Co-operators Life Insurance Co. v. Gibbens, [2009] 3 SCR 605

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; Binnie, William Ian Corneil; LeBel, Louis; Deschamps, Marie; Fish, Morris J.; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Charron, Louise; Rothstein, Marshall; Cromwell, Thomas Albert
Citation[2009] 3 SCR 605,2009 SCC 59,313 DLR (4th) 513,99 BCLR (4th) 1,278 BCAC 283,396 NR 165,[2010] EXP 5,[2009] SCJ No 59 (QL),[2010] 1 WWR 575,79 CCLI (4th) 1,JE 2010-1
Subject MatterINSURANCE
Date18 December 2009
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Docket Number32677
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72 practice notes
  • Seidel v. Telus Communications Inc., (2011) 301 B.C.A.C. 1 (SCC)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 12, 2010
    ...B.C.A.C. 220; 361 W.A.C. 220; 48 B.C.L.R.(4th) 328; 2005 BCCA 605, refd to. [para. 37]. Gibbens v. Co-operators Life Insurance Co., [2009] 3 S.C.R. 605; 396 N.R. 165; 278 B.C.A.C. 283; 471 W.A.C. 283; 2009 SCC 59, refd to. [para. Bauer v. Bank of Montreal, [1980] 2 S.C.R. 102; 32 N.R. 191, ......
  • Seidel v. Telus Communications Inc., (2011) 412 N.R. 195 (SCC)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 12, 2010
    ...B.C.A.C. 220; 361 W.A.C. 220; 48 B.C.L.R.(4th) 328; 2005 BCCA 605, refd to. [para. 37]. Gibbens v. Co-operators Life Insurance Co., [2009] 3 S.C.R. 605; 396 N.R. 165; 278 B.C.A.C. 283; 471 W.A.C. 283; 2009 SCC 59, refd to. [para. Bauer v. Bank of Montreal, [1980] 2 S.C.R. 102; 32 N.R. 191, ......
  • Ledcor Construction Ltd. v. Northbridge Indemnity Insurance Co., 2016 SCC 37
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • September 15, 2016
    ...v. British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, 1999 BCCA 415, 126 B.C.A.C. 9; Co‑operators Life Insurance Co. v. Gibbens, 2009 SCC 59, [2009] 3 S.C.R. 605; Progressive Homes Ltd. v. Lombard General Insurance Co. of Canada, 2010 SCC 33, [2010] 2 S.C.R. 245; Non‑Marine Underwriters, Lloyd’s o......
  • Stewart Estate et al. v. TAQA North Ltd. et al., 2015 ABCA 357
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • November 19, 2015
    ...North America (2015), 607 A.R. 377; 653 W.A.C. 377; 2015 ABCA 336, refd to. [para. 269]. Gibbens v. Co-operators Life Insurance Co., [2009] 3 S.C.R. 605; 396 N.R. 165; 278 B.C.A.C. 283; 471 W.A.C. 283; 2009 SCC 59, refd to. [para. Bhasin v. Hrynew et al., [2014] 3 S.C.R. 494; 464 N.R. 254; ......
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  • Seidel v. Telus Communications Inc., (2011) 301 B.C.A.C. 1 (SCC)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 12, 2010
    ...B.C.A.C. 220; 361 W.A.C. 220; 48 B.C.L.R.(4th) 328; 2005 BCCA 605, refd to. [para. 37]. Gibbens v. Co-operators Life Insurance Co., [2009] 3 S.C.R. 605; 396 N.R. 165; 278 B.C.A.C. 283; 471 W.A.C. 283; 2009 SCC 59, refd to. [para. Bauer v. Bank of Montreal, [1980] 2 S.C.R. 102; 32 N.R. 191, ......
  • Mosten Investments LP v The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (Manulife Financial),,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • March 10, 2021
    ...of Greece (Canada) v Katsikonouris, [1990] 2 SCR 1029 at 1043; and Co-operators Life Insurance Co. v Gibbens, 2009 SCC 59 at para 21, [2009] 3 SCR 605 [Gibbens]). Knowledge of that kind, lacking specificity as it does, will often be of little use in determining the meaning of contested cont......
  • Seidel v. Telus Communications Inc., (2011) 412 N.R. 195 (SCC)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 12, 2010
    ...B.C.A.C. 220; 361 W.A.C. 220; 48 B.C.L.R.(4th) 328; 2005 BCCA 605, refd to. [para. 37]. Gibbens v. Co-operators Life Insurance Co., [2009] 3 S.C.R. 605; 396 N.R. 165; 278 B.C.A.C. 283; 471 W.A.C. 283; 2009 SCC 59, refd to. [para. Bauer v. Bank of Montreal, [1980] 2 S.C.R. 102; 32 N.R. 191, ......
  • Ledcor Construction Ltd. v. Northbridge Indemnity Insurance Co., 2016 SCC 37
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • September 15, 2016
    ...v. British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, 1999 BCCA 415, 126 B.C.A.C. 9; Co‑operators Life Insurance Co. v. Gibbens, 2009 SCC 59, [2009] 3 S.C.R. 605; Progressive Homes Ltd. v. Lombard General Insurance Co. of Canada, 2010 SCC 33, [2010] 2 S.C.R. 245; Non‑Marine Underwriters, Lloyd’s o......
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6 firm's commentaries
  • Case Summary: Malcolm Silver & Co. Ltd, Et Al. v State Farm Fire And Casualty Company
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 5, 2020
    ...they might be perceived by persons versed in the niceties of insurance law”: Co-operators Life Insurance Co. v. Gibbens, 2009 SCC 59, [2009] 3 S.C.R. 605, at para. 21; see also Ledcor, at para. The Court held that the endorsement's coverage regarding “forgery or alteration of any cheque, dr......
  • Defence + Indemnity - February 2020: Case Summary: Malcolm Silver & Co. Ltd, et al. v State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
    • Canada
    • JD Supra Canada
    • February 28, 2020
    ...they might be perceived by persons versed in the niceties of insurance law”: Co-operators Life Insurance Co. v. Gibbens, 2009 SCC 59, [2009] 3 S.C.R. 605, at para. 21; see also Ledcor, at para. The Court held that the endorsement’s coverage regarding “forgery or alteration of any cheque, dr......
  • The Challenges Of Limitations In Sexual Abuse Claims
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 6, 2016
    ...No. 133 (S.C.C.). 6 Monenco Ltd. v. Commonwealth Insurance Co., [2001] 2 SCR. 699 (S.C.C.). 7 Gibbens v. Co-Operators Life Insurance Co., [2009] SCC 59. 8 [2006] 1 SCR 744 9 [2000] O.J. No. 4791 (Ont. S.C.J.). 10 E.M. v. Reed, [2003] O.J. No. 1791 (O.C.A.). 11 [1942] 1 K.B. 66. 12 Godonoaga......
  • What Is An 'Accident': The Story Of A Muddled Definition
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 2, 2020
    ...International Assurance Life Co., 2003 SCC 16, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 158. 5 Gibbens v. Co-operators Life Insurance Co., 2009 SCC 59, [2009] 3 S.C.R. 605. 6 Toronto Professional Fire Fighters' Assn. v. Toronto (City) (2007), 156 A.C.W.S. (3d) 962, 223 O.A.C. 146 (Ont. Div. 7 Van Berlo v. Aim Under......
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