Court of Appeal Summaries (December 6-10 and 13-17, 2021)

  • January 05, 2022
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Table of Contents

Civil Decisions

Stericycle ULC v. HealthPRO Procurement Services Inc., 2021 ONCA 878

Keywords: Contracts, Duty of Good Faith, Contractual Interpretation, Tendering, Tantramar Sanitation & Trucking Ltd. v. Sackville (Town), 2006 NBQB 13, Aquatech v. Alberta (Minister of Environment and Parks), 2019 ABQB 62, Double N Earthmovers Ltd. v. Edmonton (City), 2007 SCC 3, Ledcor Construction Ltd. v. Northridge Indemnity Insurance Co., 2016 SCC 37, Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, Ventas, Inc. v. Sunrise Senior Living Real Estate Investment Trust, 2007 ONCA 205, Charter Building Company v. 1540957 Ontario Inc. (Mademoiselle Women’s Fitness & Day Spa), 2011 ONCA 487, Bhasin v. Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71, C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger, 2020 SCC 45, Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Vancouver Sewage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7, Tercon Contractors Ltd. v. British Columbia (Transportation and Highways), 2010 SCC 4

Ontario (Labour) v. Miller Group Inc., 2021 ONCA 879

Keywords: Provincial Offices, Employment Law, Workplace Health and Safety, Evidence, Investigation, Lost Evidence, Unreasonable Search and Seizure, Presumption of Innocence, Occupational Health and Safety Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.1, ss. 25(1) and 27(1)(a), CanadianCharter of Rights and Freedoms, ss. 8, 11(d), 24(1), 24(2), Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 33, ss. 121, 126, 131, 134, Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, s. 320.13(2), Ontario (Ministry of Labour) v. JR Contracting Property Services et al., 2011 ONCJ 316, R. v. Grant, 2009 SCC 32, R. v. Harrer, [1995] 3 S.C.R. 562, R. v. Spackman, 2012 ONCA 905, R. v. Darwish, 2010 ONCA 124, R. v. La, [1997] 2 S.C.R. 680, R. v. McCarthy (1996), 91 O.A.C. 348 (C.A.), rev’d [1996] 2 S.C.R. 460, R. v. Jageshur (2002), 169 C.C.C. (3d) 225 (Ont. C.A.), R. v. Dallas, 2002 BCSC 760, R. v. Egger, [1993] 2 S.C.R. 451, R. v. Abreha, 2019 ONCA 392, R. v. Hersi, 2019 ONCA 94, R. v. Stinchcombe, 1994 ABCA 113, aff’d [1995] 1 S.C.R. 754, R. v. Bero (2000), 137 O.A.C. 336, R. v. Knox (2006), 80 O.R. (3d) 515 (C.A.), R. v. Murray (1994), 75 O.A.C. 10, Ontario (Ministry of Labour) v. Lee Valley Tools Ltd., 2009 ONCA 387, R. v. White, [1999] 2 S.C.R. 417, R. v. Flis (2006), 205 C.C.C. (3d) 384 (Ont. C.A.), R. v. Devitt (1999), 139 C.C.C. (3d) 187 (Ont. C.A.)

Teefy Developments (Bathurst Glen) Limited v. Sun, 2021 ONCA 870

Keywords: Contracts, Real Property, Agreements of Purchase and Sale of Land, Defences, Non est factum, Civil Procedure, Appeals, Extension of Time, Evidence, Affidavits, Commissioners for Taking Affidavits Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.17, s. 9(3), Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 25.07(4), Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. v. Froese, 2013 ONCA 131, 114 O.R. (3d) 636, Bobel v. Humecka, 2021 ONCA 757

Edgeworth v. Shapira, 2021 ONCA 871

Keywords: Torts, Unlawful Means Conspiracy, Intrusion Upon Seclusion, Conspiracy to Injure, Misrepresentation, Civil Procedure, Offers to Settle, Striking Pleadings, No Reasonable Cause of Action, Frivolous, Vexatious, Abuse of Process, Evidence, Medical Reports, Witnesses, Counsel, Removal of Solicitor of Record,  Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 21, 25, 33.06, Agribrands Purina Canada Inc. v. Kasamekas et al., 2011 ONCA 460, Beaird v. Westinghouse, 43 O.R. (3d) 581

