Blaney's Appeals: Ontario Court of Appeal Summaries (July 29 - August 2, 2019)

  • August 06, 2019
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Table of Contents

Civil Decisions

Marvelous Mario’s Inc. v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co., 2019 ONCA 635

Keywords:  Contracts, Insurance, Interpretation, Business Interruption, Contractual Limitation Periods, Rolling Limitation Periods, Causation, Stare DecisisFord Motor Company of Canada Ltd. v. Prudential Assurance Co. Ltd. (1958), 14 DLR (2d) 7, affirmed [1959] S.C.R. 539, Treeland Motor Inn Ltd. v. Western Assurance Co., 1985 CarswellSask 165 (Sask C.A.), Richards v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, 2016 ONSC 5492

McFarlane v. Ontario (Education), 2019 ONCA 641

Keywords:  Civil Procedure, Motion for Leave to Appeal, Endorsement, Leave to Intervene, Distinct Contribution, ING Canada Inc. v. Aegon Canada Inc., [2004] S.C.C.A. No. 50, Sault Dock Co Ltd v. City of Sault Ste Marie, [1973] 2 O.R. 479 (C.A.), 2016596 Ontario Inc. v. Ontario (Minister of Natural Resources), [2003] O.J. No. 2905 (C.A.), Bedford v. Canada (Attorney General), 2009 ONCA 669, 98 O.R. (3d) 792

Nemchin v. Green, 2019 ONCA 634

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Trials, Evidence, Admissibility, Surveillance Evidence, Facebook Evidence, Voir Dire Proceedings, Witnesses, Credibility, Impeachment, The Rule in Browne v. Dunn (1893), 6 R. 67 (H.L. (Eng.), Documentary Evidence, Disclosure, Procedural Fairness, Iannarella v. Corbett, 2015 ONCA 110, Brochu v. Pond (2002), 62 OR (3d) 722 (CA), Vokes Estate v. Palmer, 2012 ONCA 510

Ridel v. Goldberg, 2019 ONCA 636

Keywords: Torts, Professional Negligence, Investment Advisers, Corporations, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Property of the Bankrupt, Choses in Action, Assignment, Civil Procedure, Third Party Claims, Contribution and Indemnity, Limitation Periods, Discoverability, “Appropriate Means”, Ontario Business Corporations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 134, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. B-3, s. 38, Limitations Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 24, Sched. B, s. 12, s. 4, s. 5(1)(a)(iv), s. 5(2), Morrison v. Barzo, 2018 ONCA 979, Indcondo Building Corporation v. Sloan, 2010 ONCA 890

Thurston v. Ontario (Children’s Lawyer), 2019 ONCA 640

Keywords: Contracts, Employment, Dependent Contractors, Termination, Notice, Civil Procedure, Appeals, Orders, Final or Interlocutory, Summary Judgment, McKee v. Reid’s Heritage Home Ltd., 2009 ONCA 916, Keenan v. Canac Kitchens Ltd., 2016 ONCA 79

Short Civil Decisions

Pita Royale Inc. (Aroma Taste of the Middle East) v. Buckingham Properties Inc., 2019 ONCA 639

Keywords: Costs Endorsement

Mozas v. Francis, 2019 ONCA 643

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Criminal Decisions

R. v. Josipovic, 2019 ONCA 633

Keywords: Criminal Law, First Degree Murder, Second Degree Murder, Mens Rea, Defences, Self-Defence, Provocation, Criminal Code, s. 21(1)(a), (b), (c), s. 229(a), R. v. Pickton, 2010 SCC 32, R. v. Dooley, 2009 ONCA 910, R. v. Zoldi, 2018 ONCA 384, R. v. Briscoe, 2010 SCC 13, R. v. Portillo, (2003) 176 CCC (3d) 467 (Ont. CA), R. v. Suzack, (2000) 141 CCC (3d) 449 (Ont. CA), R. v. W.(D.), [1991] 1 SCR 742, R. v. Sadiqi, 2013 ONCA 250, R. v. Reynolds, 2013 ONCA 433, R. v. Reid, (2003) 65 OR (3d) 723, R. v. Baron and Wertman, (1976) 14 OR (2d) 173 (CA), R. v. Huard, 2013 ONCA 650, R. v. Jackson, [1993] 4 SCR 573, R. v. Chambers, 2016 ONCA 684

