Court of Appeal Summaries (September 21 – September 25, 2020)

Table of Contents

Civil Decisions

Bruni v. Dacosta, 2020 ONCA 602

Keywords: Torts, Negligence, Standard of Care, Crown Liability, Defences, Contributory Negligence, Civil Procedure, Procedural and Natural Justice, Sufficiency Of Trial Reasons,  Evidence at Trial, Exhibits, Joint Document Books, Proceedings Against the Crown Act, ss. 5(1)(a) and 5(2), Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, s. 134(6), Evidence Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.23, s. 35, Baker v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [1999] 2 S.C.R. 817, Brochu v. Pond (2002), 62 O.R. (3d) 722 (C.A.), Nemchin v. Green, 2019 ONCA 634, R. v. Sheppard, 2002 SCC 26, R. v. Dinardo, 2008 SCC 24, Girao v. Cunningham, 2020 ONCA 260

Levin v Levin, 2020 ONCA 604

Keywords: Family Law, Spousal Support, Child Support, Equalization of Net Family Property, Family Law Rules, O Reg 114/99, rule 18(14), Rados v. Rados, 2019 ONCA 627, Bak v. Dobell, 2007 ONCA 304, Korman v. Korman, 2015 ONCA 578, Fielding v. Fielding, 2015 ONCA 901

Walker v. Coldin, 2020 ONCA 603

Keywords: Real Property, Prescriptive Easements,  Civil Procedure, Remedies, Injunctions, Applications, Factums, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 38.09(4), W. (D.) v. White, [2004] 189 O.A.C. 256, leave to appeal refused, [2004] S.C.C.A. No. 486, RJR-MacDonald Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), [1994] 1 S.C.R. 311

Short Civil Decisions

Vitucci v Dimakis, 2020 ONCA 601