Court of Appeal Summaries (May 3-7, 2021)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Civil Decisions

Achtem v. Boese, 2021 ONCA 284

Keywords: Debtor-Creditor, Civil Procedure, Judgments, Enforcement, Writs of Seizure and Sale, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 60.07(2), Rule 60.08(2), Royal Bank of Canada v. Correia, 2006 CanLII 26976 (Ont. S.C. (Master), Adelaide Capital Corporation v. 412259 Ontario Ltd., 2006 CanLII 34725 (Ont. S.C.).

Scala v. Toronto (Police Services Board), 2021 ONCA 297

Keywords: Torts, Assault, Negligence, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Evidence, Credibility, Civil Procedure, Costs, Criminal Code, section 25(1), Wilsdon v. Durham Regional Police, 2011 ONSC 3419, R. v. Nasogaluak,[2010] 1 S.C.R. 206, R. v. Power, 2016 SKCA 29

Orillia (City) v. Metro Ontario Real Estate Limited, 2021 ONCA 291

Keywords: Contracts, Interpretation, Real Property, Commercial Leases, Term, Renewal Options, Repairs, Commercial Reasonableness, Civil Procedure, Standard of Review, Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, Chilton v. Co-operators General Insurance Co. (1997), 143 DLR (4th) 647 (Ont CA), Amberber v. IBM Canada Ltd., 2018 ONCA 571, Thunder Bay (City) v. Canadian National Railway Company, 2018 ONCA 517, G.M. Pace Enterprises Inc. v. Tsai, 2003 BCSC 1336, Lurcott v. Wakely, [1911] 1 KB 905 (CA (Eng)), Ravenseft Properties Ltd. v. Davstone (Holdings) Ltd., [1980] QB 12 (QBD (Eng)), Morcom v. Campbell-Johnson, [1955] 3 WLR 497 (CA (Eng)), Brew Brothers Ltd. v. Snax (Ross) Ltd., [1970] 1 Q.B. 612 (C.A. (Eng.)), Norbury Sudbury Ltd. v. Noront Steel (1981) Ltd. (1984), 11 DLR (4th) 686 (Ont HC), Hall v. Campbellford Cloth Co. Ltd., [1944] 2 DLR 247 (Ont HC), 708-1111 West Hastings Ltd. v. Coopers & Lybrand Vancouver Ltd., 1990 CanLII 1084 (BC Co Ct), Post Office v. Aquarius Properties Ltd., [1987] 1 All ER 1055 (CA), Haskell v. Marlow, [1928] 2 KB 45 (KBD (Eng)), Stellarbridge Management Inc. v. Magna International (Canada) Inc., 2004 CanLII 9852 (Ont CA), G.H.L. Fridman, The Law of Contract in Canada, 6th ed. (Toronto: Carswell, 2011), Nicholas Dowding et al., eds., Woodfall: Landlord and Tenant, (London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2020) (loose-leaf updated 2021, release 122), vol. 1.

West v. Knowles, 2021 ONCA 296

Keywords: Torts, Negligence, MVA, Causation, “But For” Test, “Material Contribution” Test, Damages, Past and Future Income Loss, Civil Procedure, Jury Charge, Evidence, Admissibility, Public Documents, Experts, Re-examination, Standard of Proof, Past Events, Hypothetical Events, “Real and Substantial Risk or Possibility of Loss”, Evidence Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.23, s.32, Pereira v. Hamilton Township Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Co. (2006), 209 O.A.C. 127, Ross v. Bacchus, 2015 ONCA 347, Samms v. Moolla, 2019 ONCA 220, Clements v. Clements, 2012 SCC 32, Donleavy v. Ultramar Ltd., 2019 ONCA 687, Athey v. Leonati, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 458, R. v. Marquard, [1993] 4 S.C.R. 223, R. v. Anderson (1914), 22 C.C.C. 455 (Alta. C.A.), R. v. St. Lawrence Cement Inc. (2002), 60 O.R. (3d) 712 (C.A.), R. v. Spence, 2005 SCC 71, R. v. Perkins, 2007 ONCA 585, MacLeod v. Marshall, 2019 ONCA 842, Gao v. Dietrich, 2018 BCCA 372.

 

Short Civil Decisions

Hornstein v. Kats, 2021 ONCA 293

Keywords: Business Associations, Partnerships, Real Property, Beneficial Interests, Torts, Slander of Title, Evidence, Credibility, Punitive Damages, Independent Actionable Wrong, Land Titles Act, RSO 1990, c L5, s 132, Whiten v Pilot Insurance Co., 2002 SCC 18.