Crystal Rose Home Ltd. v. Alberta New Home Warranty Program, (1994) 163 A.R. 96 (QBM)
| Court | Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada) |
| Case Date | November 23, 1994 |
| Citations | (1994), 163 A.R. 96 (QBM) |
Crystal Rose Home v. Alta. New Home (1994), 163 A.R. 96 (QBM)
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Crystal Rose Home Ltd. (plaintiff) v. The Alberta New Home Warranty Program (defendant)
(Action No. 9403 11831)
Indexed As: Crystal Rose Home Ltd. v. Alberta New Home Warranty Program
Alberta Court of Queen's Bench
Judicial District of Edmonton
Funduk, Master in Chambers
November 23, 1994.
Summary:
A builder sued Alberta New Home Warranty Program, claiming that it was not in default of its obligations to home purchasers and, if it was in default, it should have been given notice of default. The Alberta New Home Warranty Program applied to stay the action on the ground that disputes between it and its members were to be settled by arbitration.
A Master of the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench allowed the application.
Arbitration - Topic 102
Right to arbitration - What matters arbitrable - Crystal, a builder, was a member of Alberta New Home Warranty Program under a contract containing an arbitration clause - Program determined that Crystal was in default - Crystal sued Program, claiming that it was not in default; if in default, Program completed the houses at too high a cost; Program acted in bad faith; and Program should have given notice and a reasonable time to correct any defaults - Program applied to stay the action on the basis that disputes "in relation to" the contract were to be settled by arbitration - A Master of the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench stayed the action, holding that all of Crystal's complaints were in relation to the contract and were, accordingly, arbitrable.
Arbitration - Topic 2504
Stay of proceedings - Arbitration clause - Enforcement of - [See Arbitration - Topic 102 ].
Creditors and Debtors - Topic 1065
Debtors' rights - Before payment - Reasonable notice of requirement to pay - A Master of the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench discussed the rule that a reasonable notice of requirement to pay must be given to a debtor - See paragraphs 36 to 70.
Cases Noticed:
BWV Investments Ltd. v. Saskferco Products Inc. et al., [1993] 4 W.W.R. 553; 108 Sask.R. 280 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 19].
Kvaerner Enviro Power v. Tanar Industries (1994), 157 A.R. 366; 77 W.A.C. 366 (Q.B.), affd. (1994), 157 A.R. 363; 77 W.A.C. 363 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 19].
Kaverit Steel and Crane Ltd. et al. v. Kone Corp. et al. (1992), 120 A.R. 346; 8 W.A.C. 346; 85 Alta. L.R.(2d) 287 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 20].
Central Trust Co. v. Rafuse and Cordon, [1986] 2 S.C.R. 147; 69 N.R. 321; 75 N.S.R.(2d) 109; 186 A.P.R. 109; 37 C.C.L.T. 117; 31 D.L.R.(4th) 481, refd to. [para. 32].
BG Checo International Ltd. v. British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (1993), 147 N.R. 81; 20 B.C.A.C. 241; 35 W.A.C. 241 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 32].
Queen (D.J.) v. Cognos Inc., [1993] 1 S.C.R. 87; 147 N.R. 169; 60 O.A.C. 1; 99 D.L.R.(4th) 626, refd to. [para. 32].
Donoghue v. Stevenson, [1932] A.C. 562 (H.L.), refd to. [para. 33].
McAlister (Donoghue) v. Stevenson - see Donoghue v. Stevenson.
Lister (Ronald Elwyn) Ltd. et al. v. Dunlop Canada Ltd., [1982] 1 S.C.R. 726; 42 N.R. 181; 41 C.B.R.(N.S.), 272; 135 D.L.R.(3d) 1; 18 B.L.R. 1; 65 C.P.R.(2d) 1, refd to. [para. 36].
Toms v. Wilson (1863), 122 E.R. 529 (Ex. Ch.), refd to. [para. 38].
Massey v. Sladen (1868), L.R. 4 Exch. 13, refd to. [para. 42].
Moore v. Shelley (1882-83), 8 A.C. 285 (P.C.), refd to. [para. 48].
Canada Trustco Mortgage Co. v. 112293 Holdings Ltd., M.D. Sears Holdings Ltd. and Sears (1984), 72 A.R. 357 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 49].
Landry (Jim) Pontiac Buick Ltd. v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (1987), 80 N.S.R.(2d) 308; 200 A.P.R. 308; 40 D.L.R.(4th) 343 (T.D.), refd to. [para. 50].
