Kocherkewych v. Greyhound, 2006 BCSC 534

• Judge: Ehrcke, J.
• Court: Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
• Case Date: February 21, 2006
• Jurisdiction: British Columbia
• Citations: 2006 BCSC 534;[2006] B.C.T.C. 534 (SC)

Kocherkewych v. Greyhound, [2006] B.C.T.C. 534 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2006] B.C.T.C. TBEd. AP.064

Anne M. Kocherkewych (plaintiff) v. Greyhound Canada Transportation Corp., R&Z Warman Enterprises Ltd., Northland Properties Ltd. and John Doe (defendants) and R&Z Warman Enterprises Ltd., Ron Wohrmann, Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada, Greyhound Canada Transportation Corp., Northland Properties Ltd. and John Doe (third parties)

(S017194; 2006 BCSC 534)

Indexed As: Kocherkewych v. Greyhound Canada Transportation Corp. et al.

British Columbia Supreme Court

Vancouver

Ehrcke, J.

April 4, 2006.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Contracts - Topic 2108

Terms - Express terms - Indemnity clauses - See paragraphs 10 to 62.

Insurance - Topic 17

General - Insured - Defined - See paragraphs 71 to 79.

Insurance - Topic 1851

The insurance contract - Interpretation of contract - General - See paragraphs 63 to 70.

Cases Noticed:

Canada Steamship Lines Ltd. v. R., [1952] 2 D.L.R. 786 (P.C.), refd to. [para. 34].

Alderslade v. Hendon Laundry Ltd., [1945] K.B. 189 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 37].

Grand Trunk Pacific Coast Steamship Co. v. Victoria-Vancouver Stevedoring Co. (1918), 57 S.C.R. 124, refd to. [para. 40].

Canadian Pacific Railway Co. v. British Columbia Forest Products Ltd. (1965), 55 D.L.R.(2d) 229 (B.C.C.A.), refd to. [para. 40].

Griffiths v. New Westminster (City) et al., [2001] B.C.T.C. 1482; 2001 BCSC 1482, refd to. [para. 42].

Roy v. Andrushko et al., [1997] B.C.T.C. Uned. 273 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 42].

Sinclaire v. South Trail Shell (1987) et al., [2002] A.R. Uned. 539; 2002 ABQB 378, refd to. [para. 42].

Wallach v. Garside et al. (1993), 31 B.C.A.C. 166; 50 W.A.C. 166 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 42].

Cummer-Yonge Investments Ltd. v. Agnew-Surpass Shoe Stores Ltd., [1976] 2 S.C.R. 221; 4 N.R. 547, refd to. [para. 43].

Monenco Ltd. et al. v. Commonwealth Insurance Co. et al., [2001] 2 S.C.R. 699; 274 N.R. 84; 155 B.C.A.C. 161; 254 W.A.C. 161, refd to. [para. 45].

Ellett Industries Ltd. v. Laurentian P & C Insurance Co. (1996), 73 B.C.A.C. 72; 120 W.A.C. 72 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 45].

Pyrotech Products Ltd. et al. v. Ross Southward Tire Ltd. et al., [1976] 2 S.C.R. 35; 5 N.R. 541, refd to. [para. 45].

Smith et al. v. Eaton (T.) Co. et al., [1978] 2 S.C.R. 749; 15 N.R. 315, refd to. [para. 45].

Active Fire Protection 2000 Ltd. v. B.W.K. Construction Co. (2005), 200 O.A.C. 275 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 46].

Reid Crowther & Partners Ltd. v. Simcoe & Erie General Insurance Co., [1993] 1 S.C.R. 252; 147 N.R. 44; 83 Man.R.(2d) 81; 36 W.A.C. 81, refd to. [para. 64].

Counsel:

N.J. Tuytel, for the defendants and third parties, Greyhound Canada Transportation Corp. and Northland Properties Ltd.;

W.A.C. Serné, for the defendants and third parties, R&Z Warman Enterprises Ltd. and Ron Wohrmann;

S.R. Lerner, for the third party, Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Co. of Canada.

This application was heard on January 6 and 20 and February 21, 2006, before Ehrcke, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following decision on April 4, 2006.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.