Burke et al. v. Governor and Co. of Adventurers of England Trading et al., [2005] O.T.C. 1076 (SC)

• Judge: C. Campbell, J.
• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: December 16, 2005
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2005] O.T.C. 1076 (SC)

Burke v. Governor & Co., [2005] O.T.C. 1076 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2006] O.T.C. TBEd. JA.002

Peter Christopher Burke, Richard Fallis and A. Douglas Ross, personally and in a representative capacity (plaintiffs) v. The Governor and Company of Adventurers of England Trading into Hudson's Bay and Investors Group Trust Company Ltd. (defendants)

(94-CL-218)

Indexed As: Burke et al. v. Governor and Co. of Adventurers of England Trading et al.

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

C. Campbell, J.

December 16, 2005 and July 12, 2006.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Master and Servant - Topic 1959

Remuneration - Pension or retirement benefits - Distribution of surplus funds - See paragraphs 1 to 198.

Cases Noticed:

Schmidt v. Air Products Canada Ltd. - see Stearns Catalytic Pension Plans, Re.

Stearns Catalytic Pension Plans, Re, [1994] 2 S.C.R. 611; 168 N.R. 81; 155 A.R. 81; 73 W.A.C. 81; 115 D.L.R.(4th) 631, refd to. [para. 87].

Saunders v. Vantiere (1841), 49 E.R. 282, affd. (1841), 41 E.R. 482, refd to. [para. 108, footnote 1].

Joy Technologies v. Montreal Trust Co. of Canada (1995), 7 E.T.R.(2d) 243 (Ont. Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 108].

Monsanto Canada Inc. v. Superintendent of Financial Services (Ont.) et al., [2004] 3 S.C.R. 152; 324 N.R. 259; 189 O.A.C. 201, refd to. [para. 114].

Reichhold Ltd. v. Wong, [2000] O.T.C. Uned. D72; 47 O.R.(3d) 400 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 117].

Bower v. Cominco (2003), 187 B.C.A.C. 287; 307 W.A.C. 287; 2003 BCCA 537, refd to. [para. 139].

Buschau v. Rogers Cablesystems Inc. (2001), 148 B.C.A.C. 263; 243 W.A.C. 263; 83 B.C.L.R.(3d) 261 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 140].

Aegon Canada Inc. and TransAmerica Life Canada v. ING Canada Inc. et al. (2003), 179 O.A.C. 196 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 152].

Cape Breton Development Corp. (Devco) v. United Mine Workers of America, [2004] C.L.A.D. No. 492 (Arb.), refd to. [para. 153].

Dinney v. Great-West Life Assurance Co. (2005), 192 Man.R.(2d) 229; 340 W.A.C. 229 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 155].

Graphicshoppe Ltd. (Bankruptcy), Re (2005), 205 O.A.C. 113 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 161].

Elcano Acceptance Ltd. et al. v. Richmond, Richmond, Stambler & Mills (1986), 16 O.A.C. 69; 55 O.R.(2d) 56 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 211].

Carreiro et al. v. Flynn et al. (2005), 195 O.A.C. 315 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 211].

Morniga v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., [2002] O.T.C. 369; 2002 CarswellOnt 1738 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 212].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Gillese, Eileen E., Pension Plans and the Law of Trusts (1996), 75 Can. Bar Rev. 221, pp. 221 [para. 106]; 236 [para. 107].

Maddaugh, Peter D., and McCamus, John D., The Law of Restitution (2nd Ed. 2004) (Looseleaf), generally [para. 167]; p. 5-42 [para. 183].

Counsel:

David C. Moore and Kenneth G.G. Jones, for the representative plaintiffs;

J. Brett Ledger and Christopher P. Naudie, for the defendant, Hudson's Bay Co.

This action was heard on June 7-10, 14-16, 20 and 29-30, 2005, by C. Campbell, J., of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following decision on December 16, 2005, with supplementary reasons released on July 12, 2006.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.