Heyday Homes Ltd. v. Gunraj, [2004] O.T.C. 59 (SCM)

• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: January 22, 2004
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2004] O.T.C. 59 (SCM)

Heyday Homes Ltd. v. Gunraj, [2004] O.T.C. 59 (SCM)

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Temp. Cite: [2004] O.T.C. TBEd. JA.106

In the Matter Of The Construction Lien Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C-30

Heyday Homes Limited (plaintiff) v. Sewcharan Sokhwa Gunraj and Ellen Monica Gunraj (defendants)

(Court File No. 01-CV-210085)

Indexed As: Heyday Homes Ltd. v. Gunraj

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Sandler, Master

January 22, 2004.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Building Contracts - Topic 906

The contract - Breach - Fundamental breach - What constitutes - See paragraphs 23 to 354.

Cases Noticed:

Classic Masonry Contracting Ltd. v. Southside Construction (London) Ltd., [1993] O.J. No. 1997 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 106].

Rideau Valley Constructors Ltd. v. Visa Construction Co., [1995] O.J. No. 1801 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 106].

Southridge Construction Group Inc. v. 667293 Ontario Ltd. and Royal Bank of Canada (1992), 2 C.L.R.(2d) 177 (Ont. Gen. Div. Master), affd. (1993), 2 C.L.R.(2d) 184 (Ont. Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 165].

Komorowski v. Van Weel (1993), 12 O.R.(3d) 444 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 319].

Corazzin v. Donovan (1993), 9 C.L.R.(2d) 277 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 323].

Dakin (H.) & Co. v. Lee, [1916] 1 K.B. 566 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 348].

Hoenig v. Isaacs, [1952] All E.R. 176 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 348].

Bradley v. Horner (1957), 10 D.L.R.(2d) 446 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 348].

Tanenbaum v. Wright-Winston, [1963] 2 O.R. 320 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 348].

Downie & Hatt v. Norman (1964), 4 N.S.R. 1965-69 398; 50 M.P.R. 150 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 348].

Kitchen Craft Connection v. Dennis et al., [1999] O.T.C. Uned. A49; 50 C.L.R.(2d) 239 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 348].

Alkok v. Grymek and Grymek, [1968] S.C.R. 452, reving. [1966] 2 O.R. 235 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 348].

Wells Construction Ltd. v. Fuller (Thomas) Construction Co. et al. (1986), 61 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 91; 185 A.P.R. 91; 22 C.L.R. 144 (Nfld. T.D.), refd to. [para. 348].

Coba Industries Ltd. v. Adams (J.) Development Corp. (1987), 24 C.L.R. 214 (B.C.C.A.), refd to. [para. 348].

H.A.R. Construction Ltd. v. DeMerchant Construction Ltd. and DeMerchant (1990), 104 N.B.R.(2d) 343; 261 A.P.R. 343; 38 C.L.R. 9 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 348].

MacLean v. Winters (1989), 92 N.S.R.(2d) 214; 237 A.P.R. 214; 35 C.L.R. 148 (Co. Ct.), refd to. [para. 348].

Monett v. All Seasons Siding & Carpentry Ltd. (1990), 102 N.S.R.(2d) 389; 279 A.P.R. 389; 43 C.L.R. 185 (Co. Ct.), refd to. [para. 348].

Angus v. Pinalski (1991), 41 C.L.R. 284 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 348].

Gettle Bros. Construction Co. v. Alwinsal Potash of Canada Ltd. (1969), 5 D.L.R.(3d) 719 (Sask. C.A.), refd to. [para. 348].

Greystone Construction Ltd. v. MacLean (1994), 128 N.S.R.(2d) 241; 359 A.P.R. 241; 15 C.L.R.(2d) 86 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 348].

Campbell, Albo, Low Ltd. v. Black (1995), 26 O.R.(3d) 111 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 348].

LDR Contracting Inc. v. Filion (1996), 9 O.T.C. 161; 30 C.L.R.(2d) 16 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 348].

Guarantee Co. of North America v. Gordon Capital Corp., [1999] 3 S.C.R. 423; 247 N.R. 97; 126 O.A.C. 1; 178 D.L.R.(4th) 1, refd to. [para. 348].

968703 Ontario Ltd. v. Vernon et al. (2002), 155 O.A.C. 386; 58 O.R.(3d) 215 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 348].

Safinco Mechanical Ltd. v. Board of Education of Toronto District et al., [2002] O.T.C. Uned. 55; 14 C.L.R.(3d) 306 (Sup. Ct.), affd. (2003), 172 O.A.C. 169; 24 C.L.R.(3d) 166 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 348].

3027539 Nova Scotia Ltd. v. Mogon (2002), 210 N.S.R.(2d) 124; 659 A.P.R. 124; 23 C.L.R.(3d) 88 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 348].

Marketborough Properties Inc. v. 841202 Ontario Inc., [1996] O.J. No. 1375 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 349].

Kor-Ban Inc. v. Pigott Construction Ltd. (1993), 11 C.L.R.(2d) 160 (Ont. Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 350].

Premier Trust Co. v. Beaton (1990), 1 O.R.(3d) 38 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 351].

Farnya v. Chorney, [1952] 2 D.L.R. 354 (B.C.C.A.), refd to. [para. 351].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Goldsmith, Immanuel, and Heintzman, Thomas G., Canadian Building Contracts (4th Ed. 1988), c. 3, pp. 3-1 to 3-3 [para. 346]; 3, pp. 3-4, 3-5 [para. 347]; 4, pp. 4-8 [para. 345]; 4, 4-9 [paras. 78, 345]; 5, pp. 5-1 to 5-5, 5-10 to 5-14 [para. 338]; 6, p. 6-4 [paras. 342, 343]; 6, p. 6-5 [para. 344].

Hudson, Building and Engineering Contracts (11th Ed. 1995), generally [para. 348].

Keating, D., Law and Practice of Building Contracts (5th Ed. 1991), c. 4, pp. 69 to 75 [para. 348].

Counsel:

Ross Macdonald, for the plaintiff;

Lubomir Poliacik, for the defendants.

This case was heard on February 24-28, March 24-27 and May 5-8, 12, 14 and 15, 2003, before Sandler, Master, of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following decision on January 22, 2004.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.