Court of Appeal Summaries (September 12, 2022 – September 16, 2022)

  • September 29, 2022
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Table of Contents

Civil Decisions

Tsitsos v. Poka, 2022 ONCA 647

Keywords: Real Property, Joint Tenancies, Ouster, Occupation Rent, Civil Procedure, Affidavit Evidence, Translations, Fresh Evidence, Kerr v. Baranow framework: 2011 SCC 10, Palmer v. The Queen, [1980] 1 SCR 759, R. v. Araya, 2015 SCC 11, Griffiths v. Zambosco (2001), 54 O.R. (3d) 397 (C.A.)

Optiva Inc. v. Tbaytel, 2022 ONCA 646

Keywords: Contracts, Arbitration, Motion for Summary Judgment, Arbitration Act, 1991, S.O. 1991, c. 17, ss. 2, ss. 3, ss. 17, ss. 26, ss. 45 and ss. 46, Rules of Civil Procedure, R.R.O. 1990, s. 1.03, Reg. 194., Statutory Powers Procedure Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S.22, ss. 1(1) and ss. 15(1), Optiva Inc. v. Tbaytel, 2021 ONSC 2929, Inforica Inc. v. CGI Information Systems and Management Consultants Inc., 2009 ONCA 642, 97 O.R. (3d) 161, Popack v. Lipszyc, 2016 ONCA 135, 129 O.R. (3d) 321, Desputeaux v. Éditions Chouette (1987) Inc., 2003 SCC 17, Travis Coal Restructured Holdings LLC v. Essar Global Fund Ltd., [2014] EWHC 2510 (Comm), Hryniak v. Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7, Alectra Utilities Corp. v. Solar Power Network Inc., 2019 ONCA 254, Ticketnet Corp. v. Air Canada, [1993] O.J. No. 289 (Gen. Div.), Mines Ltd. v. Ontario Hydro (2001), 56 O.R. (3d) 181, Ottawa (City) v. Coliseum Inc., 2016 ONCA 363.

VanSickle Estate v. VanSickle, 2022 ONCA 643

Keywords: Wills and Estates, Wills, Interpretation, Succession Law Reform Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S.26, Trezzi v. Trezzi, 2019 ONCA 978

Conforti Holdings Limited (Re), 2022 ONCA 651

Keywords: Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Claims Provable in Bankruptcy, Valuation of Claims, Proposal Trustees, Civil Procedure, Jurisdiction, Multiplicity of Proceedings, Leave to Appeal, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. B-3, s.135, s.193(e), Ontario Business Corporations Act, R.S.O. 1990, C. B.16, Business Development Bank of Canada v. Pine Tree Resorts Inc. et al, 2013 ONCA 282, Re Nortel Networks Corporation et al, 2015 ONSC 1354, Kitchener Frame Limited (Re), 2012 ONSC 234

2174372 Ontario Ltd. v. Dharamshi, 2022 ONCA 648

Keywords: Contracts, Real Property, Agreements of Purchase and Sale of Land, Repudiation
 

Short Civil Decisions

Barker v. Barker, 2022 ONCA 652

Keywords: Appeal, Damages, Quantum of Costs, Reasonableness, Wesbell Networks Inc. v. Bell Canada, 2015 ONCA 33, Waxman v. Leibow, 2004 CanLII 31901 (Ont. C.A.)