London Drugs Ltd. v. Kuehne & Nagel International Ltd., [1992] 3 SCR 299

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeLa Forest, Gérard V.; L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire; Sopinka, John; Cory, Peter deCarteret; McLachlin, Beverley; Stevenson, William; Iacobucci, Frank
Date29 October 1992
Citation[1992] 3 SCR 299,18 BCAC 1,[1992] SCJ No 84 (QL),97 DLR (4th) 261,73 BCLR (2d) 1,JE 92-1650,[1993] 1 WWR 1,1992 CanLII 41 (SCC),31 WAC 1,13 CCLT (2d) 1,36 ACWS (3d) 669,143 NR 1,[1992] CarswellBC 315,[1992] ACS no 84,43 CCEL 1
Docket Number21980
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
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  • Benfield Corporate Risk Canada Ltd. v. Beaufort International Insurance Inc. et al., 2013 ABCA 200
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • 16 January 2013
    ...[1980] 2 S.C.R. 228; 32 N.R. 163; 39 N.S.R.(2d) 119; 71 A.P.R. 119, refd to. [para. 102]. London Drugs Ltd. v. Brassart and Vanwinkle, [1992] 3 S.C.R. 299; 143 N.R. 1; 18 B.C.A.C. 1; 31 W.A.C. 1, refd to. [para. Fraser River Pile & Dredge Ltd. v. Can-Dive Services Ltd., [1999] 3 S.C.R. ......
  • Del Giudice v. Thompson, 2021 ONSC 5379
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 4 August 2021
    ...Dredge Ltd. v. Can-Dive Services Ltd., [1999] 3 S.C.R. 108 at para. 43; London Drugs Ltd. v. Kuehne & Nagel International Ltd., [1992] 3 S.C.R. 299 at pp. 436–39, 461–62.Watkins v. Olafson, [1989] 2 S.C.R. [54] [1998] 2 S.C.R. 371 at para. 43. [55] Fresh as Amended Stateme......
  • Odhavji Estate v. Woodhouse, 2003 SCC 69
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 5 December 2003
    ...National Railway Co. v. Norsk Pacific Steamship Co., [1992] 1 S.C.R. 1021; London Drugs Ltd. v. Kuehne & Nagel International Ltd., [1992] 3 S.C.R. 299; Winnipeg Condominium Corporation No. 36 v. Bird Construction Co., [1995] 1 S.C.R. 85; Cooper v. Hobart, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 537, 2001 SCC 7......
  • Hydro Electric Board (Man.) v. Inglis (John) Co. et al., (1999) 142 Man.R.(2d) 1 (CA)
    • Canada
    • Manitoba Court of Appeal (Manitoba)
    • 24 November 1999
    ...Allis-Chalmers Canada Ltd. et al., [1989] 1 S.C.R. 426; 92 N.R. 1, refd to. [para. 52]. London Drugs Ltd. v. Brassart and Vanwinkel, [1992] 3 S.C.R. 299; 143 N.R. 1; 18 B.C.A.C. 1; 31 W.A.C. 1, addendum 147 N.R. 336; 21 B.C.A.C. 159; 37 W.A.C. 159, refd to. [para. 60]. London Drugs Ltd. v. ......
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  • Benfield Corporate Risk Canada Ltd. v. Beaufort International Insurance Inc. et al., 2013 ABCA 200
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • 16 January 2013
    ...[1980] 2 S.C.R. 228; 32 N.R. 163; 39 N.S.R.(2d) 119; 71 A.P.R. 119, refd to. [para. 102]. London Drugs Ltd. v. Brassart and Vanwinkle, [1992] 3 S.C.R. 299; 143 N.R. 1; 18 B.C.A.C. 1; 31 W.A.C. 1, refd to. [para. Fraser River Pile & Dredge Ltd. v. Can-Dive Services Ltd., [1999] 3 S.C.R. ......
  • Odhavji Estate v. Woodhouse, 2003 SCC 69
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 5 December 2003
    ...National Railway Co. v. Norsk Pacific Steamship Co., [1992] 1 S.C.R. 1021; London Drugs Ltd. v. Kuehne & Nagel International Ltd., [1992] 3 S.C.R. 299; Winnipeg Condominium Corporation No. 36 v. Bird Construction Co., [1995] 1 S.C.R. 85; Cooper v. Hobart, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 537, 2001 SCC 7......
