Cominco Ltd. v. Phillips Cables Ltd. et al., (1984) 38 Sask.R. 53 (QB)
Judge | MacLeod, J. |
Court | Court of Queen's Bench of Saskatchewan (Canada) |
Case Date | December 27, 1984 |
Jurisdiction | Saskatchewan |
Citations | (1984), 38 Sask.R. 53 (QB) |
Cominco Ltd. v. Phillips Cables Ltd. (1984), 38 Sask.R. 53 (QB)
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Cominco Ltd. v. Phillips Cables Limited, Canadian General Electric Company Limited, Canada Wire and Cable Company Limited, Pirelli Cables Limited and Northern Telecom Limited (defendants) and Westinghouse Canada Inc., Kilborn Engineering Ltd., Walter Dow and Company Ltd. and Audet (third parties)
(No. 60 A.D. 1978)
Indexed As: Cominco Ltd. v. Phillips Cables Ltd. et al.
Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench
Judicial Centre of Regina
MacLeod, J.
December 27, 1984.
Summary:
A plaintiff commenced an action against the defendants in January 1978. The defendants served third party claims during the period from April to October 1984. The third parties applied to strike out the third party claims because of the unreasonable delay.
The Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench dismissed the third parties' application where the defendants' claim, although delayed, was commenced within the time allowed by the Contributory Negligence Act.
Practice - Topic 1043
Parties - Third party procedure - Application of limitation periods - Contributory Negligence Act - A plaintiff commenced an action against the defendants in January 1978 - The defendants served third party claims during the period from April to October 1984 - The third parties applied to strike out the third party claims because of the unreasonable delay - The Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench dismissed the third parties' applications, notwithstanding the delay and prejudice to the third parties, because the defendants' claims were commenced within the time allowed by the Contributory Negligence Act, s. 11.
Cases Noticed:
Campbell et al. v. Bartlett and Young (No. 2), [1980] 1 W.W.R. 758; 2 Sask.R. 139, refd to. [para. 12].
Birkett v. James, [1977] 2 All E.R. 801 (H.L.), refd to. [para. 13].
Statutes Noticed:
Contributory Negligence Act, R.S.S. 1978, c. C-31, sect. 11 [para. 11].
Counsel:
E.R. Gritzfeld, Q.C., for the defendant, Phillips Cables Limited;
T.C. Wakeling, Q.C., and P.J. Gallet, for the defendant, Canadian General Electric Company Limited;
K. Ann Phillips and M. Morris, for the defendant, Canada Wire and Cable Company Limited;
G.G. Semenchuk, Q.C., and Diana K. Lee, for the defendant, Pirelli Cables Limited;
P.A. Kelly, for the defendant, Northern Telecom Limited;
J.R. Singleton, for third party, Kilborn Engineering Ltd.;
R.W. Elson, for third party, Walter Dow and Company and Marc Audet.
This application was heard before MacLeod, J., of the Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench, who delivered the following decision on December 27, 1984:
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