Levesque v. Levesque, (2001) 151 O.A.C. 227 (CA)
Judge | Labrosse, Weiler and Charron, JJ.A. |
Court | Court of Appeal (Ontario) |
Case Date | November 06, 2001 |
Jurisdiction | Ontario |
Citations | (2001), 151 O.A.C. 227 (CA) |
Levesque v. Levesque (2001), 151 O.A.C. 227 (CA)
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Temp. Cite: [2001] O.A.C. TBEd. NO.050
Luc Levesque (appellant/plaintiff) v. Berthier Levesque (respondent/defendant)
(C29273)
Indexed As: Levesque v. Levesque
Ontario Court of Appeal
Labrosse, Weiler and Charron, JJ.A.
November 15, 2001.
Summary:
The plaintiff was injured in a collision on a gravel cottage road between a four-wheel all-terrain vehicle driven by him and a pickup truck driven by his father. The plaintiff suffered a permanent and disabling injury to his knee. A jury found the plaintiff 100% responsible for the accident and dismissed his action against his father. The plaintiff appealed, and the father cross-appealed the jury's assessment of damages.
The Ontario Court of Appeal allowed the appeal and dismissed the cross-appeal. The jury's verdict on the issue of liability was unreasonable in light of the evidence. The court ordered a new trial on this issue alone.
Torts - Topic 408
Negligence - Motor vehicle - Rules of the road - Driving to left of centre - The plaintiff was injured in a collision on a gravel cottage road between a four-wheel all-terrain vehicle driven by him and a pickup truck driven by his father - A jury found the plaintiff 100% responsible for the accident and dismissed his action against his father - The plaintiff appealed - The Ontario Court of Appeal allowed the appeal - The jury's verdict on the issue of liability was unreasonable in light of the evidence of all witnesses that the father was driving in a manner that did not leave one-half of the road clear for the plaintiff's vehicle - The court opined that the evidence was capable of supporting a finding of contributory negligence, and ordered a new trial on the liability issue alone.
Torts - Topic 446
Negligence - Motor vehicle - Rules of the road - Where highway less than two lanes - [See Torts - Topic 408 ].
Torts - Topic 6610
Defences - Contributory negligence - Particular cases - Motor vehicle accidents - [See Torts - Topic 408 ].
Cases Noticed:
Deshane et al. v. Deere & Co. (1993), 65 O.A.C. 275; 15 O.R.(3d) 225 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 3].
Graham v. Hodgkinson (1983), 40 O.R.(2d) 697 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 6].
Counsel:
Paul Rouleau and Michelle Vaillancourt, for the appellant;
Michael O'Neill, for the respondent.
This appeal and cross-appeal were heard on November 6, 2001, by Labrosse, Weiler and Charron, JJ.A., of the Ontario Court of Appeal. Charron, J.A., delivered the following decision for the court on November 15, 2001.
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