Segura Mosquera v. Rogers Communications Inc., 2021 ONCA 876

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Small Claims Court, Transfer, Rules of the Small Claims Court, O. Reg 258/98, r. 13.05(2), Autometric Autobody Inc. v. High Performance Coatings Inc., 2014 ONSC 6073, Crane Canada Co. v. Montis Sorgic Associates Inc., [2006] O.J. No. 1999, Farlow v. Hospital for Sick Children, 100 O.R. (3d) 213, Vigna v. Toronto Stock Exchange (1998)115 O.A.C. 393, Livingston v. Ould, 2 C.P.C. 41

Murphy v. Mullen, 2021 ONCA 872

Keywords: Torts, Trespass, Reasonable Foreseeability, Damages, Drainage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. D.17, Naylor Group Inc. v. Ellis-Don Construction Ltd., 2001 SCC 58, [2001] 2 S.C.R. 943, Michel v. Spirit Financial Inc., 2020 ONCA 398, 151 O.R. (3d) 583, Kates v. Hall, 1991 CanLII 1127 (B.C.C.A.), aff’g [1989] B.C.J. No. 1358 (S.C.), Wood Mountain Lakota First Nation No. 160 v. Goodtrack, 2020 SKCA 10, at paras. 24-26, leave to appeal refused, [2020] S.C.C.A. No. 345, De Wurstemberger v. Royalite Oil Co., [1935] 2 D.L.R. 177 (Alta. S.C. (A.D.)), Buckingham v. Graham (1996), 174 N.B.R. (2d) 330 (Q.B.), Shewish v. MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. (1990), 48 B.C.L.R. (2d) 290 (C.A.), Marsan v. G. T. P. Ry. Co. (1912), 4 Alta. L.R. 167 (S.C. (A.D.)), G.T. v. D. Saunders, 2014 ONSC 4422, Costello v. Calgary (City) (1995), 163 A.R. 241 (Q.B.), rev’d in part, 1997 ABCA 281, 152 D.L.R. (4th) 453, leave to appeal refused, [1997] S.C.C.A. No. 566., G.H.L., Allan v. New Mount Sinai Hospital (1980), 28 O.R. (2d) 356 (H.C.J.), rev’d (1981), 33 O.R. (2d) 603 (C.A.), Bettel v. Yim (1978), 20 O.R. (2d) 617 (Co. Ct.), Non-Marine Underwriters, Lloyd’s of London v. Scalera, 2000 SCC 24, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 551, Murano v. Bank of Montreal (1998), 163 D.L.R. (4th) 21 (Ont. C.A.), Mustapha v. Culligan of Canada Ltd., 2008 SCC 27, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 114, Schrump v. Koot (1977), 18 O.R. (2d) 337 (C.A.), Dykhuizen v. Saanich (District) (1989), 63 D.L.R. (4th) 211 (B.C.C.A.), Carr-Harris v. Schacter and Seaton, [1956] O.R. 994 (H.C.J.), Livingstone v. The Rawyards Coal Company (1880), 5 App. Cas. 25Allen M. Linden & Bruce Feldthusen, Canadian Tort Law, 8th ed. (Markham, Ont.: LexisNexis Butterworths, 2006), Fridman, The Law of Torts in Canada, 3rd ed. (Toronto: Thomson Reuters, 2010)

Deepak Ruparell v. J.H. Cochrane Investments Inc., 2021 ONCA 880

Keywords: Contracts, Letters of Intent, Agreement on Essential Terms, Bawitko Investments Ltd. v. Kernels Popcorn Ltd. (1991), 79 D.L.R. (4th) 97 (Ont. C.A.)

P1 v. XYZ School , 2021 ONCA 901

Keywords: Torts, Assault, Constitutional Law, Freedom of the Press, Civil Procedure, Open Court Principle, Publication Bans, Sealing Orders, Appeals, Jurisdiction, Orders, Final or Interlocutory, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Hendrickson v. Kallio, [1932] O.R. 675, Paulpillai Estate v. Yusuf, 2020 ONCA 655, Houle v. St. Jude Medical Inc., 2018 ONCA 88, Scherchanski v. Lewis (1980), 20 O.R. (2d) 370, Morse Shoe (Canada) Ltd. v. Zellers Inc., (1997) 100 O.A.C. 116, Pennington v. Hawley, [2005] O.J. No. 3591, CanWest MediaWorks Inc v. Canada (Attorney General), 2007 ONCA 567, Enterprise Fund (Trustee of) v. Fisherman (2009), 55 O.R. (3d) 794 (C.A.), Dagenais v. Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (1994), O.R. (3d) 816), Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Manitoba, 2021 SCC 33, Sherman Estate v. Donovan, 2021 SCC 25, Hollinger Inc. v. The Ravelston Corporation, 2008 ONCA 207, Blair v. Ford, 2021 ONCA 841, Lax v. Lax (2004), 70 O.R. (3d) 520 (C.A.)

