Chaleur Silica Ltd. v. Sherrard, (1984) 55 N.B.R.(2d) 47 (TD)

• Court: Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick (Canada)
• Case Date: February 17, 1984
• Jurisdiction: New Brunswick
• Citations: (1984), 55 N.B.R.(2d) 47 (TD)

Chaleur Silica Ltd. v. Sherrard (1984), 55 N.B.R.(2d) 47 (TD);

    55 R.N.-B.(2e) 47; 144 A.P.R. 47

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Chaleur Silica Ltd. v. Sherrard

(No. B/C/149/83)

Indexed As: Chaleur Silica Ltd. v. Sherrard

Répertorié: Chaleur Silica Ltd. v. Sherrard

New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench

Trial Division

Judicial District of Bathurst

Jean, J,

May 7, 1984.

Summary:

Résumé:

The plaintiff company, as owner of a tractor-trailer, sued the defendant driver for damages suffered to the tractor-trailer in a motor vehicle collision.

The New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench, Trial Division, allowed the owner's action.

Torts - Topic 379

Negligence - Motor vehicle - Standard of care of driver - Imminent danger - "Agony of collision" - On a three lane highway, a car driver moved into the middle or passing lane - A powerful tractor-trailer with no load pulled out from the right lane into the passing lane ahead of the driver, who swerved to the left lane and collided with the plaintiff's oncoming truck - The New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench, Trial Division, held that the car driver was negligent in failing to pay attention, failing to keep a proper lookout and failing to take ordinary corrective measures, and was solely at fault - See paragraphs 1, 12 to 22.

Cases Noticed:

Comeau & Comeau v. Doucet (1981), 32 N.B.R.(2d) 145; 78 A.P.R. 145, consd. [para. 15].

Beaumont v. Ruddy, [1932] 3 D.L.R. (2d) 75, consd. [para. 15].

Dobson et al. v. A Party Unknown and MacEachern (1975), 12 N.B.R.(2d) 102; 6 A.P.R. 102, consd. [para. 15].

Arseneau v. Comeau and Comeau and Sun Alliance Insurance Company (1979), 28 N.B.R.(2d) 37; 63 A.P.R. 37, consd. [para. 15].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Linden, Canadian Negligence Law (1972), p. 23 [para. 11].

Counsel:

Thomas W. Riordon, Q.C., for the plaintiff;

David H. Russell, for the defendant.

This action was heard before Jean, J., of the New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench, Trial Division, Judicial District of Bathurst, on February 17, 1984, whose decision was delivered on May 7, 1984.