Appendices

AuthorW.H. Charles
Pages131-157
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Appendices
Appendix 1
Master List of Charter Damages Cases
1984– 2015
A. 1984–94
1) Crossman v Canada, [1984] 1 FC 681, 12 CCC (3 d) 547, [1984] FCJ No 61 (TD).
Trial cour t awarded $500 punitive damage s.
2) Collin v Lussier, [1983] 1 FC 218, 6 CRR 89 , [1983] FCJ No 35 (TD), rev’d in
part (1984), [1985] 1 FC 124, 22 CCC (3d) 124 , [1984] FCJ No 195 (CA). Trial
court awarded $18,136 ($10,63 6 compensatory and $7,500 punitive damages);
overturned by C ourt of Appeal.
3) Vespoli Prec ision Mechanics Ltd v Canad a (1984), 12 CRR 185, 55 N R 269, [1984]
FCJ No 709 (CA). Trial court rejected Ch arter da mages claim; af‌f‌irmed by
Court of Appeal.
4) S Bertram Miller Ltd v Canad a, [1985] 1 FC 72, 18 DLR (4th) 600, [1985] FCJ
No 61, rev’d [1986] 3 FC 291, 28 CCC (3d) 263, [1986] FCJ No 404 (CA), leave
to appeal to SCC refused (1986), 75 NR 159n. T rial court awarded $13,3 49
compensatory damag es; overturned by Court of Appe al.
5) Lagiorgia v Canad a, [1985] 1 FC 438, 18 CRR 3 48, [1985] FCJ No 74 (TD), rev’d
in part [1987] 3 FC 28, 57 CR (3d) 284 , [1987] FCJ No 438 (CA), leave to appeal
to SCC refused (1988), 61 CR (3d) xxv iii, 43 CCC (3d) vi, 33 CRR 3 72n. Trial
court rejected Char ter dama ges claim; af‌f‌irmed by Cour t of Appeal.
6) Scorpio Ri sing Software Inc v Saskatche wan (AG) (1986), 46 Sask R 230 , [1986]
SJ No 295 (QB). Trial court rejected Char ter damages claim.
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7) R v BB (1986), 69 AR 203, [1986] A J No 384 (Prov Ct). Trial court awarded
$3,000 ($2, 250 compensatory and $750 punitive dama ges).
8) Bree n v Saunders (1986), 71 NBR (2d) 404, [1986] NBJ No 961 (QB). Trial cour t
rejected Charter damages claim.
9) Lord v Allison (1986), 3 BCLR (2d) 300 , [1986] BCJ No 3205 (SC ). Trial court
awarded $6,065 , composed of $65 special damages, $ 4,500 general damage s
($1,000 of which can be desc ribed as per se damages), and $1,500 punitive
damages.
10) Crown Tru st Co v Ontario (1986), 54 OR (2d) 79, 26 DLR (4th) 41, [1986] OJ No
2374 (Div Ct). Divisional Court rejec ted Charter damages clai m.
11) Char ters v Harper (1987), 79 NBR (2d) 28, [1987] NBJ No 1150 (QB). Trial court
rejected Charter damages claim.
12) Baud er v Wilson (1988), 43 CRR 149, [1988] BCJ No 1561 (SC). Trial court
rejected Charter da mages claim.
13) Moore v O ntario (AG), [1990] OJ No 3433 (Dist Ct). Trial cour t rejected
Charter damages claim.
14) R v F(RG) (1991), 90 Nf‌ld & PEIR 113, 5 CRR (2d) 62, [1991] NJ No 20 (SC).
Trial cour t awarded $1,000 punitive dama ges.
15) Rollin son v Canada, [1991] 3 FC 70, 40 FTR 1, [1991] FCJ No 25 (TD); (1994), 20
CCLT (2d) 92, 73 FTR 16, [1994] FCJ No 50 (TD). Trial court awarded $ 8,000
compensatory damages.
16) Freeman v West Vancouver (Distr ict), 1991 CanLII 2365 (BCSC), rev’d (19 92), 1 9
BCAC 81, 71 BCLR (2d) 387, [1992] BCJ No 2146 (CA), leave to appeal to SCC
refused with cost s (1993), 77 BCLR (2d) xxxi. T rial court awarded $5, 000
punitive damag es; overturned by Court of Appe al.
17) Blouin v Cana da (1991), 51 FTR 194, [1991] FCJ No 1171 (TD). Trial court
awarded $5,00 0 compensatory damages.
18) Lewis v Burn aby School Distri ct No 41 (1992), 71 BCLR (2d) 183, [1992] BCJ No
1568 (SC). Trial court aw arded $10,000 compensatory dama ges.
19) Stenner v B ritish Columbia (Securit ies Commission) (1993), 23 Admin LR
(2d) 247, [1993] BCJ No 2359 (SC), af‌f ’d (1996), 141 DLR (4th) 122, 82 B CAC
124, [1996] BCJ No 3015 (CA). Trial cour t rejected Charter damag es claim;
af‌f‌irmed by Cour t of Appeal.
20) McGilli vary v New Brunsw ick (1993), 140 NBR (2d) 365, 26 C R (4th) 371, [1993]
NBJ No 514 (QB), af‌f’d (1994), 116 DLR (4th) 104, 1994 Ca nLII 4465 (CA). Trial
court rejected Char ter dama ges claim; af‌f‌irmed by Cour t of Appeal.
21) Patenaude v Roy (1994), 23 DLR (4th) 78, 1994 CanLII 6107 (Que CA). Trial
court awarded $50, 000 compensatory damages; inc reased to $100,000 by
Court of Appeal (additional $50 ,000 representing punitive dama ges).

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