Court of Appeal Summaries (November 8-12, 2021)

  • 18 décembre 2021
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Table of Contents

Civil Decisions

Thoba v. Srajeldin, 2021 ONCA 789

Keywords: Contracts, Intention to Create Binding Legal Relations, Civil Procedure, Settlements, Enforcement

St. Marthe v. O’Connor, 2021 ONCA 790

Keywords: Torts, Negligence, MVA, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Notice, Admissibility, Opinion Evidence, Non-Party Experts, Limitations Act, 2002 S.O. 2002, c. 24, Sched. B., s. 4, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 53.03, White Burgess Langille Inman v. Abbott and Haliburton Co., 2015 SCC 23, Westerhof v. Gee Estate, 2015 ONCA 206, leave to appeal refused, 36445 (October 29, 2015) and 36451 (October 29, 2015), Bruff-Murphy v. Gunawardena, 2017 ONCA 502, Imeson v. Maryvale (Maryvale Adolescent and Family Services), 2018 ONCA 888, Hoang v. Vicentini, 2016 ONCA 723, R. v. Mohan, [1994] 2 S.C.R. 9, Hamstra (Guardian ad litem of) v. British Columbia Rugby Union, [1997] 1 S.C.R. 1092, Brady v. Lamb (2005), 78 O.R. (3d) 680 (C.A.), Cowles v. Balac, leave to appeal refused, [2006] S.C.C.A. No. 496, Kostopoulos v. Jesshope (1985), 50 O.R. (2d) 54 (C.A.), leave to appeal refused, [1985] S.C.C.A. No. 93., Ault v. Canada (Attorney General) (2007), 50 C.P.C. (6th) 316 (Ont. S.C.)

Maloney v. Goodman, 2021 ONCA 792

Keywords: Contracts, Debtor-Creditor, Real Property, Mortgages, Settlements, Limitation Periods, Farm Debt Mediation Act, S.C. 1997, c. 21, s. 19, Mortgages Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.40, s. 27

Giancola v. Dobrydney, 2021 ONCA 793

Keywords: Contracts, Real Property, Agreements of Purchase and Sale of Land, Patent Defects, Defences, Caveat Emptor, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Hearsay, Summary Judgment, Costs

DeLuca v. Grillone, 2021 ONCA 798

Keywords: Contracts, Interpretation, Civil Procedure, Settlements, Enforcement, Fresh Evidence

Samson c. Terjanian-Baro, 2021 ONCA 808

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Appeals, Dismissal for Delay, Extension of Time, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C. 43, s. 7(5) and 21(5), Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 61.16 (6), Sickinger v. Sickinger, 2017 ONCA 760

Lockhart v. Lockhart, 2021 ONCA 807

Keywords: Wills and Estates, Equalization of Net Family Property, Election, Civil Procedure, Costs, Family Law Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.3, s. 6(1)

Short Civil Decisions

Elite Construction Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2021 ONCA 803

Keywords: Contracts, Construction, Quantum Meruit, Unjust Enrichment, Civil Procedure, Summary Judgment, Costs, Hryniak v. Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7