Jonas v. Elliott, 2021 ONCA 124

JurisdictionOntario
JudgeDoherty, Pepall and Thorburn JJ.A.
Docket NumberC68049
Date25 February 2021
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
Citation2021 ONCA 124
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  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 22 ' February 26, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 2 March 2021
    ...SCC 51 Pipitone v. D'Amelio, 2021 ONCA 115 Keywords: Family Law, Spousal Support, Separation Agreements, Setting Aside Jonas v. Elliott, 2021 ONCA 124 Keywords: Torts, Negligence, Occupiers' Liability, Social Host Liability, Duty of Care, Reasonable Foreseeability, Civil Procedure, Partial ......
  • Door Remains Closed On Social Host Liability
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 6 March 2021
    ...v. Elliott, 2021 ONCA 124, the Court of Appeal added to the history of cases in which the courts have declined to recognize a duty of care between social hosts and those injured by the actions of their The plaintiff, Mr. Jonas, was assaulted by a guest while attending a party hosted by the ......
  • CIBC Investor Services Inc. v Chan,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 20 March 2024
    ...litigation against the two groups of defendants is ‘factually interrelated but not legally similar’” (paragraph 40); - Jonas v. Elliott, 2021 ONCA 124: the Court of Appeal for Ontario upheld the decision to grant partial summary judgment in an assault case, dismissing the action against Car......
  • The Court Of Appeal's Recent Decision On Social Host Liability
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 15 March 2021
    ...the party and the Municipality, which rented the facility used to host the party and permitted alcohol to be served, in Jonas v. Elliott, 2021 ONCA 124. An assault took place at the The appellants claim that the motion judge made a mistake in finding no duty of care on the part of the host ......
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  • CIBC Investor Services Inc. v Chan,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 20 March 2024
    ...litigation against the two groups of defendants is ‘factually interrelated but not legally similar’” (paragraph 40); - Jonas v. Elliott, 2021 ONCA 124: the Court of Appeal for Ontario upheld the decision to grant partial summary judgment in an assault case, dismissing the action against Car......
  • Cox et Al v Ball et Al,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 9 January 2025
    ...have been reasonably apprehended or anticipated and such is not the law where the assault was without warning. [23] In Jonas v. Elliott, 2021 ONCA 124, the Ontario Court of Appeal stated: [6] The motion judge held that, in this case, there was a relationship of proximity. However, he held t......
  • 2024 BCSC 805,
    • Canada
    • 1 January 2024
    ...of defendants: Garisto v. Goudie, 2021 BCSC 1257 at paras. 9, 24, the latter paragraph citing with approval Jonas v. Elliott, 2021 ONCA 124. The applicable standard of care is a function of what a defendant knew or ought to have known and what they ought to have done in those circumstances.......
  • Ouellette v Wilson's Transportation Ltd,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • 3 April 2024
    ...of defendants: Garisto v. Goudie, 2021 BCSC 1257 at paras. 9, 24, the latter paragraph citing with approval Jonas v. Elliott, 2021 ONCA 124. The applicable standard of care is a function of what a defendant knew or ought to have known and what they ought to have done in those circumstances.......
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3 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 22 ' February 26, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 2 March 2021
    ...SCC 51 Pipitone v. D'Amelio, 2021 ONCA 115 Keywords: Family Law, Spousal Support, Separation Agreements, Setting Aside Jonas v. Elliott, 2021 ONCA 124 Keywords: Torts, Negligence, Occupiers' Liability, Social Host Liability, Duty of Care, Reasonable Foreseeability, Civil Procedure, Partial ......
  • Door Remains Closed On Social Host Liability
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 6 March 2021
    ...v. Elliott, 2021 ONCA 124, the Court of Appeal added to the history of cases in which the courts have declined to recognize a duty of care between social hosts and those injured by the actions of their The plaintiff, Mr. Jonas, was assaulted by a guest while attending a party hosted by the ......
  • The Court Of Appeal's Recent Decision On Social Host Liability
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 15 March 2021
    ...the party and the Municipality, which rented the facility used to host the party and permitted alcohol to be served, in Jonas v. Elliott, 2021 ONCA 124. An assault took place at the The appellants claim that the motion judge made a mistake in finding no duty of care on the part of the host ......