Best v. Revere (Paul) Life Insurance Co., 2000 MBCA 81

JudgeScott, C.J.M., Twaddle and Steel, JJ.A.
CourtCourt of Appeal (Manitoba)
Case DateJune 12, 2000
JurisdictionManitoba
Citations2000 MBCA 81;(2000), 150 Man.R.(2d) 105 (CA)

Best v. Revere Life (2000), 150 Man.R.(2d) 105 (CA);

    230 W.A.C. 105

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Temp. Cite: [2000] Man.R.(2d) TBEd. SE.019

Candace Best (plaintiff/appellant) v. The Paul Revere Life Insurance Company (defendant/respondent)

(AI 00-30-04546; 2000 MBCA 81)

Indexed As: Best v. Revere (Paul) Life Insurance Co.

Manitoba Court of Appeal

Scott, C.J.M., Twaddle and Steel, JJ.A.

September 8, 2000.

Summary:

The plaintiff sued the defendant insurance company for the payment of disability bene­fits as a result of her inability to perform the regular duties of her occupation. The defen­dant moved for an order to compel the plaintiff to attend for an ergonomic practice assessment. A Master dismissed the motion. The defendant appealed.

The Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench, in a decision reported at 144 Man.R.(2d) 145, allowed the appeal. The plaintiff appealed.

The Manitoba Court of Appeal allowed the appeal.

Courts - Topic 2004

Jurisdiction - Inherent jurisdiction - [See Practice - Topic 4786.1 ].

Practice - Topic 4776

Discovery - Physical or psychological examination - General - At issue between the parties was the extent of the plaintiff's functional limitation in working as a dental hygienist - The defendant sought an order to compel the plaintiff to attend for an ergonomic practice assessment by Dr. Rucker - Dr. Rucker was a licensed dentist and had been involved in the area of dental ergonomics since 1981 - The Manitoba Court of Appeal stated that in order to come within Queen's Bench Rule 33 (motions for physical or mental examin­ations) the health care practitioner had to conduct an examination within the area in which he or she was licensed to practice - While Dr. Rucker was a licensed dentist, he did not intend to conduct a dental ex­amination of the plaintiff - Therefore, the order sought, if it was to be made, could only be made pursuant to the court's in­herent jurisdiction - See paragraphs 14 to 15.

Practice - Topic 4776

Discovery - Physical or psychological examination - General - [See Practice - Topic 4786.1 ].

Practice - Topic 4779

Discovery - Physical or psychological examination - Circumstances justifying refusal - [See Practice - Topic 4786.1 ].

Practice - Topic 4786.1

Discovery - Physical or psychological examination - Ergonomic assessment - At issue between the parties was the extent of the plaintiff's functional limitation in working as a dental hygienist - The defen­dant sought an order to compel the plain­tiff to attend for an ergonomic practice assessment by Dr. Rucker, a licensed dentist who had been involved in the area of dental ergonomics since 1981 - A motions judge granted the order - The plaintiff appealed - The Manitoba Court of Appeal allowed the appeal - The court held that while it had inherent jurisdiction to order an examination by an expert other than a health care practitioner as specified in the Court of Queen's Bench Act, that jurisdiction was to be exercised only where the principles of justice and fairness dic­tated and only in a clear case and the onus was on the defendant to satisfy those cri­teria - In this case, the proposed examin­ation was not necessary to rebut any of the other expert examinations and the lack of an assessment would not prejudice the defendant - Further, requiring the plaintiff to undergo an examination in a relatively new scientific area required special scru­tiny of the nature of the assessment and that kind of evidence was not presented.

Cases Noticed:

Gilroy v. Cooperators General Insurance Co. (1994), 117 Sask.R. 269; 21 C.P.C.(3d) 337 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 16].

Halstead v. Anderson et al. (1993), 115 Sask.R. 257 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 19].

McCuaig v. Halverson, [1993] S.J. No. 477 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 19].

Jobes v. Zolinski et al. (1999), 134 Man.R.(2d) 302; 193 W.A.C. 302 (C.A.), dist. [para. 21].

Jaworski v. Wilkinson et al. (1966), 58 W.W.R.(N.S.) 211 (Man. Q.B.), dist. [para. 27].

R. v. Mohan, [1994] 2 S.C.R. 9; 166 N.R. 245; 71 O.A.C. 241; 89 C.C.C.(3d) 402; 29 C.R.(4th) 243; 114 D.L.R.(4th) 419, refd to. [para. 34].

Green v. Lawrence et al. (1997), 119 Man.R.(2d) 3 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 36].

Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. (1993), 113 S.Ct. 2786, refd to. [para. 37].

Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael (1999), 119A S.Ct. 1167, refd to. [para. 37].

Tower Estates Ltd. v. Canadian General Insurance Co. (1989), 62 Man.R.(2d) 159 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 51].

Statutes Noticed:

Court of Queen's Bench Act, S.M. 1988-89, c. 4; C.C.S.M., c. C-280, sect. 63 [Appendix].

Rules of Court (Man.), Queen's Bench Rules, rule 33.01 [Appendix].

Counsel:

K.N. Stern, for the appellant;

R.E. Stephenson, Q.C., for the respondent.

This appeal was heard on June 12, 2000, before Scott, C.J.M., and Twaddle and Steel, JJ.A., of the Manitoba Court of Appeal. The following judgment of the Court of Appeal was delivered by Steel, J.A., on September 8, 2000.

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