Child v. Vancouver General Hospital et al., [1970] SCR 477

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeCartwright, John Robert; Martland, Ronald; Judson, Wilfred; Ritchie, Roland Almon; Spence, Wishart Flett
Date22 December 1969
Citation[1970] SCR 477,10 DLR (3d) 539,71 WWR (ns) 656,1969 CanLII 110 (SCC)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
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5 practice notes
  • Tekano v. Lions Gate Hospital et al., (1999) 16 B.C.T.C. 194 (SC)
    • Canada
    • British Columbia Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • 19 Febrero 1999
    ...dist. [para. 111]. Dudas v. Munro et al., [1997] B.C.T.C. Uned. 482 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 112]. Child v. Vancouver General Hospital, [1970] S.C.R. 477, refd to. [para. D.J. Mullan, Q.C., and D.W. Lahay, for the plaintiffs; C.L. Woods and M.P. Towler, for the defendants, Lions Gate Hospita......
  • Grennan Estate v. Reddoch et al., (2002) 176 B.C.A.C. 90 (YukCA)
    • Canada
    • Yukon Court of Appeal (Yukon Territory)
    • 13 Diciembre 2002
    ...Fenwick (1981), 120 D.L.R.(3d) 622 (B.C.C.A.), dist. [para. 34]. Child v. Vancouver General Hospital (1968), 67 W.W.R.(N.S.) 169, affd. [1970] S.C.R. 477, refd to. [para. Neuzen v. Korn, [1995] 3 S.C.R. 674; 188 N.R. 161; 64 B.C.A.C. 241; 105 W.A.C. 241; [1995] 10 W.W.R. 1; 127 D.L.R.(4th) ......
  • Lotocky v. Markle et al., 2006 BCSC 1295
    • Canada
    • British Columbia Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • 23 Agosto 2006
    ...[1998] B.C.J. No. 589 (S.C.), at para. 24; varied in part on other grounds, 2001 BCCA 359. In Child v. Vancouver General Hospital, [1970] S.C.R. 477, at 493, the Supreme Court of Canada held: I think it desirable to stress the fact that the question of liability in the present case is to be......
  • Zarubiak (Estate) v. Luce,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 13 Marzo 2017
    ...Courts must avoid the temptation to use the benefit of hindsight: Child v. Vancouver General Hospital, [1970] S.C.R. 477 at 493.  As L’Heureux-Dubé explained in Lapointe v. Hȏpital Le Gardeur, [1992] 1 S.C.R. 351 at paras. 28 and …courts should be careful not t......
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5 cases
  • Tekano v. Lions Gate Hospital et al., (1999) 16 B.C.T.C. 194 (SC)
    • Canada
    • British Columbia Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • 19 Febrero 1999
    ...dist. [para. 111]. Dudas v. Munro et al., [1997] B.C.T.C. Uned. 482 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 112]. Child v. Vancouver General Hospital, [1970] S.C.R. 477, refd to. [para. D.J. Mullan, Q.C., and D.W. Lahay, for the plaintiffs; C.L. Woods and M.P. Towler, for the defendants, Lions Gate Hospita......
  • Grennan Estate v. Reddoch et al., (2002) 176 B.C.A.C. 90 (YukCA)
    • Canada
    • Yukon Court of Appeal (Yukon Territory)
    • 13 Diciembre 2002
    ...Fenwick (1981), 120 D.L.R.(3d) 622 (B.C.C.A.), dist. [para. 34]. Child v. Vancouver General Hospital (1968), 67 W.W.R.(N.S.) 169, affd. [1970] S.C.R. 477, refd to. [para. Neuzen v. Korn, [1995] 3 S.C.R. 674; 188 N.R. 161; 64 B.C.A.C. 241; 105 W.A.C. 241; [1995] 10 W.W.R. 1; 127 D.L.R.(4th) ......
  • Lotocky v. Markle et al., 2006 BCSC 1295
    • Canada
    • British Columbia Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • 23 Agosto 2006
    ...[1998] B.C.J. No. 589 (S.C.), at para. 24; varied in part on other grounds, 2001 BCCA 359. In Child v. Vancouver General Hospital, [1970] S.C.R. 477, at 493, the Supreme Court of Canada held: I think it desirable to stress the fact that the question of liability in the present case is to be......
  • Zarubiak (Estate) v. Luce,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 13 Marzo 2017
    ...Courts must avoid the temptation to use the benefit of hindsight: Child v. Vancouver General Hospital, [1970] S.C.R. 477 at 493.  As L’Heureux-Dubé explained in Lapointe v. Hȏpital Le Gardeur, [1992] 1 S.C.R. 351 at paras. 28 and …courts should be careful not t......
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