Ellis v Lethbridge (City), 2019 ABPC 276
| Judge | Honourable Judge J.N. LeGrandeur |
| Citation | 2019 ABPC 276 |
| Date | 06 November 2019 |
| Court | Provincial Court of Alberta (Canada) |
| Docket Number | P1802600192 |
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Ellis v City of Lethbridge, 2020 ABQB 783
...LeGrandeur of the Provincial Court of Alberta dismissing her claim against the Respondent City of Lethbridge: Ellis v Lethbridge (City), 2019 ABPC 276 (the “Trial Decision”). [2] On June 24, 2017, the Appellant attended a beer garden event held in conjunction with a Dragon Boat Festival (th......
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Sunken Sprinkler Head Can't Trip Up Municipal Government Act Protections
...Act claim - and a subsequent appeal - by relying on provisions within the Municipal Government Act (MGA). In Ellis v City of Lethbridge, 2019 ABPC 276, the City was sued after the plaintiff tripped over a sunken sprinkler head and injured her ankle in the beer garden at a 2017 dragon boat f......
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Damaged Curbs Do Not Attract Automatic Liability
...absence of a curb (among many other roadside features). In his ruling, the judge also considered the case of Ellis v Lethbridge (City), 2019 ABPC 276. In that case, Brownlee LLP's Litigation Team successfully defended the city after the plaintiff was injured while tripping over a sunken spr......
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Municipalities Afforded Additional Protection As Occupiers: Ellis V City Of Lethbridge, 2020 ABQB 783
...Court of Queen's Bench recently upheld the lower Court's decision in Ellis v City of Lethbridge, 2019 ABPC 276, confirming that section 530 of the Municipal Government Act will preclude a finding of liability under the Occupiers' Liability Act when a plaintiff's damages are caused directly ......
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2 cases
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Ellis v City of Lethbridge, 2020 ABQB 783
...LeGrandeur of the Provincial Court of Alberta dismissing her claim against the Respondent City of Lethbridge: Ellis v Lethbridge (City), 2019 ABPC 276 (the “Trial Decision”). [2] On June 24, 2017, the Appellant attended a beer garden event held in conjunction with a Dragon Boat Festival (th......
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Pulkinen v Crowsnest Pass (Municipality), 2020 ABPC 53
...traffic control device, illumination device or barrier adjacent to or in, along or on a road. [46] In Ellis v Lethbridge (City), 2019 ABPC 276, Judge LeGrandeur had occasion to consider the interplay between s7 of the Occupier’s Liability Act, RSA 2000, c O-4 and s530 of the Municipal Gover......
3 firm's commentaries
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Sunken Sprinkler Head Can't Trip Up Municipal Government Act Protections
...Act claim - and a subsequent appeal - by relying on provisions within the Municipal Government Act (MGA). In Ellis v City of Lethbridge, 2019 ABPC 276, the City was sued after the plaintiff tripped over a sunken sprinkler head and injured her ankle in the beer garden at a 2017 dragon boat f......
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Damaged Curbs Do Not Attract Automatic Liability
...absence of a curb (among many other roadside features). In his ruling, the judge also considered the case of Ellis v Lethbridge (City), 2019 ABPC 276. In that case, Brownlee LLP's Litigation Team successfully defended the city after the plaintiff was injured while tripping over a sunken spr......
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Municipalities Afforded Additional Protection As Occupiers: Ellis V City Of Lethbridge, 2020 ABQB 783
...Court of Queen's Bench recently upheld the lower Court's decision in Ellis v City of Lethbridge, 2019 ABPC 276, confirming that section 530 of the Municipal Government Act will preclude a finding of liability under the Occupiers' Liability Act when a plaintiff's damages are caused directly ......