Evenden v. Davy, (1991) 54 O.A.C. 77 (DC)

• Judge: Gray, J.
• Court: Ontario Court of Justice General Division (Canada)
• Case Date: December 05, 1991
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: (1991), 54 O.A.C. 77 (DC)

Evenden v. Davy (1991), 54 O.A.C. 77 (DC)

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Harvey F. Evenden (plaintiff) v. Robert Davy (defendant)

(30/91)

Indexed As: Evenden v. Davy

Ontario Court of Justice

Divisional Court

Gray, J.

December 5, 1991.

Summary:

The plaintiff's action was dismissed by a Master for delay. The plaintiff appealed.

The Ontario Divisional Court dismissed the appeal.

Practice - Topic 5360

Dismissal of actions - Grounds - General and want of prosecution - Delay - The defendant applied for dismissal of the plaintiff's action begun nine years before - Of the defendant's three witnesses, two could not be located and one remembered very little of events - The Ontario Divi­sional Court affirmed dismissal of the action, because the delay was unreasonable and prejudice to the defendant was likely.

Cases Noticed:

Albrecht v. Meridian Building Group Ltd. (1988), 29 O.A.C. 399; 27 C.P.C.(2d) 213, appld. [para. 11].

Allen v. Sir Alfred McAlpine & Sons Ltd., [1968] 1 All E.R. 543, appld. [para. 12].

Clairemonte v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, [1970] 3 O.R. 97, appld. [para. 13].

Farrar v. McMullin, [1971] O.R. 709, consd. [para. 14].

Hrivnak v. Steel Art Co. Ltd. (1989), 34 C.P.C.(2d) 34, consd. [para. 14].

McFetters v. Drau Realty Co. - see Mc­Fetters v. Ye Old City Hall Tavern.

McFetters v. Ye Old City Hall Tavern (1986), 15 O.A.C. 60; 55 O.R.(2d) 722, consd. [para. 14].

Whicha v. Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (1977), 5 C.P.C. 59, consd. [para. 14].

Statutes Noticed:

Rules of Civil Procedure (Ont.), rule 24.01(e) [para. 6].

Counsel:

Anthony A. Peacock, for the appellant;

Derek R. Freeman, for the respondent.

This case was heard before Gray, J., of the Ontario Divisional Court, who delivered the following judgment on December 5, 1991: