Can an application to have an action brought in this court dismissed on the grounds that this court lacks jurisdiction to hear it?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from Board of Education, Kinistino School Division No. 55 v. James Smith Indian Band, 1988 CanLII 5354 (SK QB):
In Bear v. John Smith Indian Band et al., supra, Mr. Justice Noble of this court concluded that the action, which was founded in tort, was properly brought in this court and dismissed an application to have the action dismissed on the ground that this court lacked jurisdiction to hear it.
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