Crawford v. Penney et al., [2003] O.T.C. 16 (SC)

• Judge: Power, J.
• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: January 15, 2003
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2003] O.T.C. 16 (SC)

Crawford v. Penney, [2003] O.T.C. 16 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2003] O.T.C. TBEd. JA.052

Melissa Crawford, by her Litigation Guardian Jeanette Crawford, Jeanette Crawford and Barry Crawford (plaintiffs) v. Dr. Brian J. Penney, Dr. Greg Healey,  Dr. Gary O'Neil and Smiths Falls Community Hospital, Dr. Martin Gillieson, J. Plunkett and Dorothy Clark (defendants)

(Court File No. 2465/94)

Indexed As: Crawford v. Penney et al.

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Power, J.

January 15, 2003.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Damage Awards - Topic 590

Torts/Quebec responsibility - Injury to third parties - Loss of care, guidance and companionship - See paragraphs 310 to 320.

Damage Awards - Topic 634

Torts/Quebec responsibility - Injury to the person - Medical or dental malpractice - See paragraphs 265 to 320.

Medicine - Topic 4241

Liability of practitioners - Negligence or fault - General - See paragraphs 205 to 254.

Medicine - Topic 4241.2

Liability of practitioners - Negligence or fault - Causation - See paragraphs 212 to 219.

Medicine - Topic 4242

Liability of practitioners - Negligence or fault - Standard of care - See paragraphs 220 to 260.

Medicine - Topic 4242.1

Liability of practitioners - Negligence or fault - Standard of care - Rural practitioners (incl. locality principle, community hospitals, etc.) - See paragraphs 250 to 254.

Medicine - Topic 4252.2

Liability of practitioners - Negligence or fault - Obstetrical or gynaecological care - See paragraphs 1 to 264.

Medicine - Topic 4243.4

Liability of practitioners - Negligence or fault - Hallway conversation or corridor consults - See paragraph 5.

Cases Noticed:

Reynolds v. Decatur Memorial (1996), 277 Ill. App.3d 80; 660 N.E.2d 235, refd to. [para. 5].

Cooper v. Registrar of Mortgage Brokers (B.C.) et al., [2002] 1 W.W.R. 221; 277 N.R. 113; 160 B.C.A.C. 268; 261 W.A.C. 268 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 205].

Cooper v. Hobart - see Cooper v. Registrar of Mortgage Brokers (B.C.) et al.

Edwards et al. v. Law Society of Upper Canada et al. (2001), 277 N.R. 145; 153 O.A.C. 388; 206 D.L.R.(4th) 211 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 205].

Anns v. Merton London Borough Council, [1978] A.C. 728; [1977] 2 W.L.R. 1024; [1977] 2 All E.R. 492 (H.L.), refd to. [para. 205].

Norberg v. Wynrib, [1992] 2 S.C.R. 226; 138 N.R. 81; 9 B.C.A.C. 1; 19 W.A.C. 1; 92 D.L.R.(4th) 449; [1992] 4 W.W.R. 577; 12 C.C.L.T.(2d) 1; 68 B.C.L.R.(2d) 29, refd to. [para. 208].

Meringolo v. Oshawa General Hospital, [1987] O.J. No. 608 (H.C.) reving. in part (1991), 46 O.A.C. 260 (C.A.), leave to appeal refused (1991), 136 N.R. 319; 50 O.A.C. 159 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 212].

Grass v. Women's College Hospital et al. (2001), 144 O.A.C. 298; 200 D.L.R.(4th) 242 (C.A.), leave to appeal refused (2002), 293 N.R. 194; 166 O.A.C. 199 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 212].

Kungl v. Fallis, [1989] O.J. No. 15 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 213].

Snell v. Farrell, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 311; 110 N.R. 200; 107 N.B.R.(2d) 94; 267 A.P.R. 94; 72 D.L.R.(4th) 289; 4 C.C.L.T.(2d) 229, refd to. [para. 214].

Athey v. Leonati et al., [1996] 3 S.C.R. 458; 203 N.R. 36; 81 B.C.A.C. 243; 132 W.A.C. 243; 140 D.L.R.(4th) 235; 31 C.C.L.T.(2d) 113; [1997] 1 W.W.R. 97, refd to. [para. 217].

