Key Issues:

1. Equalization payment dispute.
2. Ownership and valuation of shares.
3. Ancillary issues regarding burial plots, document returns, and estate matters.

Background:

• Siblings Leroy Bleta and Bertha Aiello have been embroiled in extensive litigation over family-owned corporations following their father’s death.
• Key trial decisions established ownership of Floriri (Aiello) and Niazi/Korce (Bleta) and mandated equalization payments based on accounting as of December 1, 2014.
• Appeals upheld prior rulings, with adjustments for intercorporate loans determined in subsequent hearings.

Key Decisions:

1. Equalization Payment:

   • Court dismissed the Defendants' request to recalculate the equalization payment using updated accounting that included preference shares.
   • Final amount payable to Floriri: $320,713.66, without interest.

2. Burial Plots:

   • Bleta must transfer two burial plots to Aiello without restrictions.

3. Document Return:

   • Aiello can retain personal documents; estate-related documents must be submitted to Scotiatrust for equal access.

4. Preference Shares:

   • Bleta’s application regarding Floriri preference shares dismissed; he must pay $335 in costs.

5. Mutual Releases and Future Litigation:

   • Parties instructed to finalize a mutual release for estate matters.
   • Further litigation barred without court permission.