Great-West Life Insurance Co. v. Royal Pacific Hotels (1988), 29 B.C.L.R.(2d) 63 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 56].
Waldron v. Royal Bank of Canada (1991), 53 B.C.L.R.(2d) 294 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 59].
Canada Trustco Mortgage v. 562498 Ontario (1987), 46 D.L.R.(4th) 150 (Ont. H.C.), refd to. [para. 62].
Federal Business Development Bank v. Dunn, [1984] 6 W.W.R. 46; 35 Sask.R. 4 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 66].
Iampen et al. v. Royal Bank of Canada (1987), 79 A.R. 305 (Q.B. Masters), refd to. [para. 67].
ABC Color & Sound Ltd. et al. v. Royal Bank of Canada (1991), 117 A.R. 271; 2 W.A.C. 271 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 67].
Banque Nationale du Canada v. Atomic Slipper Co. (1991), 125 N.R. 161; 40 Q.A.C. 241 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 67].
Hedley Byrne & Co. v. Heller & Partners Ltd., [1964] A.C. 465 (H.L.), refd to. [para. 72].
Anns v. Merton London Borough Council, [1978] A.C. 728 (H.L.), refd to. [para. 72].
Wabasso Ltd. v. National Drying Machinery Co., [1981] 1 S.C.R. 578; 38 N.R. 224, refd to. [para. 75].
Air Canada et autres v. McDonnell Douglas Corp. et Deutsch Co., [1989] 1 S.C.R. 1554; 98 N.R. 1; 24 Q.A.C. 216, refd to. [para. 75].
Houle v. Banque Nationale du Canada, [1990] 3 S.C.R 122; 114 N.R. 161; 35 Q.A.C. 161, refd to. [para. 75].
Schmidt v. Toronto Dominion Bank (1993), 23 C.B.R.(3d) 122 (Ont. S.C.), refd to. [para. 83].
Royal Bank of Canada v. Got (W.) & Associates Electric Ltd. et al. (1994), 150 A.R. 93; 17 Alta. L.R.(3d) 23 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 84].
McCulloch v. Peat Marwick Thorne Inc. et al. (1991), 124 A.R. 267; 1 Alta. L.R.(3d) 53 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 89].
Overseas Union Insurance v. AA Mutual, [1988] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 63 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 98].
Dunhill Personnel System Inc. v. Dunhill Temps Edmonton Ltd. et al. (1993), 144 A.R. 272; 13 Alta. L.R.(3d) 240 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 99].
Borowski v. Fiedler (Heinrich) Perforiertechnik GmbH et al. (1994), 158 A.R. 213 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 101].
Wilson (Josephine V.) Family Trust v. Swartz (1993), 23 C.B.R.(3d) 88 (Ont. Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 115].
Statutes Noticed:
Arbitration Act, S.A. 1991, c. A-43.1, sect. 7(1) [para. 1]; sect. 7(2) [para. 110]; sect. 7(5) [para. 111].
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. B-3, sect. 244 [para. 17].
Personal Property Security Act, S.A. 1988, c. P-4.05, sect. 66 [para. 17]; sect. 66(1) [para. 25].
Authors and Works Noticed:
Côté, J.E., An Introduction to the Law of Contract (1974), pp. 147, 148 [para. 54]; 148 [para. 53].
Counsel:
D. Bieganek (Cruickshank Karvellas), for the plaintiff;
G.J. Alexander (Warren Tettensor), for the defendant.
This application was heard before Funduk, Master in Chambers, of the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench, Judicial District of Edmonton, who delivered the following judgment on November 23, 1994.
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...1 Ch 866 ................................................................ 489 Crystal Rose Home Ltd v Alberta New Home Warranty Program (1994), 163 AR 96, 27 Alta LR (3d) 122, [1994] AJ No 897 (QB) ............... 619 Cuckmere Brick Co Ltd v Mutual Finance Ltd, [1971] Ch 949 (CA) ................
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Remedies
...Y s 53(7). 20 Bobcat of Regina Ltd v Powersports Regina Ltd , 2009 SKQB 354; Crystal Rose Home Ltd v Alberta New Home Warranty Program (1994), 163 AR 96 (QB). Remedies 675 that purport to exclude a duty or to limit damages recoverable are void. 21 Although the PPSA provides that a secured p......
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