Horton Plaza Inc. v. Richtree Inc., [2002] O.T.C. 770 (SC)

• Judge: Sutherland, J.
• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: June 13, 2002
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2002] O.T.C. 770 (SC)

Horton Plaza Inc. v. Richtree Inc., [2002] O.T.C. 770 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2002] O.T.C. TBEd. OC.062

Horton Plaza Inc. (plaintiff) v. Richtree Inc. (defendant)

(Court File No. 00-CV-203111)

Indexed As: Horton Plaza Inc. v. Richtree Inc.

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Sutherland, J.

October 18, 2002.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Landlord and Tenant - Topic 2827

The lease - Breach by tenant - Duty of landlord to mitigate - See paragraphs 26 to 48.

Practice - Topic 5702

Judgments and orders - Summary judgments - Jurisdiction or when available - See paragraphs 1 to 48.

Cases Noticed:

Highway Properties Ltd. v. Kelly, Douglas & Co., [1971] S.C.R. 562; 17 D.L.R.(3d) 710, refd to. [para. 19].

Toronto Housing Co. et al. v. Postal Promotions Ltd. (1982), 39 O.R.(2d) 627 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 19].

First Place Tower Inc. et al. v. Borneo Gold Corp., [2000] O.T.C. 999 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 21].

607190 Ontario Inc. v. First Consolidated Holdings Corp. et al. (1992), 60 O.A.C. 285; 26 R.P.R.(2d) 298 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 21].

Cockburn v. Trusts and Guarantee Co. (1917), 37 D.L.R. 159 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 23].

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. 24].

Hi-Tech Group Inc. v. Sears Canada Inc. (2001), 141 O.A.C. 56; 52 O.R.(3d) 97 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 24].

Dawson et al. v. Rexcraft Storage and Warehouse Inc. et al. (1998), 111 O.A.C. 201; 164 D.L.R.(4th) 257 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 24].

Ungerman (Irving) Ltd. et al. v. Galanis and Haut (1991), 50 O.A.C. 176; 4 O.R.(3d) 545 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 24].

Koressis v. Tridel Enterprises Inc. (1991), 52 O.A.C. 312 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 25].

1061590 Ontario Ltd. v. Ontario Jockey Club et al. (1995), 77 O.A.C. 196; 21 O.R.(3d) 547 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 25].

Hawrish v. Bank of Montreal, [1969] S.C.R. 515; 2 D.L.R.(3d) 600, refd to. [para. 28].

EdperBrascan Corp. v. 117373 Canada Ltd., [2000] O.T.C. 722 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 28].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Castel, Jean-Gabriel, and Walker, Janet, Canadian Conflict of Laws (5th Ed. 2002) (Looseleaf), pp. 7-1, 7-7 [para. 18].

Counsel:

Earl Altman, for the plaintiff;

Monique Jilesen, for the defendant.

This case was heard on March 18 and June 13, 2002, before Sutherland, J., of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following decision on October 18, 2002.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.