Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 24, 2022 ' October 28, 2022)

• Published date: 02 November 2022
• Subject Matter: Environment, Insurance, Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration, Real Estate and Construction, Insurance Laws and Products, Arbitration & Dispute Resolution, Class Actions, Trials & Appeals & Compensation, Professional Negligence, Construction & Planning, Real Estate, Waste Management, Civil Law
• Law Firm: Blaney McMurtry LLP
• Author: Mr John Polyzogopoulos

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of October 24, 2022.

In Johnson v Ontario, the Court allowed the appeal and found that in refusing the appellant's request for an extension of time to opt out of a class action, the motion judge did not articulate or apply the correct test. The test for an extension to opt out of a class proceeding requires the class member to show that their neglect in complying with the court-imposed deadline is excusable and that an extension will not result in prejudice to the class, the defendant, or the administration of justice. The Court found that a proper application of the test and consideration of the relevant factors in this case indicated that the extension of the deadline to opt out should have been granted.

In Hummel Properties Inc. v. Niagara-on-the-Lake (Town), the Court considered an appeal regarding the legality of an interim control by-law restricting the division of land. The Court found that the interim control by-law was illegal as it sought to control the division of land, as opposed to the use of land subject to it. Further, the Court held that the application judge, who had dismissed the application, made overriding errors throughout his analysis, resulting in his findings being set aside and the Court remitting the matter to be tried again.

Table of Contents

Civil Decisions

Johnson v. Ontario , 2022 ONCA 725

Keywords: Torts, Crown Liability, Negligence, Charter Breaches, Civil Procedure, Class Proceedings, Opting-out, Extension of Time, Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6, s 27.1(4), ss. 8, 9, 12, 13, 17, 27(2)(a), 27(3), Limitations Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 24 s. 5(1)(b), Young v. London Life Insurance Co., [2002] O.J. No. 5971 (S.C.), 1250264 Ontario Inc. v. Pet Valu Canada Inc., 2013 ONCA 279, Cannon v. Funds for Canada Foundation, 2014 ONSC 2259, Re PaineWebber Limited Partnerships Litigation, 147 F. (3d) 132 (2d Cir. 1998), Pioneer Investment Services Co. v. Brunswick Associates Limited Partnership, 507 U.S. 380 (1993), Gregg v. Freightliner Ltd., 2012 BCSC 415, Johnson v. Ontario, 2021 ONCA 650, 1176560 Ontario Ltd. v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Co. of Canada Ltd. (2002), 62 O.R. (3d) 535 (S.C.J.), Canada Post Corp. v. Lépine, 2009 SCC 16, 3113736 Canada Ltd. v. Cozy Corner Bedding Inc., 2020 ONCA 235, Airia Brands Inc. v. Air Canada, 2017 ONCA 792

Hummel Properties Inc. v. Niagara-on-the-Lake (Town), 2022 ONCA 737

Keywords: Municipal Law, Land Use Planning, Interim Control By-Laws, Validity, Bad Faith, Illegality, Real Property, Subdivision Control, Torts, Misfeasance in Public Office, Fraudulent Misrepresentation, Negligent Misrepresentation, Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990 c. P.13, s. 34, s. 38, Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001 c. 25, s. 273, Equity Waste Management of Canada Corp. v. Halton Hills (Town) (1997), 35 O.R. (3d) 321 (C.A.), TRG-KFH (Lakeside) Inc. v Muskoka Lakes (Township), 2019 ONCA 443, Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65, Luxor Entertainment Corp. v. North York (City) (1996), 27 O.R. (3d) 259 (Gen. Div.), Pedwell v. Pelham (Town) (2003), 174 O.A.C. 147, Grosvenor v. East Luther Grand Valley (Township), 2007 ONCA 55, Sumac Ridge Wind Inc. v. Kawartha Lakes (City), 2016 ONCA 496, Quay West v. Toronto (City), [1989] O.J. No. 3072, Shell Canada Ltd. v. Barrie (City) Chief Building Official, 1992 CarswellOnt 514, Manchester v. North York (City) Chief Building Official (1994), 18 O.R. (3d) 540 (Div. Ct.), London (City) v. RSJ Holdings Inc., 2007 SCC 29, Re Burlington (City) Interim Control Re By-law 4000-589 (1988), 22 O.M.B.R. 233, Re Niagara-on-the-Lake (Town) Interim Control By-law 2049-89, [1990] O.M.B.D. No. 320, Woolford v. Etobicoke (City) (1991), 25 O.M.B.R. 289

Short Civil Decisions

1854329 Ontario Inc. v. Cairo , 2022 ONCA 744

Keywords: Breach of Contract, Real Property, Agreements of Purchase and Sale, Deposits, Remedies, Damages, Relief from Forfeiture, Towne Meadow Development Corporation v. William Choo Chong (1993), 30 R.P.R. (2d) 228 (Gen. Div.), Saskatchewan River Bungalows Ltd. v. Maritime Life Assurance Co., [1994] 2 S.C.R. 490, Stockloser v. Johnson, [1954] 1 Q.B. 476 (C.A. (Eng))

Performance Analytics v. McNeely , 2022 ONCA 731

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Settlements, Disclosure Obligations, Remedies, Stays, Handley Estate v. DTE Industries Limited, 2018 ONCA 324, Tallman Truck Centre Limited v. K.S.P. Holdings Inc., 2022 ONCA 66, Waxman v. Waxman, 2022 ONCA 311, Poirier v. Logan, 2022 ONCA 350, Chu de Québec-Université Laval v. Tree of Knowledge International Corp., 2022 ONCA 467

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CIVIL DECISIONS

Johnson v. Ontario , 2022 ONCA 725

[Roberts, Miller and Zarnett JJ.A]

Counsel:

M. R. Sharp, N. S. Barkhordari, and N. S. Gosa, for the appellant D.P.
R. Bambers and L. Brost, for the respondent, His Majesty the King in Right of Ontario
J. Bradford, for the respondents, G.J., M.S., T.H.
A. Eckart and J. Kalajdzic, for the intervener The Class Action Clinic at the University of Windsor, Faculty of Law

Keywords: Torts, Crown Liability, Negligence, Charter Breaches, Civil Procedure, Class Proceedings, Opting-out, Extension of Time, Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6, s 27.1(4), ss. 8, 9, 12, 13, 17, 27(2)(a), 27(3), Limitations Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 24 s. 5(1)(b), Young v. London Life Insurance Co., [2002] O.J. No. 5971 (S.C.), 1250264 Ontario Inc. v. Pet Valu Canada Inc., 2013 ONCA 279, Cannon v. Funds for Canada Foundation, 2014 ONSC 2259, Re PaineWebber Limited Partnerships Litigation, 147 F. (3d) 132 (2d Cir. 1998), Pioneer Investment Services Co. v. Brunswick Associates Limited Partnership, 507 U.S. 380...