Konop v. Brazilian Canadian Coffee Co. et al., [2004] O.T.C. 565 (SC)

• Judge: Pepall, J.
• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: June 25, 2004
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2004] O.T.C. 565 (SC)

Konop v. Brazilian Cdn. Coffee Co., [2004] O.T.C. 565 (SC)

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

Mitchell J. Konop (plaintiff) v. Brazilian Canadian Coffee Co. Ltd., John Antonopoulos, Jack Kiriazakos, 551422 Ontario Ltd. and 1097657 Ontario Ltd. (defendants)

(Court File No. 02-CV-237415CM2)

Indexed As: Konop v. Brazilian Canadian Coffee Co. et al.

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Pepall, J.

June 25, 2004.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Equity - Topic 2002

Equitable defences - General - Application of - See paragraphs 41 to 44.

Master and Servant - Topic 8000

Dismissal without cause - Notice of dismissal - What constitutes reasonable notice - See paragraphs 1 to 60.

Cases Noticed:

Saskatchewan River Bungalows Ltd. and Fikowski v. Maritime Life Assurance Co., [1994] 2 S.C.R. 490; 168 N.R. 381; 155 A.R. 321; 73 W.A.C. 321; 115 D.L.R.(4th) 478, refd to. [para. 39, footnote 1].

Federal Business Development Bank v. Steinbock Development Corp. (1983), 42 A.R. 231 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 39, footnote 2].

872899 Ontario Inc. v. Iacovoni (1998), 112 O.A.C. 280; 40 O.R.(3d) 715 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 41, footnote 3].

Canadian Red Cross Society, Re, [2002] O.T.C. 887; 62 O.R.(3d) 227 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 42, footnote 4].

Peixeiro v. Haberman, [1997] 3 S.C.R. 549; 217 N.R. 371; 103 O.A.C. 161; 151 D.L.R.(4th) 429, refd to. [para. 43, footnote 5].

K.M. v. H.M., [1992] 3 S.C.R. 6; 142 N.R. 321; 57 O.A.C. 321, refd to. [para. 43, footnote 6].

Donaldson v. Philippine Airlines, [1984] O.J. No. 275, refd to. [para. 45, footnote 7].

Rasanen v. Rosemount Instruments Ltd. (1989), 28 C.C.E.L. 152 (Ont. H.C.), refd to. [para. 45, footnote 8].

Bowie v. Motorola Canada Ltd., [1991] O.J. No. 1927, refd to. [para. 45, footnote 9].

Schalkwyk v. Hyundai Auto Canada Inc. (1995), 16 C.C.E.L.(2d) 132 (Ont. Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 45, footnote 10].

Minott v. O'Shanter Development Co. (1999), 117 O.A.C. 1 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 45, footnote 11].

Forshaw v. Aluminex Extrusions Ltd., [1988] B.C.J. No. 1538 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 45, footnote 12].

Lyle v. Aluminex Extrusions Ltd., [1996] B.C.J. No. 203 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 45, footnote 13].

MacLean v. Audiovox Corp. et al. (1994), 48 B.C.A.C. 159; 78 W.A.C. 159 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 45, footnote 14].

Swann v. MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., [1995] B.C.J. No. 1596 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 45, footnote 15].

Lawson v. Dominion Securities Corp., [1977] O.J. No. 1609 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 45, footnote 16].

Peck v. Levesque Plywood Ltd (1979), 27 O.R.(2d) 108 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 45, footnote 17].

Davidson v. Allelix Inc. (1991), 54 O.A.C. 241; 7 O.R.(3d) 581 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 45, footnote 18].

Heslop et al. v. Cooper's Crane Rental Ltd., [1997] O.A.C. Uned. 420 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 45, footnote 19].

Gilbert v. Wittnauer Worldwide L.P., [2002] O.J. No. 3587, refd to. [para. 45, footnote 20].

Johnston v. Ecolab Ltd. (1994), 6 C.C.E.L.(2d) 293 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 45, footnote 21].

Renwick v. MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. (1995), 9 C.C.E.L.(2d) 255 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 45, footnote 22].

Coppin v. MPR Teltech Ltd., [1997] B.C.T.C. Uned. 918; 30 C.C.E.L.(2d) 293 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 45, footnote 23].

Perry v. Gulf Minerals Canada Ltd., [1985] O.J. No. 1041 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 45, footnote 24].

Brown v. Black Clawson-Kennedy Ltd. (1989), 29 C.C.E.L. 92 (Ont. Dist. Ct.), refd to. [para. 45, footnote 25].

Letendre et al. v. Deines Micro-Film Services Ltd. (2001), 283 A.R. 241; 9 C.C.E.L.(3d) 296 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 45, footnote 26].

Bardal v. Globe & Mail Ltd. (1960), 24 D.L.R.(2d) 140 (Ont. H.C.), refd to. [para. 46, footnote 27].

Lefebvre v. HOJ Industries Ltd.; Machtinger v. HOJ Industries Ltd., [1992] 1 S.C.R. 986; 136 N.R. 40; 53 O.A.C. 200; 91 D.L.R.(4th) 491; 40 C.C.E.L. 1, refd to. [para. 46, footnote 28].

Janiak v. Ippolito, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 146; 57 N.R. 241; 9 O.A.C. 1; 16 D.L.R.(4th) 1, refd to. [para. 48, footnote 29].

Hodgkinson v. Simms et al., [1994] 3 S.C.R. 377; 171 N.R. 245; 49 B.C.A.C. 1; 80 W.A.C. 1, refd to. [para. 58, footnote 30].

Counsel:

Mark H. Arnold, for the plaintiff;

Arnie Herschorn, for the defendants.

This case was heard before Pepall, J., of the Ontario Superior Court, who delivered the following oral decision on June 25, 2004, with written reasons released on June 28, 2004.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.