Blaney's Appeals: Ontario Court of Appeal Summaries (July 8 – 12, 2019)

  • July 15, 2019
  • John Polyzogopoulos

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Civil Decisions

Himidan v. Farquharson, 2019 ONCA 575

Keywords: Contract Law; Real Property; Purchase and Sale of Property; Refusal to Close a Transaction; Right of Way; Contractual Interpretation; Standard of Review; Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 633; LeMesurier v. Andrus(1986), 54 O.R. (2d) 1 (C.A.); Ventas, Inc. v. Sunrise Senior Living Real Estate Investment Trust, 2007 ONCA 205, 85 O.R. (3d) 254

Sub-Prime Mortgage Corporation v. 1219076 Ontario Limited, 2019 ONCA 581

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Mortgages, Discharge Statements, Appellate Jurisdiction, Judicial Discretion, Mortgages Act, R.S.O. 1990, c M.40, ss. 12(3), 12(9), 17, and 22, Interest Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. I-15, s. 8; Rules of Civil Procedure, R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 194, rr. 14.05(a), (d) and (e), Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, s. 6(2), Fernicola (In Trust) v. Creview Development Inc., 75 RPR (4th) 226 (Ont SC), leave to appeal refused 80 RPR (4th) 178 (Ont Div Ct), Metroview Investment Corp. v. Araujo, [2000] OJ No. 2403 (Ont SC), Rokhsefat v. 8758603 Canada Corp, 2019 ONCA 273

Irps-Bleeker v. Van Gaalen, 2019 ONCA 592

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Limitation Period, Discoverability, Professional Negligence, Real Estate, Limitations Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 24, Sched. B, s. 5 (1)(b)

Dermann v. Baker, 2019 ONCA 584

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Tort Law, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Law, Advanced Payment, Expert Witnesses, Non-Party Experts, Charge To The Jury, Costs Assessment, Offer To Settle, Rules of Civil Procedure, r. 53.03, r. 49.10(2), Courts of Justice Act, s. 120, Insurance Act, RSO 1990, c I.8, s. 267.5(7), Berthiaume-Palmer v. Borgundvaag, 2010 ONCA 470, S & A Strasser Ltd. v. Richmond Hill (Town) (1990), 1 O.R. (3d) 243

Buduchnist Credit Union Limited v. 2321197 Ontario Inc., 2019 ONCA 588

Keywords: Bankruptcy Law, Appeal From Order Appointing A Receiver, Appeal As Of Right, Leave To Appeal, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. B-3, ss. 193(a), 193(b), 193(c), 193(e), 243(1), Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O., c. C.43, s. 101, Business Development Bank of Canada v. Astoria Organic Matters Ltd., 2019 ONCA 269, Business Development Bank of Canada v. Pine Tree Resorts Inc., 2013 ONCA 282, 2403177 Ontario Inc. v. Bending Lake Iron Group Ltd., 2016 ONCA 225

Breen v. FCT Insurance Company Ltd, 2019 ONCA 598

Keywords: Real Property, Title Insurance, Unmarketable Title, Building Permit, Building Code Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c.23, Fischer v. Stewart Title Guaranty Co., 2014 ONCA 798, MacDonald v. Chicago Title Insurance Company of Canada, 2015 ONCA 842

Bruyea v. Canada (Veteran Affairs), 2019 ONCA 599

Keywords: Small Claims Court; Defamation; Jurisdiction of Deputy Judges; Statutory Interpretation; Courts of Justice Act, RSO 1990, c. C.43, s. 137.1

Murray v. Alatishe, 2019 ONCA 596

Keywords: Capacity, Court-Ordered Assessment, Consent to Treatment, Criminal Law, Not Criminally Responsible, Judicial Review, Procedural Fairness, Health Care Consent Act, 1996, SO 1996, c. 2, Sch. A, s. 4(1), Statutory Powers Procedure Act, RSO 1990, c. S.22, s. 8, Starson v. Swayze, 2003 SCC 32, [2003] 1 SCR 722, Gajewski v. Wilkie, 2014 ONCA 897, 123 OR (3d) 481

Stockey v. Grant, 2019 ONCA 597

Keywords:

Real Estate Transaction, Lien Application, Cost Orders, Trial Management Conference, 60-day Deadline, Payment of Principal, Delay, Trial on the Merits

Short Civil Decisions

Browne v. Browne, 2019 ONCA 580

Keywords: Divorce Proceedings, Custody Order, Permission to Leave the Country, Change in the Status Quo, Motion Granted