Laferrière v. Lawson, [1991] 1 S.C.R. 541; 123 N.R. 325; 38 Q.A.C. 161; 78 D.L.R.(4th) 609; 6 C.C.L.T.(2d) 119, refd to. [para. 218].

Crits et al. v. Sylvester et al. (1956), 1 D.L.R.(2d) 502 (Ont. C.A.), affd. [1956] S.C.R. 991; 5 D.L.R.(2d) 601, refd to. [para. 222].

Dale v. Munthali et al. (1977), 16 O.R.(2d) 532 (H.C.), affd. (1979), 21 O.R.(2d) 554; 90 D.L.R.(3d) 763 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 223].

Kalogeropoulos and Millette v. Cote, Ontario (Minister of Highways) and Ontario Provincial Police Force, [1976] 1 S.C.R. 595; 3 N.R. 341; 51 D.L.R.(3d) 244, refd to. [para. 225].

R. v. Côté - see Kalogeropoulos and Millette v. Cote, Ontario (Minister of Highways) and Ontario Provincial Police Force.

Board of Education of Assiniboine South School Division No. 3 v. Hoffer and Greater Winnipeg Gas Co., [1971] 4 W.W.R. 746; 21 D.L.R.(3d) 608 (Man. C.A.), refd to. [para. 226].

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; 11 B.C.L.R.(3d) 201; 127 D.L.R.(4th) 577, refd to. [para. 227].

Johnston v. Wellesley Hospital, [1971] 2 O.R. 103 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 228].

Chattu v. Pankratz, [1990] B.C.J. No. 704 (S.C.), affd. [1991] B.C.J. No. 481 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 229].

Crick v. Mohan (1993), 142 A.R. 281 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 234].

Chow et al. v. Wellesley Hospital et al., [1999] O.T.C. 252 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 234].

Vail v. MacDonald, [1973] 1 O.R.(2d) 653 (C.A.), affd. (1976), 8 N.R. 155; 66 D.L.R.(3d) 530 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 234].

Wade v. Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Diocese of London, [1978] O.J. No. 413, refd to. [para. 234].

Dowhan et al. v. Coates et al., [2000] O.T.C. 441 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 234].

Reibl v. Hughes, [1980] 2 S.C.R. 880; 33 N.R. 361; 114 D.L.R.(3d) 1; 14 C.C.L.T. 1, refd to. [para. 234].

Lepp v. Hopp, [1980] 2 S.C.R. 192; 32 N.R. 145, refd to. [para. 234].

Videto v. Kennedy (1981), 125 D.L.R.(3d) 127; 33 O.R.(2d) 497 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 234].

Kolesar v. Jeffries (1974), 9 O.R.(2d) 41 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 235].

Campbell v. Patterson, [1985] O.J. No. 1294 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 236].

Cacciacarro v. Makhan, [1992] O.J. No. 2779 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 236].

Hunter v. Hanley (1955), S.L.T. 213 (H.L.), refd to. [para. 236].

Lapointe v. Chevrette, [1992] 1 S.C.R. 351; 133 N.R. 116; 45 Q.A.C. 262; 90 D.L.R.(4th) 7; 10 C.C.L.T.(2d) 101; 9 C.P.C.(3d) 78, refd to. [para. 237].

Maynard v. West Midlands Regional Health Authority, [1985] 1 All E.R. 635 (H.L.), refd to. [para. 238].

Brain and Brain v. Mador (1985), 9 O.A.C. 87 (C.A.), leave to appeal refused (1985), 64 N.R. 240; 13 O.A.C. 79 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 240].

Kehler v. Myles (1988), 92 A.R. 345 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 242].

Bennett v. Peattie (1925), 57 O.L.R. 233 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 243].

Shawinigan v. Naud, [1929] 4 D.L.R. 57 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 244].

Tacknyk v. Lake of the Woods Clinic and Brown, [1982] O.J. No. 170 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 246].

