Campbell (John) Law Corp. v. Stata Plan 1350, Owners, [2001] B.C.T.C. 1342 (SC)

• Judge: Melnick, J.
• Court: Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
• Case Date: August 09, 2001
• Jurisdiction: British Columbia
• Citations: [2001] B.C.T.C. 1342 (SC);2001 BCSC 1342

Campbell Law v. Strata Plan 1350, [2001] B.C.T.C. 1342 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2001] B.C.T.C. TBEd. OC.083

John Campbell Law Corporation (plaintiff) v. The Owners, Strata Plan 1350 (defendants)

(01 2117; 2001 BCSC 1342)

Indexed As: Campbell (John) Law Corp. v. Stata Plan 1350, Owners

British Columbia Supreme Court

Victoria

Melnick, J.

September 28, 2001.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Real Property - Topic 8866

Condominiums - Corporation - General - Duty to repair and maintain.

Real Property - Topic 8867

Condominiums - Corporation - General - Liability to unit holders - See paragraphs 1 to 19.

Torts - Topic 2004

Strict liability - General - Application of rule in Rylands v. Fletcher - See paragraphs 20 to 47.

Cases Noticed:

Rylands v. Fletcher (1866), L.R. 1 Ex. 265, refd to. [para. 1].

Wright v. Strata Plan 205, Owners ( 1996), 20 B.C.L.R.(3d) 343 (S.C.), affd. (1998), 103 B.C.A.C. 249; 169 W.A.C. 249; 43 B.C.L.R.(3d) 1 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 12].

Moyer v. Port Alberni (City) (1999), 6 B.C.T.C. 183; 65 B.C.L.R.(3d) 352; 2 M.P.L.R.(3d) 74 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 14].

Cambridge Water Co. v. Eastern Counties Leather plc., [1994] 2 A.C. 264; 162 N.R. 301 (H.L.), refd to. [para. 24].

Burnie Post Authority v. General Jones Pty. Ltd. (1994), 120 A.L.R. 42, red to. [para. 24].

Rickards v. Lothian, [1913] A.C. 263 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 30].

Stachniak v. Thorhild No. 7 (County) (2001), 285 A.R. 1 (Prov. Ct.), refd to. [para. 32].

Carstairs et al. v. Taylor (1871), L.R. 6 Ex. 217, refd to. [para. 36].

Ross v. Fedden et al. (1972), L.R. 7 Q.B. 661, refd to. [para. 37].

Ballard v. Tomlinson (1885), 29 Ch.D. 115 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 38].

Blake v. Woolf, [1898] 2 Q.B. 426, refd to. [para. 39].

Lyon v. Shelbourne (1981), 130 D.L.R.(3d) 307 (Ont. Co. Ct.), refd to. [para. 40].

Smeaton v. Ilford Corp., [1954] 1 All E.R. 923, refd to. [para. 40].

Tock and Tock v. St. John's Metropolitan Area Board, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 1181; 104 N.R. 241; 82 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 181; 257 A.P.R. 181; 64 D.L.R.(4th) 620, refd to. [para. 41].

McKellar v. Saint John (City) (1997), 189 N.B.R.(2d) 49; 482 A.P.R. 49; 27 M.V.R.(3d) 191 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 41].

Toms v. Duma, [1970] O.J. No. 150 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 43].

Wayen Diners Ltd. v. Hong Yick Tong Ltd. (1987), 35 D.L.R.(4th) 722 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 44].

Theberge v. Zittlau, [2000] B.C.J. No. 2198, refd to. [para. 45].

Kinaschuk v. Day, [1986] B.C.J. No. 959 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 46].

Bloom v. Creed, [1937] O.R. 626 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 46].

Statutes Noticed:

Condiminium Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 64, sect. 34(1) [para. 9]; sect. 116 [para. 6].

Strata Property Act, S.B.C. 1998, c. 43, sect. 1(1), sect. 72(1) [para. 7].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Linden, Allen M., Canadian Tort Law (6th Ed. 1997), p. 501 [para. 25].

Remedies in Tort (1987), p. 21-20 [para. 31].

Counsel:

W.S. Johnson, for the plaintiff;

K.T. Bhandar, for the defendant.

This application was heard on August 9, 2001, by Melnick, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following decision on September 28, 2001.

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