Lay v Lay, 2019 ABCA 21

JudgePatricia Rowbotham,Thomas W. Wakeling,Michelle Crighton
Citation2019 ABCA 21
Date22 January 2019
CourtCourt of Appeal (Alberta)
Docket Number1701-0057-AC

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  • Hannam v Medicine Hat School District No. 76
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • September 25, 2020
    ...2018 ABQB 515 63 Khalil v. Durant judgment granted 2018 ABQB 17 granted 2018 ABQB 473 64 Lay v. Lay dismissal granted 2017 ABQB 29 granted 2019 ABCA 21 65 Lee v. Hache dismissal granted 2018 ABQB 88 66 LNR v. Moutview Pharma Corp. dismissal denied 2017 ABQB 137 denied 2017 ABQB 730 67 Monta......
  • Glamorgan Landing Estates GP Inc. v Calgary (City)
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • May 7, 2024
    ...Wakeling & Greckol, JJ.A. (“Reference must be had to reputable dictionaries to discover the ordinary meanings of words”); Lay v. Lay, 2019 ABCA 21, ¶ 63; [2019] 2 W.W.R. 254, 275, leave to appeal ref'd, [2019] S.C.C.A. No. 85 per Wakeling, J.A. (“Dictionaries compile the ordinary meanin......
  • Remington Development Corporation v Canadian Pacific Railway Company
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • July 2, 2025
    ...meanings from which the court must select the most suitable for the context”), leave to appeal ref'd, [2017] 2 S.C.R. vii; Lay v. Lay, 2019 ABCA 21, ¶ 63; [2019] 2 W.W.R. 254, 275 per Wakeling, J.A. (“Dictionaries compile the ordinary meaning of words that those who use a language correctly......
  • Bruno v Samson Cree Nation, 2021 ABCA 381
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • November 24, 2021
    ...claim can raise if it wishes to, but which the defendant is not obliged to raise if it does not wish”). [143] E.g., Lay v. Lay, 2019 ABCA 21; [2019] 2 W.W.R. 294, leave to appeal ref’d, [2019] S.C.C.A. No. 85 (the Court upheld an order summarily dismissing the plaintiff&#x2019......
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  • Hannam v Medicine Hat School District No. 76
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • September 25, 2020
    ...2018 ABQB 515 63 Khalil v. Durant judgment granted 2018 ABQB 17 granted 2018 ABQB 473 64 Lay v. Lay dismissal granted 2017 ABQB 29 granted 2019 ABCA 21 65 Lee v. Hache dismissal granted 2018 ABQB 88 66 LNR v. Moutview Pharma Corp. dismissal denied 2017 ABQB 137 denied 2017 ABQB 730 67 Monta......
  • Glamorgan Landing Estates GP Inc. v Calgary (City)
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • May 7, 2024
    ...Wakeling & Greckol, JJ.A. (“Reference must be had to reputable dictionaries to discover the ordinary meanings of words”); Lay v. Lay, 2019 ABCA 21, ¶ 63; [2019] 2 W.W.R. 254, 275, leave to appeal ref'd, [2019] S.C.C.A. No. 85 per Wakeling, J.A. (“Dictionaries compile the ordinary meanin......
  • Remington Development Corporation v Canadian Pacific Railway Company
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • July 2, 2025
    ...meanings from which the court must select the most suitable for the context”), leave to appeal ref'd, [2017] 2 S.C.R. vii; Lay v. Lay, 2019 ABCA 21, ¶ 63; [2019] 2 W.W.R. 254, 275 per Wakeling, J.A. (“Dictionaries compile the ordinary meaning of words that those who use a language correctly......
  • Bruno v Samson Cree Nation, 2021 ABCA 381
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • November 24, 2021
    ...claim can raise if it wishes to, but which the defendant is not obliged to raise if it does not wish”). [143] E.g., Lay v. Lay, 2019 ABCA 21; [2019] 2 W.W.R. 294, leave to appeal ref’d, [2019] S.C.C.A. No. 85 (the Court upheld an order summarily dismissing the plaintiff&#x2019......
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  • The Evolution Of The Test For Summary Judgment: Old Habits Die Hard
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 26, 2019
    ...Rotzang panel, quoted the earlier cases that noted the moving party's position must be unassailable. On January 22, 2019, in Lay v Lay, 2019 ABCA 21, the majority of the Court upheld the dismissal of a plaintiff's action and did not cite either Stefanyk or Rotzang. Justice Wakeling (also on......