American Wollastonite Mining Corp. v. Scott et al., 2002 BCSC 1010

• Judge: Dillon, J.
• Court: Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
• Case Date: July 09, 2002
• Jurisdiction: British Columbia
• Citations: 2002 BCSC 1010;[2002] B.C.T.C. 1010 (SC)

Am. Wollastonite Mining Corp. v. Scott, [2002] B.C.T.C. 1010 (SC)

MLB headnote and full text

Temp. Cite: [2002] B.C.T.C. TBEd. JL.141

American Wollastonite Mining Corp. formerly known as White Plains Resources Corp. (plaintiff) v. Frank E. Scott and Fraser Milner, a Partnership (defendants)

(C965041; 2002 BCSC 1010)

Indexed As: American Wollastonite Mining Corp. v. Scott et al.

British Columbia Supreme Court

Vancouver

Dillon, J.

July 9, 2002.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Barristers and Solicitors - Topic 2661

Negligence - Damages - General - See paragraphs 74 to 95.

Torts - Topic 54

Negligence - Causation - "But for" test - See paragraphs 74 to 95.

Torts - Topic 61

Negligence - Causation - Causal connection - See paragraphs 74 to 95.

Cases Noticed:

Ball v. Minister of National Revenue (1992), 92 D.T.C. 2123 (Tax C.C.), refd to. [para. 55].

Batchlett v. United Cobalt Mines Ltd., [1953] O.W.N. 425 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 66].

Ontario Fire Insurance Co., Re (1915), 8 W.W.R. 1081 (Alta. S.C.), refd to. [para. 66].

Dominion Combing Mills Ltd., Re, [1930] 3 D.L.R. 98 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 68].

Modern House Manufacturing Co., Re (1913), 12 D.L.R. 217 (Ont. S.C.), refd to. [para. 70].

Davidson v. Davidson Manufacturing Co., [1978] B.C.J. No. 60 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 72].

Oakley v. McDougall, [1987] B.C.J. No. 272 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 72].

Snell v. Farrell, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 311; 110 N.R. 200; 107 N.B.R.(2d) 94; 267 A.P.R. 94, refd to. [para. 77].

Athey v. Leonati et al., [1996] 3 S.C.R. 458; 203 N.R. 36; 81 B.C.A.C. 243; 132 W.A.C. 243, refd to. [para. 77].

BG Checo International Ltd. v. British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, [1993] 1 S.C.R. 12; 147 N.R. 81; 20 B.C.A.C. 241; 35 W.A.C. 241; 75 B.C.L.R.(2d) 145, refd to. [para. 78].

Rainbow Industrial Caterers Ltd. et al. v. Canadian National Railway Co. et al., [1991] 3 S.C.R. 3; 126 N.R. 354; 3 B.C.A.C. 1; 7 W.A.C. 1; [1991] 6 W.W.R. 385, refd to. [para. 78].

Baldwin v. Chalker and Pippy (1982), 39 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 532; 111 A.P.R. 532 (Nfld. T.D.), refd to. [para. 78].

Messineo v. Beale (1978), 86 D.L.R.(3d) 713 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 78].

Fraser Park South Estates Ltd. et al. v. Lang Michener Lawrence & Shaw et al. (1999), 2 B.C.T.C. 1 (S.C.), affd. (2001), 146 B.C.A.C. 86; 239 W.A.C. 86; 84 B.C.L.R.(3d) 65 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 80].

R & R Ginseng Enterprises Ltd. v. Layton Bryson Outfitting and Trailriding Ltd. et al. (1999), 26 B.C.T.C. 7 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 89].

Canson Enterprises Ltd. et al. v. Boughton & Co. et al., [1991] 3 S.C.R. 534; 131 N.R. 321; 6 B.C.A.C. 1; 13 W.A.C. 1; 61 B.C.L.R.(2d) 1, refd to. [para. 89].

K.L.B. et al. v. British Columbia et al., [1998] B.C.T.C. Uned. 233; 51 B.C.L.R.(3d) 1 (S.C.), varied (2001), 151 B.C.A.C. 52; 249 W.A.C. 52; 87 B.C.L.R.(3d) 52 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 91].

Granville Savings and Mortgage Corp. v. Mark Swallow Thompson Allard and Co. (1996), 19 B.C.L.R.(3d) 303 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 91].

Statutes Noticed:

Company Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 62, sect. 43, sect. 45 [para. 65].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Linden, Allen M., Canadian Tort Law (7th Ed. 2001), pp. 109, 110 [para. 77].

Counsel:

R.E. Breivik and G.E. Rafter, for the plaintiff;

D. Venour, for the defendant, Scott;

A.B. Hudson and P.M.J. Arvisais, for the defendant, Fraser Milner.

This action was heard on September 17-21 and November 7 and 8, 2001, at Vancouver, British Columbia, before Dillon, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following reasons for judgment on July 9, 2002.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.