Dorion v. Roberge et autres, [1991] 1 S.C.R. 374; 124 N.R. 1; 39 Q.A.C. 81, refd to. [para. 247].

Wilson v. Swanson, [1956] S.C.R. 804, refd to. [para. 249].

Pierre et al. v. Marshall et al., [1994] 8 W.W.R. 478; 152 A.R. 161; 20 Alta. L.R.(3d) 343 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 259].

de la Giroday et al. v. Brough, [1997] 6 W.W.R. 585; 92 B.C.A.C. 81; 150 W.A.C. 81 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 260].

Koukounakis et al. v. Stainrod et al. (1995), 81 O.A.C. 36; 23 O.R.(3d) 299 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 283].

Graham et al. v. Rourke (1990), 40 O.A.C. 301; 75 O.R.(2d) 622 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 289].

Toneguzzo-Norvell et al. v. Savein and Burnaby Hospital, [1994] 1 S.C.R. 114; 162 N.R. 161; 38 B.C.A.C. 193; 62 W.A.C. 193; 18 C.C.L.T.(2d) 209; 110 D.L.R.(4th) 289; [1994] 2 W.W.R. 609; 87 B.C.L.R.(2d) 1, refd to. [para. 290].

Dube v. Penlon Ltd. (1994), 21 C.C.L.T.(2d) 268 (Ont. Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 291].

Kenyeres v. Cullimore, [1992] O.J. No. 540 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 291].

Teno et al. v. Arnold et al., [1978] 2 S.C.R. 287; 19 N.R. 1; 83 D.L.R.(3d) 609; 3 C.C.L.T. 272, refd to. [para. 300].

Lindal v. Lindal, [1981] 2 S.C.R. 629; 39 N.R. 361; [1982] 1 W.W.R. 433; 129 D.L.R.(3d) 263; 34 B.C.L.R. 273; 19 C.C.L.T. 1, refd to. [para. 301].

Krangle v. Brisco et al. (2002), 281 N.R. 88; 161 B.C.A.C. 283; 263 W.A.C. 283; [2002] 3 W.W.R. 45; 208 D.L.R.(4th) 193 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 302].

McErlean v. Brampton (City) et al. (1987), 22 O.A.C. 186; 42 C.C.L.T. 78 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 306].

McErlean v. Sarel et al. - see McErlean v. Brampton (City) et al.

Clayton v. British American Securities Ltd., [1935] 1 D.L.R. 432 (B.C.C.A.), refd to. [para. 331].

Scott v. Cook, [1970] 2 O.R. 769 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 331].

Castlerigg Investments v. Lam (1991), 2 O.R.(3d) 216 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 331].

Carpenter v. Carpenter, [1993] O.J. No. 2280 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 331].

Blackburn v. Midland Walwyn Capital Inc. et al., [2002] O.T.C. 577 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 331].

Gateway Realty Ltd. v. Arton Holdings Ltd. and LaHave Developments Ltd. (1991), 106 N.S.R.(2d) 163; 288 A.P.R. 163 (T.D.), refd to. [para. 331].

671122 Ontario Ltd. v. Sagaz Industries Canada Inc. et al. (1998), 80 O.T.C. 212 (Sup. Ct.), revd. (2000), 128 O.A.C. 46; 46 O.R.(3d) 760; 183 D.L.R.(4th) 488 (C.A.), revd. [2001] 2 S.C.R. 983; 274 N.R. 366; 150 O.A.C. 12; 204 D.L.R.(4th) 542, refd to. [para. 333].

Qit Fer et Titane Inc. v. Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd. et al. (1991), 3 O.R.(3d) 165 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 334].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Linden, Allen M., Canadian Tort Law (6th Ed. 1997), pp. 157 to 160 [para. 251].

Picard, Ellen I., and Robertson, Gerald B., Legal Liability of Doctors and Hospitals in Canada (3rd Ed. 1996), p. 193 [para. 224].

Counsel:

Richard J. Sommers, Q.C., and Robert Roth, for the plaintiffs;

Domenic Crolla, Daniel Boivin and Eric Lay, for the defendants.

This case was heard before Power, J., of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following decision and supplementary reasons on January 15, 2003.

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