Edwards v. Shuber et al., [2002] O.T.C. 125 (SupCtM)

• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: February 07, 2002
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2002] O.T.C. 125 (SupCtM)

Edwards v. Shuber, [2002] O.T.C. 125 (SupCtM)

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Temp. Cite: [2002] O.T.C. TBEd. FE.093

George Edwards v. Simms Shuber, Q.C., B.L. Gluckstein, Q.C., and Gary Neinstein

(Court File No. 84-CQ-024499)

Indexed As: Edwards v. Shuber et al.

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Egan, Master

February 15 and 26, 2002.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Practice - Topic 5360

Dismissal of action - Grounds - General and want of prosecution - Delay - See paragraphs 1 to 108.

Cases Noticed:

Clairmonte v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, [1970] 3 O.R. 97 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 21].

Allen v. McAlpine (Sir Alfred) & Sons Ltd. et al., [1968] 1 All E.R. 543 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 21].

Whicha v. Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (1977), 5 C.P.C. 59 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 22].

Whittard v. St. Catherines General Hospital et al., [1993] O.J. No. 1233 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 22].

De Marco et al. v. Mascitelli et al., [2001] O.T.C. 655 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 23].

Belanger v. Southwestern Insulation Contractors Ltd., [1993] O.J. No. 3095 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 29].

Evenden v. Davy (1991), 54 O.A.C. 77 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 32].

Worrall v. Powell, [1969] 2 O.R. 634 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 34].

Farrar v. McMullen, [1971] 1 O.R. 709 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 35].

Sehdev et al. v. Moss, Lawson & Co., [1996] O.J. No. 1116 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 35].

McFetters v. Ye Old City Hall Tavern (1986), 15 O.A.C. 60; 10 C.P.C.(2d) 28 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 35]. McFetters v. Drau Realty Ltd. - see McFetters v. Ye Old City Hall Tavern

Albrecht v. Meridian Building Group Ltd. (1988), 29 O.A.C. 399 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 37].

Hicken v. Etobicoke (City) et al., [1999] O.T.C. Uned. 854 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 37].

B & B Rentals and Sales Ltd. v. Bruce Brothers Ltd., [1994] O.J. No. 2182 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 38].

Taylor v. Bulatovich (1998), 64 O.T.C. 366 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 38].

Hermanns v. DuVernet (1998), 81 O.T.C. 110 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 38].

Statutes Noticed:

Rules of Civil Procedure (Ont.), rule 24.01(1)(e), rule 34.15(1)(b) [para. 20].

Counsel:

Steven M. Fehrle, for the plaintiff;

Robert A. Watson, for the defendants.

This action was heard on January 15 and 17 and February 7, 2002, before Egan, Master, of the Ontario Superior Court. The following decision was endorsed on the record and released on February 15, 2002, with additional reasons endorsed on the record and released on February 26, 2002.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.