Gold v. Servicemaster of Calgary Ltd., (1977) 6 A.R. 248 (DC)

• Court: Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
• Case Date: January 25, 1977
• Citations: (1977), 6 A.R. 248 (DC)

Gold v. Servicemaster of Calgary Ltd. (1977), 6 A.R. 248 (DC)

MLB headnote and full text

Gold v. Servicemaster of Calgary Ltd.

Indexed As: Gold v. Servicemaster of Calgary Ltd.

Alberta District Court

Judicial District of Calgary

Medhurst, D.C.J.

January 25, 1977.

Summary:

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Torts - Topic 4113

Suppliers of services - Duties of suppliers - Duty to notify or warn a consumer - A householder retained the services of the defendant supplier to clean the householder's carpets - The carpets were damaged as a result of shrinkage due to the application of water to the carpets - The Alberta District Court allowed the householder's action against the defendant for damages - The Alberta District Court stated that the defendant breached its duty to warn consumers of the possibility of damage as a result of the method of cleaning employed.

Counsel:

J.E. Davison, for the plaintiffs;

D.F. McLeod, Q.C., for the defendant.

The judgment of the Alberta District Court was delivered by MEDHURST, D.C.J., at Calgary, Alberta on January 25, 1977.