CIT Financial Ltd. v. 1153461 Ontario Inc. et al., [2004] O.T.C. 700 (SC)

• Judge: Sutherland, J.
• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: August 12, 2004
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2004] O.T.C. 700 (SC)

CIT Financial v. 1153461 Ont. Inc., [2004] O.T.C. 700 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2004] O.T.C. TBEd. AU.049

CIT Financial Ltd. (plaintiff) v. 1153461 Ontario Inc., Frederick A. Vander Heide, R&R Trucking Inc., Joseph D'Amico and Service On Site Transportation Corp. (defendants)

(Court File No. 03-CV-244111SR)

Indexed As: CIT Financial Ltd. v. 1153461 Ontario Inc. et al.

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Sutherland, J.

August 12, 2004.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Company Law - Topic 311

Nature of corporations - Lifting the corporate veil - One person company - See paragraphs 1 to 9 and 64 to 75.

Company Law - Topic 2486

Shareholders - Shares - General - Ownership - See paragraph 16.

Contracts - Topic 1583

Formation of contract - Consent - Independent legal advice - See paragraph 23.

Contracts - Topic 2108

Terms - Express terms - Indemnity clauses - See paragraphs 35 to 37.

Damage Awards - Topic 525

Torts/Quebec responsibility - Injury to goods or personalty - Trespass (incl. conversion) - See paragraphs 62 to 63.

Estoppel - Topic 1163

Estoppel in pais (by conduct) - Representation - By conduct - Practice or course of conduct - See paragraphs 24 to 33.

Torts - Topic 3093

Trespass - Trespass to goods - Conversion - What constitutes conversion - See paragraphs 38 to 61.

Torts - Topic 3107

Trespass - Trespass to goods - Conversion - Damages - General - See paragraphs 62 to 63.

Cases Noticed:

Roclar Leasing Ltd. v. MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. (1988), 63 O.R.(2d) 669 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 33].

Engineered Homes Ltd. v. Mason et al., [1983] 1 S.C.R. 641; 47 N.R. 379, refd to. [para. 33].

Engineered Homes Ltd. v. Juniper Lands Ltd. - see Engineered Homes Ltd. v. Mason et al.

Unisys Canada Inc. v. Imperial Optical Co. et al. (1998), 72 O.T.C. 231 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 55].

Boma Manufacturing Ltd. et al. v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 727; 203 N.R. 321; 82 B.C.A.C. 161; 133 W.A.C. 161; 140 D.L.R.(4th) 463, refd to. [para. 56].

933301 Ontario Inc. v. Loewith et al. (1997), 51 O.T.C. 62 (Gen. Div.), dist. [para. 66].

Shibamoto & Co. et al. v. Western Fish Producers Inc. (Bankrupt) et al., [1991] 3 F.C. 214; 43 F.T.R. 1 (T.D.), dist. [para. 66].

Craig et al. v. North Shore Heli Logging Ltd. et al., [1997] B.C.T.C. Uned. 579 (S.C.), dist. [para. 66].

Corporate Cars v. Gamesmanship Equipment Ltd., [2003] O.J. No. 2255 (Sup. Ct.), dist. [para. 69].

Kosmopoulos et al. v. Constitution Insurance Co. of Canada et al., [1987] 1 S.C.R. 2; 74 N.R. 360; 21 O.A.C. 4; 34 D.L.R.(4th) 208, refd to. [para. 70].

Canada Life Assurance Co. v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (1974), 3 O.R.(2d) 70 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 70].

Clarkson Co. v. Zhelka et al., [1967] 2 O.R. 565 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 70].

Alberta Gas Ethylene Co. v. Minister of National Revenue (1988), 24 F.T.R. 309 (T.D.), affd. (1990), 112 N.R. 399; 1990 CarwellNat 342 (F.C.A.), refd to. [para. 70].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Archibald, Todd L., and Cochrane, Michael, Annual Review of Civil Litigation, generally [para. 70].

Buckingham, Philip J., and O'Flaherty, J. Keir, The Long Black Veil, in Archibald, Todd L., and Cochrane, Michael, Annual Review of Civil Litigation, generally [para. 70].

Fleming, John G., The Law of Torts (9th Ed. 1998), p. 60 [para. 54].

Fridman, Gerald Henry Louis, The Law of Torts in Canada (1989), vol. 1, c. 5, p. 95 [para. 58].

Halsbury's Laws of England (4th Ed.), vol. 16, para. 1514 [para. 33].

Klar, Lewis N., Tort Law (3rd Ed. 2003), p. 91, fn. 371 [para. 57].

Counsel:

Arthi Sambasivan, for the plaintiff;

Miles D. O'Reilly, for the defendant, Joseph D'Amico;

J. Venn, for the defendant, F.A. Vander Heide.

This case was heard on April 26-29, 2004, before Sutherland, J., of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following decision on August 12, 2004.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.