Hordo v. Zweig , 2021 ONCA 893

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Appeals, Extension of Time, Jurisdiction, Orders, Removing Solicitors of Record, Final or Interlocutory, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 40, 61.16 (2.2), 61.16(4)(ii),  Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, ss. 6(1)(b), 7(5), 101, 102(10), D.G. v. A.F., 2014 ONCA 436, R. v. Gatfield, 2016 ONCA 23, Sun Life Assurance Co. v. York Ridge Developments Ltd., (1998), 116 O.A.C. 103 (C.A.), Drywall Acoustic Lathing Insulation Local 675 Pension Fund v. SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., 2020 ONCA 375, Deltro Group Ltd. v. Potentia Renewables Inc., 2017 ONCA 784, Paulpillai Estate v. Yusuf, 2020 ONCA 655

Mihoren v. Quesnel , 2021 ONCA 898

Keywords: Family Law, Civil Procedure, Administrative Dismissal for Delay, Setting Aside, Standard of Review, Family Law Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.3, s. 29, Family Law Rules, O. Reg. 114/99, r. 2(2), 2(3), 2(4), 17(8), 41(5), 41(6), 41(6.1), 41(6.2), 41(9), Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 48.14(1), Limitations Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 24, Sched. B, s. 16(1)(c), H.B. Fuller Company v. Rogers (Rogers Law Office), 2015 ONCA 173, Reid v. Dow Corning Corp., 11 C.P.C. (5th) 80, Chrisjohn v. Riley, 2015 ONCA 713, Williams v. Williams, 2010 ONSC 2636, MDM Plastics Limited v. Vincor International Inc., 2015 ONCA 28, R. v. G.F., 2021 SCC 20, Hamilton (City) v. Svedas Koyanagi Architects Inc., 2010 ONCA 887, Hryniak v. Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7, R. v. Jordan, 2016 SCC 27, Louis v. Poitras, 2020 ONCA 815, Louis v. Poitras, 2021 ONCA 49

McTavish v. Reed , 2021 ONCA 885

Keywords: Wills and Estates, Will Challenges, Capacity, Real Property, Joint Ownership, Right of Survivorship, Personal Property, Insurance Proceeds, , Civil Procedure, Adjournments, Estate Administration Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E. 22, ss. 2(1), Dhingra v. Dhingra, 2012 ONCA 261, Finlay v. Paassen, 2010 ONCA 204, Wood v. Farr Ford Ltd., 2008 CanLII 53848 (Ont. S.C.), Hansen Estate v. Hansen, 2012 ONCA 112

Urmila Holding, Inc. v. Anand Holdings Inc. , 2021 ONCA 886

Keywords: Contracts, Interpretation, Real Property, Condominiums, Declarations, Commercial Leases, Exclusive Use Clauses, Assignments, Nemo Dat Principle, Condominium Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, c. 19, ss. 134, Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 633, Jesuit Fathers of Upper Canada v. Guardian Insurance Co. of Canada, 2006 SCC 21, Tercon Contractors Ltd. v. British Columbia (Transportation and Highways), 2010 SCC 4, All-Terrain Track Sales and Services Limited v. 798839 Ontario Limited, 2020 ONCA 129, Richcraft Homes Ltd. v. Urbandale Corporation, 2016 ONCA 622, Metropolitan Toronto Condominium Corporation No. 590 v. The Registered Owners and Mortgagees of Metropolitan Condominium Corp. No. 590, 2020 ONCA 471, Seto v. Peel Condominium Corporation No. 492, 2016 ONCA 548, Green v. Green, 2015 ONCA 541

Short Civil Decisions

Telus Communications Inc. v. Marche, 2021 ONCA 873

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Default Judgments, Costs

Michail v. London District School Board, 2021 ONCA 882

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Case Management, Appeals, New Issue on Appeal, Constitutional Law, Courts of Justice Act, RSO 1990, c C43, s 136

Herold Estate v. Canada (Attorney General), 2021 ONCA 883

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Costs, Herold Estate v. Canada (Attorney General), 2021 ONCA 579

Adam v. Ledesma-Cadhit , 2021 ONCA 891

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Costs, Public Interest Litigation

Patterson v. Patterson , 2021 ONCA 911

Keywords: Wills and Estates, Passing of Accounts, Substitute Decisions Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 30, s. 42(4)(6), Lewis v. Lewis, 2020 ONCA 56