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,” small claims adjudicator Eric Slone said of Spares in a written decision released Wednesday. Slone notes Risley had no idea his pergola was in disrepair and simply assumed it was safe. I would assess him with 20 per cent liability, with Mr. Risley incurring 80 per cent,” Slone ruled.

Source: National Post September 27, 2018 11:26 UTC