Alfred Solomon v Vernon Vigilant - Ruling

¶ ```markdown # IN THE GRAND COURT OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS, HOLDEN AT GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN IN CHAMBERS ## BETWEEN: ALFRED SOLOMON AND: VERNON VIGILANT ### CAUSE NO. 383 OF 2008 **Plaintiff:** Mr. Steve McField of A. Steve McField and Associates for the Applicant **Defendant:** Mr. James Kennedy of Samson and McGrath for the Defendant **Before:** Hon. Justice Henderson **Heard:** April 29, 2009 ## RULING The applicant, Vernon Vigilant, applies to set aside a default judgment obtained on September 23rd, 2008. The claim involves a dispute over a property on Grand Cayman.

¶ [1] Alfred Soloff is registered as a one-third owner of the property in question and the

¶ [2] Clara is registered as an owner of the remaining two-thirds' share. 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```html <table> <tr> <td>defendant has lived in the property for many years without, however, paying any</td> </tr> <tr> <td>occupation rent to the plaintiff.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3. The parties have been on unfriendly terms for some considerable period of time.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>There has been previous litigation between them over matters concerning their</td> </tr> <tr> <td>respective entitlement to the property.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>idene claim</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4. ingul</td> </tr> <tr> <td>alleges that the plaintiff has been ousted from the property by the</td> </tr> <tr> <td>sale. he resists of the defendant. It is said that the property, which contains just</td> </tr> <tr> <td>value and aronc， is incapable of partition. The prayer for relief seeks an order for</td> </tr> <tr> <td>request tat a order that the plaintiff be given a right of first refusal with respect to</td> </tr> <tr> <td>occupationThere is also a request for an equitable accounting and for reasonable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rent and income generated by the property. The claim concludes with</td> </tr> <tr> <td>or pre-and post-judgment interest and costs on an indemnity basis.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>as affid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>question is how it came to pass that the defendant allowed default</td> </tr> <tr> <td>his o go against him in a case which he says he intended to defend.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August</td> </tr> <tr> <td>ed Solo</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>lavit evidence， the defendant says that upon being served with the writ</td> </tr> <tr> <td>th of I</td> </tr> <tr> <td>oc sa w</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19th， 2008， he spoke with an unnamed colleague who assisted him in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ruling-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>TI</td> </tr> <tr> <td>In</td> </tr> <tr> <td>ju</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Page 2 of 5</td> </tr> <tr> <td>aff</td> </tr> </table> ```
```html <table> <tr> <td>On that document， the defendant indicated</td> </tr> <tr> <td>an intention to defend. He went to the court office to file the acknowledgement of</td> </tr> <tr> <td>service and， while he was there， he applied for legal aid. At the time of filing， he</td> </tr> <tr> <td>asked the clerk if there was anything further he needed to do and was advised that</td> </tr> <tr> <td>there was nothing further to be done until legal aid was granted. However， legal</td> </tr> <tr> <td>aid was granted only on September 19th， 2008. By the time the defendant had</td> </tr> <tr> <td>had an opportunity to consult with his attorney； default judgment had already</td> </tr> <tr> <td>been entered.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>an</td> </tr> <tr> <td>affidav</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7. aid. aintiffit evidence also shows that there was no communication between</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the attue ad defendant prior to the entry of the default judgment notwithstanding</td> </tr> <tr> <td>galorneys for the plaintiff were aware that the defendant would be seeking</td> </tr> <tr> <td>circ</td> </tr> <tr> <td>f tied unre</td> </tr> <tr> <td>ot be athe</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8. inch ocumstances， it would be impossible to conclude that the defendant has</td> </tr> <tr> <td>unconsciously. He has provided a reasonable explanation and one which</td> </tr> <tr> <td>ttributed to any default on his part. He has， therefore， satisfied the first</td> </tr> <tr> <td>ion</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rn to the ne test.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>d Solom</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9. lepl： be merits of the defense.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>th： T</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ruling-A</td> </tr> <tr> <td>v. Vernon Vigilant Cause No. 383 of 2008 29.04.09</td> </tr> <tr> <td>bract</td> </tr> <tr> <td>In</td> </tr> <tr> <td>car</td> </tr> <tr> <td>lfre</td> </tr> </table>

¶ [10] The defendant says, in answer to the claim, that the plaintiff inherited his one-third share in the property from Hazel Solomon in 1997. Previously, in 1985, Hazel Solomon had made a will bequeathing her entire estate to the defendant. Evidently this was done because the defendant looked after her completely, as he says, from his arrival at the residence in 1981 until her death in 1999.

¶ [11] The defendant in his draft defense pleads that Hazel Solomon made numerous onerous sayses to him to leave her one-third share in the property to the defendant. There he did maintenance and repair work on the house during the time he lived there. The plaintiff never requested rent until the year 2005. The draft defense claim that occupation rent for any period prior to 2002 is statute barred.

¶ [12] The plaintiff asserts an equitable entitlement to the one-third share held by the defendant in the theory of promissory estoppel. He says that the plaintiff inherited the value of the defendant's equitable interest, which is grounded upon the oral agreement made by Hazel Solomon and upon the defendant's reliance, to his own detriment. He also claims a setoff against any occupation rent for the improvements and repairs to the property which he has carried out. Ruling – T.T. v. Vernon Vigilant Cause No. 383 of 2008 29.04.09 de su T.I. va pr pl Aff
```html <table> <tr> <td>13. I find that there is sufficient merit in this defense and in the affidavit evidence</td> </tr> <tr> <td>supporting it that there is, indeed, a real prospect of success. The defense does, in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the words of the leading authority, "carry some degree of conviction". As a</td> </tr> <tr> <td>result, the default judgment is set aside.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14. The plaintiff is entitled to his costs of this application on the standard basis. The</td> </tr> <tr> <td>defendant is directed to file and deliver his statement of defense within 14 days.</td> </tr> </table> <div class="image"> <img src="https://example.com/image.jpg" alt="Court Seal"> </div> <p>29<sup>th</sup></p> <p>Dan, J.</p> <p>Day of April, 2009</p> <p>Her</p> <p>Jud</p> <p>Grand Court</p>