R. v. Province, 2019 ONCA 638

Keywords: Criminal Law, Constructive First Degree Murder, Criminal Harassment, Procedural Fairness, Standard of Review, Jury Selection, Jury Instructions, Criminal Code, ss. 231(2), 231(6), 264(2)(d), 640, 640(2.1), 640(2.2), 640(4), 643(3), 670-672, 686(1)(b)(iii)-(iv), R. v. W.V., 2007 ONCA 546, leave to appeal refused, [2007] SCCA No. 615, R. v. Moore-McFarlane (2001), 160 C.C.C. (3d) 493 (Ont. C.A.), R. v. Noureddine, 2015 ONCA 770, 332 C.C.C. (3d) 114, R. v. Grant, 2016 ONCA 639, 342 C.C.C. (3d) 514, R. v. Murray, 2017 ONCA 393, 347 C.C.C. (3d) 529, R. v. Husbands, 2017 ONCA 607, 353 C.C.C. (3d) 317, leave to appeal refused, [2017] SCCA No. 364; R. v. Riley, 2017 ONCA 650, 351 C.C.C. (3d) 223, leave to appeal refused, [2018] SCCA No. 216, R. v. Gayle (2001), 154 C.C.C. (3d) 221 (Ont. C.A.), leave to appeal to S.C.C. refused (2002), 159 C.C.C. (3d) vi (note), R. v. Brown (2002), 166 C.C.C. (3d) 570 (Ont. C.A.), R. v. Swite, 2011 BCCA 54, 268 C.C.C. (3d) 184, R. v. Khan, 2001 SCC 86, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 823, R. v. Katoch, 2009 ONCA 621, 246 C.C.C. (3d) 423, R. v. Betker (1997), 115 C.C.C. (3d) 421 (Ont. C.A.), leave to appeal S.C.C. refused (1998), 121 C.C.C. (3d) vi (note), R. v. Brown (2005), 194 C.C.C. (3d) 76 (Ont. C.A.), R. v. Kosikar (1999), 138 C.C.C. (3d) 217 (Ont. C.A.), leave to appeal to S.C.C. refused (2000), 142 C.C.C. (3d) vi, R. v. Lamontagne (1998), 129 C.C.C. (3d) 181 (Que. C.A.), R. v. Burns, 2008 ONCA 6, R. v. Sim, 2017 ONCA 856, 41 C.R. (7th) 416, R. v. Farrant, [1983] 1 SCR 124, R. v. Harbottle, [1993] 3 SCR 306, R. v. Magoon, 2018 SCC 14, R. v. Pritchard, 2008 SCC 59, R. v. Kimberley (2001), 157 C.C.C. (3d) 129, leave to appeal refused, [2002] SCCA No. 29; R. v. Smith, 2015 ONCA 831, 344 O.A.C. 22, R. v. Parris, 2013 ONCA 515, 300 C.C.C. (3d) 41, R. v. McLellan, 2018 ONCA 510, 362 C.C.C. (3d) 183, R. v. Brown, 2018 ONCA 481, 361 C.C.C. (3d) 510, R. v. W.D.S., [1994] 3 S.C.R. 521, R. v. W. (D.), [1991] 1 S.C.R. 748, R. v. Rodgerson, 2015 SCC 38, [2015] 2 S.C.R. 760

R. v. Mehedi, 2019 ONCA 642

Keywords: Appeal Book Endorsement, Criminal Law, Certiorari Application, Vexatious Litigants