General Motors Acceptance Corp. of Canada Ltd. v. Town and Country Chrysler Ltd. et al., [2005] O.T.C. 260 (SC)

• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Judge: Forget, J.
• Citation: [2005] O.T.C. 260 (SC)
• Date: 13 April 2005

GMAC v. Town & Country Chrysler, [2005] O.T.C. 260 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2005] O.T.C. TBEd. AP.044

General Motors Acceptance Corporation of Canada Limited (plaintiff) v. Town and Country Chrysler Limited and Devolin Auto Group Limited (defendants)

(Court File No. 00-CV-198579)

Indexed As: General Motors Acceptance Corp. of Canada Ltd. v. Town and Country Chrysler Ltd. et al.

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Forget, J.

April 13, 2005 and June 24, 2005.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Personal Property - Topic 6124

Security interests - Registration - Goods brought into jurisdiction after perfection in foreign jurisdiction - Time for registration - See paragraphs 52 to 59.

Personal Property - Topic 6126

Security interests - Registration - Goods brought into jurisdiction after perfection in foreign jurisdiction - Priorities - See paragraphs 60 to 64.

Personal Property - Topic 6201.1

Security interests - Priorities - Effect of actual or constructive notice - See paragraphs 1 to 51.

Personal Property - Topic 6468

Security interests - Loss of title to third parties - Transferee for value without notice (bona fide purchaser) - See paragraphs 1 to 51.

Personal Property - Topic 6530

Security interests - Remedies of secured party - Claims against third parties - See paragraphs 63 and 64.

Cases Noticed:

Autobus Thomas Inc. v. Canada, [1999] 2 C.T.C. 2001 (T.C.C.), refd to. [para. 34].

Ouellet (Bankrupt), Re, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 348; 326 N.R. 379, refd to. [para. 34].

Lefebvre (Bankrupt), Re, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 326; 326 N.R. 353, refd to. [para. 34].

Tremblay (Trustee), Re - see Lefebvre (Bankrupt), Re.

Honda Canada Finance Inc. v. Guèvremont, [2003] J.Q. no. 1175, refd to. [para. 45].

Caisse Populaire de Pointe-Gatineau v. Martel, [2002] J.Q. no. 5022, refd to. [para. 47].

Juckes (Bankrupt) v. Holiday Chevrolet Oldsmobile (1983) Ltd. (1990), 82 Sask.R. 303 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 56].

Bank of Nova Scotia v. Gaudreau et al. (1984), 4 P.P.S.A.C. 158 (Ont. H.C.), refd to. [para. 62].

Boucher et al. v. Public Accountants Council (Ont.) et al. (2004), 188 O.A.C. 201 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 77].

Moon v. Sher et al. (2004), 192 O.A.C. 222 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 77].

Authors and Works Noticed:

McLaren, Richard H., 2002 Annotated Ontario Personal Property Security Act (2001), p. 53 [para. 56].

Counsel:

Rolf Piehler, for the plaintiff;

Timothy D. Ray, for the defendants.

This action was heard on February 14 and 15, 2005, before Forget, J., of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following decision on April 13, 2005, with additional reasons released on June 24, 2005.

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