Holly v. Greco, 2019 ONCA 579

Keywords: Family Law, Child Support, Adjournment, Costs

ACT Greenwood Ltd. v. Desjardins-McLeod, 2019 ONCA 585

Keywords: Contracts, Costs 

Criminal Decisions

R. v. Mayor, 2019 ONCA 578

Keywords: Criminal Law, Driving with a Suspended License, Impaired Driving, Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking, Unlawful Detention or Arrest, Road Safety Purpose, Criminal Investigation, Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, ss. 55.2(1), 216(1), 217(2) Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ss. 8, 9, R v. Gonzales, 2017 ONCA 543, 136 O.R. (3d) 255, R. v. Ladouceur, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 1257, Brown v. Durham Regional Police Force (1998), 43 O.R. (3d) 223 (C.A.), R. v. Grant, 2009 SCC 32, R. v. Sandhu, 2011 ONCA 124, R. v. Nolet, 2010 SCC 24, R. v. Humphrey, 2011 ONSC 3024

R. v. Grant, 2019 ONCA 577

Keywords: Criminal Law, Appeal Book Endorsement, Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 11(b)

R. v. Bajich, 2019 ONCA 586

Keywords: Criminal Law, Possession of Drugs for the Purpose of Trafficking; Reasonable Grounds for Arrest, Totality of Circumstances, Uneven Scrutiny of Evidence; Assessment of Witness Credibility; Confidential Informants; Standard of Review for Reasonable Grounds for Arrest; Interpretation of ‘for the Purposes of Trafficking’; Indicia of Trafficking; R. v. Quilop, 2017 ABCA 70, 49 Alta. L.R. (6th) 213; R. v. Storrey, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 241; R. v. Canary, 2018 ONCA 304, 361 C.C.C. (3d) 63; R. v. Debot, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 1140; R. v. Shepherd, 2009 SCC 35, [2009] 2 S.C.R. 527; R. v. Anang, 2016 ONCA 825, 367 C.R.R. (2d) 289; R. v. Rocha, 2012 ONCA 707, 112 O.R. (3d) 742; R. v. Labelle, 2016 ONCA 110; R. v. O.N., 2017 ONCA 923; R. v. Howe (2005), 192 C.C.C. (3d) 480 (Ont. C.A.); R. v. Villaroman, 2016 SCC 33, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 1000; R. v. Lohrer, 2004 SCC 80

R. v. Bhagwandat, 2019 ONCA 589

Keywords: Appeal Book Endorsement, Mental Disorder, Unequivocal Plea

R. v. Dean, 2019 ONCA 587

Keywords: Appeal Book Endorsement, Dangerous Driving, Recognizance, Motor Vehicle Collision, Immigration Consequences, Joint Submission, Fresh Evidence

R. v. J.B., 2019 ONCA 591

Keywords: Criminal Law; Jury Trials; Errors in Jury Instructions; Failure to Incorporate Evidence into the Jury Instructions; Failure to Relate Evidence to the Essential Elements of the Charge; Rules of Evidence; Accused’s Testimony; Out-of-Court Statements; Intrinsic Value as Substantive Evidence vs Impeachment of Credibility; Ability of Juries to Review Materials not in Evidence; Obligations of a Trial Judge in Responding to In-Deliberation Jury Requests; Unbalanced and One-Sided Review of Evidence; ‘Rushed Verdicts’; Exhortations to the Jury; R. v. Davison, DeRosie and MacArthur (1974), 20 C.C.C. (2d) 424 (Ont. C.A.); R. v. Fischer, 2005 BCCA 265; R. v. Groves, 2013 BCCA 446; R. v. Rowbotham (1988), 41 C.C.C. (3d) 1 (Ont. C.A.); R. v. S. (W.D.), [1994] 3 S.C.R. 521; R. v. De Bellefeuille (1994), 39 B.C.A.C. 276 (B.C. C.A.); Olbey v. R., [1980] 1 S.C.R. 1008; R. v. Ferguson (2000), 142 C.C.C. (3d) 353 (Ont. C.A.); R. v. Ferguson, 2001 SCC 6; R. v. R.M.G., [1996] 3 S.C.R. 362; R. v. Sims, [1992] 2 S.C.R. 858; Azoulay v. The Queen, [1952] 2 S.C.R. 495; R. v. Royz, 2009 SCC 13; Cluett v. The Queen, [1985] 2 S.C.R. 216

R. v. Lewis, 2019 ONCA 590

Keywords: Appeal Book Endorsement, Sentencing, Pre-Sentence Custody, Credit

R. v. Rajavadivel, 2019 ONCA 595

Keywords: Appeal Book Endorsement

R. v. Salama, 2019 ONCA 594

Keywords: Appeal Book Endorsement

R. v. Treleaven, 2019 ONCA 593

Keywords: Appeal Book Endorsement, Gladue Report, Fresh Evidence, Sentencing

Ontario Review Board

Shepherd (Re), 2019 ONCA 582

Keywords: Ontario Review Board, Criminal Law, Mental Illness, Detention, Conditional Discharge, Public Safety

Conway (Re), 2019 ONCA 583

Keywords: Ontario Review Board, Criminal Law, Sexual Assault, Assault, Uttering Death Threats, Restricted Liberty, Public Safety, Evidence, Procedural Fairness, Detention, Absolute Discharge, Conditional Discharge, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ss. 1, 7, 12, Re LePage, 2019 ONCA 363