Hasham v. Kingston, (1991) 54 O.A.C. 249 (DC)

JudgeSteele, Weiler and Davidson, JJ.
CourtOntario Court of Justice General Division (Canada)
Case DateMay 07, 1991
JurisdictionOntario
Citations(1991), 54 O.A.C. 249 (DC)

Hasham v. Kingston (1991), 54 O.A.C. 249 (DC)

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Bashir Hasham and Rosemin Hasham (plaintiffs/respondents) v. Patricia Kingston (defendant/appellant)

(No. 1137/89)

Indexed As: Hasham v. Kingston

Ontario Court of Justice

Divisional Court

Steele, Weiler and Davidson, JJ.

August 7, 1991.

Summary:

The plaintiffs sued the defendant for dam­ages for negligent misrepresentation. The trial judge allowed the action. The vendor appealed.

The Ontario Divisional Court dismissed the appeal.

Damages - Topic 3625

Deceit and misrepresentation - Fraudulent misrepresentation - [See Damages - Topic 3630 ].

Damages - Topic 3630

Deceit and misrepresentation - Negligent misrepresentation - A vendor sold a rental property to purchasers, but misrepresented the rental income from the property - The purchasers had to sell the property when the true rental income was discovered - The purchasers sued for damages for neg­ligent misstatement - The trial judge allowed the action holding that the mis­representation was both negligent and fraudulent - The Ontario Divisional Court affirmed the decision and discussed the assessment of damages - See paragraphs 30 to 35.

Fraud and Misrepresentation - Topic 6

Fraudulent misrepresentation - What con­stitutes - [See Fraud and Misrepresenta­tion - Topic 2508 ].

Fraud and Misrepresentation - Topic 404

Fraudulent misrepresentation - Remedies - Damages - [See Damages - Topic 3630 ].

Fraud and Misrepresentation - Topic 2508

Misrepresentation - Negligent misrepre­sentation - The Hashams purchased a rental property from the vendor, through a real estate agent - The listing agreement stated the rents charged by the vendor - After closing, the Residential Tenancy Commission rolled back the rental rates which the vendor raised illegally - The Hashams had to pay back rent and sell the building - They sued the vendor, alleging negligent misrepresenta­tion - The Ontario Divisional Court affirmed that the vendor's representation respecting the rents was a negligent and fraudulent misrepre­sentation - It did not matter whether the misrepre­sentation was made by the vendor or the agent - Further, the vendor owed a duty of care to the Hashams and there was reliance on the misrepresentation - See para­graphs 11 to 29.

Fraud and Misrepresentation - Topic 2824

Misrepresentation - Defences - Agreement excluding liability - The Hashams pur­chased a rental property from the vendor, through a real estate agent - The listing agreement stated the rents charged by the vendor, but the purchase and sale agree­ment did not and excluded liability for all representations outside of the contract's terms - After closing, the Residential Tenancy Commission rolled back the rental rates which the vendor raised illegally - The Hashams had to pay back rent and sell the building - They sued the vendor, alleging negligent misrepresenta­tion - The vendor relied on the exclusion clause - The Ontario Divi­sional Court affirmed that this was a case of negligent and fraudulent misrepresenta­tion and therefore the vendor could not rely on the exclusion clause - See para­graphs 36, 37.

Cases Noticed:

Fletcher v. Manitoba Public Insurance Co. (1990), 116 N.R. 1; 71 Man.R.(2d) 81; 74 D.L.R.(4th) 636 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 3].

Jung et al. v. Ip et al. (1988), 47 R.P.R. 115 (Ont. Dist. Ct.), refd to. [para. 8].

Hayward and Govier v. Mellick and Mel­lick (1984), 2 O.A.C. 161; 45 O.R.(2d) 110 (C.A.), dist. [paras. 8, 36].

Hedley Byrne & Co. v. Heller & Partners Ltd., [1964] A.C. 465 (H.L.), appld. [para. 10].

Kingu v. Walmar Ventures Ltd. et al. (1986), 38 C.C.L.T. 51 (B.C.C.A.), refd to. [para. 10].

Olsen v. Poirier (1979), 21 O.R.(2d) 642 (H.C.), affd. (1980), 28 O.R.(2d) 744 (C.A.), folld. [paras. 12, 15].

Spiewak v. 251268 Ontario Ltd. (1987), 61 O.R.(2d) 655 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 13].

Nielsen v. Watson et al. (1981), 125 D.L.R.(3d) 326 (Ont. H.C.), refd to. [para. 14].

Chapman v. HLS York Development Ltd. (1988), 64 O.R.(2d) 498, refd to. [paras. 16, 24, 37].

Caparo Industries plc. v. Dickman et al., [1990] 1 All E.R. 568; 108 N.R. 81 (H.L.), refd to. [para. 18].

Briski v. James, [1990] O.J. 1437 (Dist. Ct.), refd to. [para. 24].

Messineo et al. v. Beale (1978), 20 O.R.(2d) 49 (C.A.), dist. [para. 31].

Philips v. Ward, [1965] 1 All E.R. 874, dist. [para. 31].

Timmins v. Kuzyk (1962), 32 D.L.R.(2d) 207 (B.C.S.C.), dist. [para. 32].

Zorzi v. Barker (1957), 8 D.L.R.(2d) 164, dist. [para. 32].

Dodds and Dodds v. Millman (1964), 45 D.L.R.(2d) 472 (B.C.S.C.), dist. [para. 32].

Bitton v. Jakovljevic et al. (1991), 75 O.R.(2d) 143, refd to. [para. 34].

Richview Construction Co. Ltd. v. Raspa (1976), 11 O.R.(2d) 377 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 36].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Halsbury's Laws of England (4th Ed.), vol. 42, p. 54, para. 59 [para. 16].

Waddams, The Law of Damages (1983), pp. 114, 379-381 [para. 32].

Counsel:

Keith Lee Whiting, for the plain­tiffs/respondents;

Melvin I. Rotman, for the defen­dant/appellant.

This appeal was heard on May 7, 1991, before Steele, Weiler and Davidson, JJ., of the Ontario Divisional Court. The decision of the court was released on August 7, 1991, including the following opinions:

Weiler, J. (Davidson, J., concurring) - see paragraphs 1 to 41;

Steele, J. - see paragraph 42.

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