Blaney's Appeals: Ontario Court of Appeal Summaries (June 3 – 7, 2019)

  • June 14, 2019
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Table of Contents

Civil Decisions

Southside Construction Management Limited v. Ingersoll (Town), 2019 ONCA 459

Keywords: Municipal Law, Zoning By-Laws, Interpretation, Lot Coverage

1004335 Ontario Ltd. (A.D. Metro) v. DW Digital Wireless LP, 2019 ONCA 461

Keywords: Contracts, Sale of Goods, Implied Condition of Fitness for Purpose, Implied Condition of Merchantability, Damages, Remoteness, Mitigation, Sale of Goods Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S.1, s. 15, Skyway Equipment co. v. Guardian Insurance Co. of Canada (2005), 49 CLR (3d) 94 (Ont SCJ)

A.R. v. M.B., 2019 ONCA 462

Keywords: Family Law, Adoption, Access, Children’s Law Reform Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.12, s. 21(1), Child and Family Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, C. c.11, Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017, S.O. 2017, c. 14

Holly v. Greco, 2019 ONCA 464

Keywords: Family Law, Civil Procedure, Orders, Child Support, Enforcement, Striking Pleadings, Adjournments, Family Law Rules, Rule 1(8.4), Khimji v. Danani (2004), 69 O.R. (3d) 790 (C.A.), Mullin v. Sherlock, 2018 ONCA 1063

Donovan v. Sherman Estate, 2019 ONCA 465

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Appeals, Orders, Stay Pending Appeal, Supreme Court Act, 1985, c. S-26, ss 65.1, Livent Inc. v. Deloitte & Touche, 2016 ONCA 395 (in Chambers), Baier v. Alberta, 2006 SCC 38 (in Chambers), Provincial Court Judges’ Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2018 BCCA 477 (in Chambers)

Theberge-Lindsay v. 3395022 Canada Inc. (Kutcher Dentistry Professional Corporation), 2019 ONCA 469

Keywords: Contracts, Employment Law, Contracts of Employment, Wrongful Dismissal, Damages, Payment in Lieu of Notice, Statutory Entitlement, Employment Standards Act, 2000, S.O. 2000, c. 41, Brake v. PJ-M2R Restaurant (2017), 135 O.R. (3d) 561 (C.A.)

Short Civil Decisions

Laureat A+ Ltd. c. Borg, 2019 ONCA 456

Keywords: Contracts, Real Property, Commercial Leasess, Termination, Unjust Enrichment, Civil Procedure, Appeals, Standard of Review

Ostainvil v. Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario, 2019 ONCA 460

Keywords: Labour Law, Arbitration

Criminal Decisions

R. v. Bao, 2019 ONCA 458

Keywords: Criminal Law, Possession of Marijuana, Evidence, Identification, Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, S.C. 1996, c. 19, s.5(3)(a), Criminal Code, s.686(1)(a)(i), R. v. Quercia (1990), 75 O.R. (2d) 463 (C.A.), R. v. Malcolm (1993), 13 O.R. (3d) 165 (C.A.), R. v. Miaponoose (1996), 30 O.R (3d) 419 (C.A.), R. v. Hibbert, 2002 SCC 39, R. v. Lewis, 2018 ONCA 351, R. v. Baltovich (2004), 73 O.R. (3d) 481 (C.A.), R. v. Gough, 2013 ONCA 137, R. v. Pimentel (1995), 85 O.A.C. 395 (C.A.), R. v. Tat (1997), 117 C.C.C. (3d) 481 (C.A.), R. v. Goran, 2008 ONA 195, 234 O.A.C. 283, Mezzo v. The Queen, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 802, R. v. Virgo, 2016 ONCA 792, R. v. Boast, 2019 ONCA 19, R. v. Jack, 2013 ONCA 80, R. v. Ellis, 2008 ONCA 77, R. v. MacIntosh (1997), 35 O.R. (3d) 97 (C.A.), R. v. Richards (2004), 70 O.R. (3d) 737 (C.A.), R. v. Mey, 2011 ONCA 288, Rex. v. GoldharRex v. Smokler (1941), 76 C.C.C. 270 (Ont. C.A.), Rex. v. Smierciak (1946), 87 C.C.C. 175 (Ont. C.A.), R. v. Araya, 2015 SCC 11, R. v. Li, 2013 ONCA 81, R. v. Henry, 2005 SCC 76, R. v. Prokofiew, 2010 ONCA 423, Canada (Attorney General) v. Bedford, 2012 ONCA 186

R. v. Cox, 2019 ONCA 466

Keywords: Criminal Law, Sentencing, Dangerous Offenders, R v. Boutilier, [2017] 2 SCR 936

R. v. Murororunkwere, 2019 ONCA 463

Keywords: Criminal Law, Sentencing, Standard of Review, R v. McKnight, 44 OR (3d) 263 (CA), R v. Lacasse, 2015 SCC 64

R. v. Payette-McLean, 2019 ONCA 471

Keywords: Criminal Law, Sentencing

R. v. Lo Verde, 2019 ONCA 467

Keywords: Criminal Law, Sexual Assault, Break and Enter, Forcible Entry, Defences, Intoxication, Criminal Code, s.72(1)

R. v. Morgan, 2019 ONCA 468

Keywords: Criminal Law, Receiving Financial Benefit from Sexual Services, Criminal Code, s. 286.2(1)

R. v. Gouldbourne, 2019 ONCA 472

Keywords: Criminal Law, Robbery, Use of an Imitation Firearm, Break and Enter, Sentencing, Criminal Code, s.85(4))

Ontario Review Board

Afifi (Re), 2019 ONCA 457

Keywords: Ontario Review Board, Criminal Law, Not Criminally Responsible, Conditional Discharges, Mental Health Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.7, Criminal Code, Part XX.1