Lanty v. Ontario (Minister of Natural Resources), [2006] O.T.C. 47 (SC)

• Judge: DiTomaso, J.
• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: January 20, 2006
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2006] O.T.C. 47 (SC)

Lanty v. Ont., [2006] O.T.C. 47 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2006] O.T.C. TBEd. JA.111

Lavina Lanty (plaintiff) v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario, as represented by the Minister of Natural Resources (defendant)

(Barrie Court File No. G23064-98)

Indexed As: Lanty v. Ontario (Minister of Natural Resources)

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

DiTomaso, J.

January 20, 2006 and March 1, 2006.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Highways - Topic 13

General and definitions - Definitions - Access road - See paragraphs 73 to 89.

Highways - Topic 14

General and definitions - Definitions - Public highway or road - See paragraphs 57 to 69.

Highways - Topic 2441

Closing highways - Conditions precedent - General - See paragraphs 70 to 72.

Highways - Topic 2482

Closing highways - Access roads - Applicable legislation - Interpretation - See paragraphs 73 to 89.

Real Property - Topic 7006

Easements, licences and prescriptive rights - General principles - Equitable easement - See paragraphs 152 to 157.

Real Property - Topic 7068

Easements, licences and prescriptive rights - Creation by prescription - Bars (permission, etc.) - See paragraphs 102 to 151.

Cases Noticed:

Walker, Re, [1971] 1 O.R. 151 (H.C.), affd. [1972] 2 O.R. 558 (C.A.), affd. [1975] 1 S.C.R. 78; 1 N.R. 283, refd to. [para. 30, footnote 3].

Walker et al. v. Ontario (Attorney General) - see Walker, Re.

Gibbs et al. v. Grand Bend (Village) et al. (1995), 86 O.A.C. 321; 26 O.R.(3d) 644 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 35, footnote 4].

Ontario (Attorney General) v. Rowntree Beach Association et al. (1994), 17 O.R.(3d) 174 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 44, footnote 5].

Rorabeck v. Sidney (Township) et al. (1977), 16 O.R.(2d) 296 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 58, footnote 9].

Abell v. York (County) (1920), 57 D.L.R. 81 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 65, footnote 12].

Di Cenzo Construction Co. v. Glassco et al. (1978), 21 O.R.(2d) 186 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 65, footnote 13].

Whitmell v. Ritchie et al. (1994), 74 O.A.C. 317; 20 O.R.(3d) 424 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 81, footnote 28].

553173 Ontario Ltd. v. Bank of Montreal et al. (1995), 26 O.R.(3d) 617 (Gen. Div.), affd. [1998] O.A.C. Uned. 268 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 81, footnote 29].

Bogart et al. v. Thompson et al., [2002] O.T.C. 329 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 86, footnote 31].

2016596 Ontario Inc. v. Ontario (Minister of Natural Resources) et al. (2004), 190 O.A.C. 203; 72 O.R.(3d) 360 (C.A.), leave to appeal denied (2005), 341 N.R. 200; 207 O.A.C. 396 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 87, footnote 32].

Rose v. Krieser (2002), 157 O.A.C. 252; 58 O.R.(3d) 641 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 102, footnote 35].

Ontario (Minister of Natural Resources) v. Holdcroft, [2004] O.T.C. 187 (Sup. Ct.), affd. (2004), 192 O.A.C. 96 (CA), refd to. [para. 102, footnote 37].

Henderson v. Volk (1982), 35 O.R.(2d) 379 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 103, footnote 38].

Blankstein and Fages v. Walsh (1988), 55 Man.R.(2d) 125 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 103, footnote 39].

Moore et al. v. Monaghan (1996), 94 O.A.C. 359 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 103, footnote 40].

Cates v. Salamon et al. (1998), 71 O.T.C. 206 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 105, footnote 44].

Robertson et al. v. Jones et al., [2003] O.T.C. Uned. 652 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 108, footnote 45].

Dobson et al. v. Tulloch et al. (1994), 17 O.R.(3d) 533 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 148, footnote 84].

Hirtle v. Ernst and Slauenwhite (1991), 110 N.S.R.(2d) 216; 299 A.P.R. 216; 21 R.P.R.(2d) 95 (T.D.), refd to. [para. 148, footnote 85].

Lacroix v. Dubroy, [1975] O.J. No. 736, refd to. [para. 153, footnote 87].

Canadian Union of Public Employees et al. v. Ontario (Minister of Labour), [2003] 1 S.C.R. 539; 304 N.R. 76; 173 O.A.C. 38, refd to. [para. 158, footnote 89].

Mount Sinai Hospital Center et al. v. Quebec (Minister of Health and Social Services), [2001] 2 S.C.R. 281; 271 N.R. 104, refd to. [para. 158, footnote 90].

R. v. Coombs, [1999] O.J. No. 356 (C.J. Prov. Div.), refd to. [para. 160, footnote 91].

Tener and Tener v. British Columbia, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 533; 59 N.R. 82, refd to. [para. 162, footnote 94].

Jalbert v. R., [1937] S.C.R. 59; [1937] 2 D.L.R. 296, refd to. [para. 162, footnote 96].

Windsor (City) v. Larson (1980), 114 D.L.R.(3d) 477 (Ont. Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 165, footnote 98].

Canada 3000 Inc. (Bankrupt), Re (2004), 186 O.A.C. 116 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 180].

Sutcliffe et al. v. Ontario (Minister of the Environment) et al. (2004), 191 O.A.C. 370 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 180].

TransCanada Pipelines v. Potter Station Power Limited Partnership et al., [2002] O.T.C. Uned. 359; 20 C.P.C.(5th) 382 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 182].

Boucher et al. v. Public Accountants Council (Ont.) et al. (2004), 188 O.A.C. 201 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 183].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Driedger, Elmer A., Construction of Statutes (3rd Ed. 1994), p. 186 [para. 90, footnote 33].

Gale, The Law of Easements (15th Ed. 1986), p. 210 [para. 104, footnote 42].

Counsel:

Michael J. Reid, for the plaintiff;

Crystal O'Donnell, for the defendant.

This action was heard at Barrie, Ontario, on October 13, 14 and 17-20, 2005, before DiTomaso, J., of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following decision on January 20, 2006. Subsequently submissions on costs were heard at Newmarket, Ontario, on February 23, 2006, with additional reasons released on March 1, 2006.

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