Ontario Auto Policy Can't Drag Alberta Defendants To Ontario

The Court of Appeal for Ontario has released a decision dealing with whether Ontario has jurisdiction over a case stemming from a motor vehicle accident in Alberta.

In Tamminga v. Tamminga, an Ontario resident was injured when she fell off a truck in Alberta. She commenced an action in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against the owner and operator of the truck, who lives in Alberta, and a corporate co-owner of the truck, which is registered and carries on business in Alberta. She also sued her Ontario automobile...