Court of Appeal Summaries (April 4, 2022 – April 8, 2022)

  • April 18, 2022
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Table of Contents

Civil Decisions

Tabriz Persian Cuisine Inc. v. Highrise Property Group Inc., 2022 ONCA 272

Keywords: Contracts, Real Property, Commercial Leases, Assignments, Landlord’s Consent, Reasonableness, 1455202 Ontario Inc. v. Welbow Holdings Ltd. (2003), 33 B.L.R. (3d) 163 (Ont. S.C.), Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, Royal Bank of Canada v. Oxford Medical Inc., 2019 ONSC 1020, Royal Bank cites St. Jane Plaza Ltd. v. Sunoco Inc. (1992), 24 R.P.R. (2d) 161 (Ont. C.J. (Gen. Div.)), 1497777 Ontario Inc. v. Leon’s Furniture Ltd. (2003), 176 O.A.C. 380 (C.A.), Lehndorff Canadian Pension Properties Ltd. v. Davis Management Ltd. (1989), 59 D.L.R. (4th) 1 (B.C. C.A.), Tradedge Inc. (Shoeless Joe’s) v. Tri-Novo Group Inc., 2007 ONCA 562, Federal Business Development Bank v. Starr (1986), 28 D.L.R. (4th) 582, No. 1 West India Quay (Residential) Ltd. v. East Tower Apartments Ltd., [2018] EWCA Civ 250

Billimoria v. Mistry, 2022 ONCA 276

Keywords: Real Property, Adverse Possession, Partition and Sale, Civil Procedure, Appeals, New Issue on Appeal, Real Property Limitations Act, RSO 1990, c L15, ss. 4, 5 and 15, Land Titles Act, RSO 1990, c L5, s. 51, Partition Act, RSO 1990, c P4, s. 2, Cavanaugh v. Grenville Christian College, 2013 ONCA 139, Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, H.L. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2005 SCC 25, Whitby (Town) v. G & G 878996 LM Ltd., 2020 ONCA 654, Kaiman v. Graham, 2009 ONCA 77, Vivekanandan v. Terzian, 2020 ONCA 110, Sipsas v. 1299781 Ontario Inc., 2017 ONCA 265, Teis v. Ancaster (Town) (1997), 35 O.R. (3d) 216 (C.A.), Brienza v. Brienza, 2014 ONSC 6942

Vale v. Vale, 2022 ONCA 278

Keywords: Family Law, Child Support, Variation, Civil Procedure, Orders, Interim or Final, Costs, Federal Child Support Guidelines, SOR/97-175 section 7, 3(1) and 10, Family Law Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.3 section 35, 37, 39.1, 56(1), Bouchard v. Sgovio, 2021 ONCA 709

Jayco Inc. v. Canada (Revenue Agency), 2022 ONCA 277

Keywords: Tax Law, Torts, Crown Liability, Negligence, Duty of Care, Remoteness, Public Policy Considerations, Agency Law, Civil Procedure, Striking Pleadings, No Reasonable Cause of Action, Appeals, Standard of Review, Correctness, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 21.1(1)(b), Excise Tax Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. E-15, s. 221(1), Income Tax Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. 1, Quebec (Revenue) v. Caisse populaire Desjardins de Montmagny, 2009 SCC 49, R. v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., 2011 SCC 42, Hunt v. Carey Canada Inc., [1990] 2 S.C.R. 959, Reference re Goods and Services Tax, [1992] 2 S.C.R. 445, Re Statutes of Manitoba relating to Education (1894), 22 S.C.R. 577, Reference re Secession of Quebec, [1998] 2 S.C.R. 217, Cooper v. Hobart, 2001 SCC 79, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 537, Fullowka v. Pinkerton’s of Canada Ltd., 2010 SCC 5, Reference re Broome v. Prince Edward Island, 2010 SCC 11, Eliopoulos v. Ontario (Minister of Health & Long Term Care) (2006), 82 O.R. (3d) 321 (Ont. C.A.), River Valley Poultry Farm Ltd. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2009 ONCA 326, McCreight v. Canada (Attorney General), 2013 ONCA 483, Hill v. Hamilton‑Wentworth Regional Police Services Board, 2007 SCC 41, Leroux v. Canada Revenue Agency, 2012 BCCA 63, Grenon v. Canada Revenue Agency, 2017 ABCA 96, Odhavji Estate v. Woodhouse, 2003 SCC 69

A.C.V.P. v. A.M.P., 2022 ONCA 283

Keywords: Family Law, Decision Making, Parenting, Best Interests of the Child, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, s. 112, Children’s Law Reform Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.12, s. 30, Palmer v. The Queen, [1980] 1 S.C.R. 759, Goldman v. Kudelya, 2017 ONCA 300, Children’s Aid Society of Owen Sound v. R.D. (2003), 178 O.A.C. 69 (C.A.), S. v. M.S., 2010 ONCA 196, Van de Perre v. Edwards, 2001 SCC 60, V.S.J. v. L.J.G. (2004), 5 R.F.L. (6th) 319, (Ont. S.C.), Merkand v. Merkand, 2006 CanLII 3888 (Ont. C.A.), leave to appeal refused, [2006] S.C.C.A. No. 117, Young v. Young, 2013 ONSC 4423, Kucan v. Santos, 2017 ONSC 6725, Children’s Aid Society of London and Middlesex v. B.(C.C.), 2007 CanLII 66699 (Ont. S.C.), Glick v. Cale, 2013 ONSC 893, A.A. v. D.S., 2022 ONSC 1389, Kramer v. Kramer (2003), 37 R.F.L. (5th) 381 (Ont. S.C.), Parniak v. Carter (2002), 30 R.F.L. (5th) 381 (Ont. C.J.); Glance v. Glance (2000), 10 R.F.L. (5th) 276 (Ont. S.C.)

Lavallee v. Isak, 2022 ONCA 290

Keywords: Torts, Defamation, Civil Procedure, Appeals, Security for Costs, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 61.06(1)(a) and (c), Grant v. Torstar, 2009 SCC 61, Yaiguaje v. Chevron Corporation, 2017 ONCA 827, Schmidt v. Toronto Dominion Bank (1995), 24 O.R. (3d) 1 (C.A.), Pickard v. London Police Services Board, 2010 ONCA 643, York University v. Markicevic, 2017 ONCA 651, Henderson v. Wright, 2016 ONCA 89, Heidari v. Naghshbandi, 2020 ONCA 757

Short Civil Decisions

Marshall v. Meirik, 2022 ONCA 275

Keywords: Contracts, Real Property, Agreements of Purchase and Sale of Land, Damages, Mitigation, Civil Procedure, Costs

X.H. v. Cota, 2022 ONCA 274

Keywords: Torts, Negligence, Civil Procedure, Summary Judgment, Striking Pleadings, Limitation Periods, Limitations Act, 2002, S.O. 2002 c. 24, Sch. B., s. 16, Jane Doe v. Weinstein, 2018 ONSC 1126

Goguen v. Baptiste, 2022 ONCA 284

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Mareva Injunctions, Jurisdiction, Chevron Corp. v. Yaiguaje, 2015 SCC 42

Rieder zu Wallburg v. Plista Gmbh, 2022 ONCA 281

Keywords: Contracts, Civil Procedure, Jurisdiction, Forum Non Conveniens, Costs, Club Resorts Ltd. v. Van Breda, 2012 SCC 17