Co-operators Life Insurance Co. v. Gibbens,
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Judge | McLachlin, 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 |
| Date | 18 December 2009 |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Docket Number | 32677 |
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...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......
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...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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