Dainow et al. v. Tait et al.

• Jurisdiction: British Columbia
• Court: Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
• Judge: Crawford, J.
• Citation: 2003 BCSC 1040,[2003] B.C.T.C. 1040 (SC)
• Date: 12 May 2003

Dainow v. Tait, [2003] B.C.T.C. 1040 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2003] B.C.T.C. TBEd. AU.011

Rob Dainow and Cheryl Amundsen (plaintiffs/petitioners) v. Lynda Tait and Keith Dale (defendants/respondents)

(S75954; S74452; 2003 BCSC 1040)

Indexed As: Dainow et al. v. Tait et al.

British Columbia Supreme Court

New Westminster

Crawford, J.

July 4, 2003.

Summary:

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Real Property - Topic 7215

Easements, licences and prescriptive rights - Interference or obstruction - Obstruction of right of way - See paragraphs 1 to 31.

Cases Noticed:

Pettey v. Parsons, [1914] 2 Ch. 653, refd to. [para. 22].

Nordin v. Faridi et al. (1996), 69 B.C.A.C. 280; 113 W.A.C. 280 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 23].

Banville et al. v. White (2002), 167 B.C.A.C. 86; 274 W.A.C. 86 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 23].

Lund et al. v. Miles Farm Ltd. et al., [2002] B.C.T.C. 275 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 23].

Spencer's Stores Ltd. v. Katz, [1980] B.C.J. No. 895, refd to. [para. 23].

Seidler v. Barker, [1996] B.C.J. No. 2428 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 23].

Firman v. Michaleski, [1995] B.C.J. No. 2696 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 23].

Somra Brothers Enterprises Ltd. v. Coquihalla Motor Inn Ltd., [1996] B.C.J. No. 574 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 23].

Hankey v. Hankey, [1994] B.C.J. No. 71 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 23].

Drumonde v. Moniz (1997), 105 O.A.C. 295 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 24].

Lewis v. Wakeling (1923), 54 O.L.R. 647 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 24].

MacKenzie v. Matthews et al. (1998), 85 O.T.C. 226 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 25].

Clifford v. Hoare (1874), L.R. 9 C.P. 362 (U.K.), refd to. [para. 26].

Cohen v. Boone (1921), 64 D.L.R. 429 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 26].

Geoghegan v. Henry, [1922] 2 K.B. 1, refd to. [para. 27].

Devaney v. McNab (1921), 51 O.L.R. 106 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 28].

Riis v. Wallman, [1987] O.J. No. 1726 (Dist. Ct.), refd to. [para. 28].

Miller et al. v. MacLean et al. (1972), 7 N.S.R.(2d) 371 (T.D.), refd to. [para. 28].

Counsel:

W.D. Mussio, for the plaintiffs/petitioners;

A. Sweezey, for the defendants/respondents.

This case was heard on May 12, 2003, before Crawford, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following decision on July 4, 2003.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.