  • Hydro Electric Board (Man.) v. Inglis (John) Co. et al., (1999) 142 Man.R.(2d) 1 (CA)
    • Canada
    • Manitoba Court of Appeal (Manitoba)
    • 24 November 1999
    ...Allis-Chalmers Canada Ltd. et al., [1989] 1 S.C.R. 426; 92 N.R. 1, refd to. [para. 52]. London Drugs Ltd. v. Brassart and Vanwinkel, [1992] 3 S.C.R. 299; 143 N.R. 1; 18 B.C.A.C. 1; 31 W.A.C. 1, addendum 147 N.R. 336; 21 B.C.A.C. 159; 37 W.A.C. 159, refd to. [para. 60]. London Drugs Ltd. v. ......
  • Bhasin v. Hrynew et al., (2014) 464 N.R. 254 (SCC)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Supreme Court of Canada
    • 12 February 2014
    ...Ltd. v. Stilletto Visual Programmes Ltd., [1989] 1 Q.B. 433 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 42]. London Drugs Ltd. v. Brassart and Vanwinkel, [1992] 3 S.C.R. 299; 143 N.R. 1; 18 B.C.A.C. 1; 31 W.A.C. 1, refd to. [para. London Drugs v. Kuehne & Nagle International Ltd. et al. - see London Drugs ......
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  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 18 – December 22, 2017)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 2 January 2018
    ...Personal Liability of Employees Acting in the Course of Their Employment, London Drugs Ltd. v. Kuehne & Nagel International Ltd., [1992] 3 S.C.R. 299 Facts: The appellant Abigail Sataur pleaded that she was injured when a barista at a Starbucks store in Brampton poured scalding hot wate......
  • Practicing Safe Text: Drafting Tips From The Stormy Daniels NDA
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 23 March 2018
    ...creation of third party beneficiaries in certain circumstances. (See: London Drugs Ltd. v. Kuehne & Nagel International Ltd., (1992) 3 SCR 299; Fraser River Pile & Dredge Ltd. V. Can-Dive Services Ltd., (1999) 3 SCR 9 This does prompt the question of whether Ms. Daniels owned the co......
  • Breaching Duty Of Care: Can Individual Employees Be Personally Liable?
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 12 April 2018
    ...decision. Decision Relying on the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in London Drugs Ltd. v Kuehne & Nagel International Ltd., [1992] 3 SCR 299, the Ontario Court of Appeal confirmed that an employee acting in the course of her employment can be sued personally for breaching a duty......
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    • Irwin Books Insurance Law. Second Edition Enforcing Insurance Contracts
    • 23 June 2015
    ...10, [1972] ILR 355, [1972] SCJ No 70 ....................................... 589 London Drugs Ltd v Kuehne & Nagel International Ltd, [1992] 3 SCR 299, 97 DLR (4th) 261, 1992 CanLII 41, aff’g (1990), 70 DLR (4th) 51, 45 BCLR (2d) 1, [1990] BCJ No 755 (CA) ................. 526–27, 536, 538,......
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    • Irwin Books Archive The Law of Equitable Remedies. Second Edition
    • 18 June 2013
    ................................................................. 238 London Drugs Ltd. v. Kuehne & Nagel International Ltd. (1992), [1992] 3 S.C.R. 299, 97 D.L.R. (4th) 261, [1993] 1 W.W.R. 1 ...................... 408 London Drugs Ltd. v. Truscan Realty Ltd. (1988), 3 R.P.R. (2d) 60, [1988] ......
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    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive The Law of Contracts. Second Edition Remedies
    • 29 August 2012
    ...303 .......................................... 343 THE LAW OF CONTR ACTS 1114 London Drugs Ltd. v. Kuehne & Nagel International Ltd., [1992] 3 S.C.R. 299, 97 D.L.R. (4th) 261, [1992] S.C.J. No. 84 .......... 308, 309, 318, 319, 320, 321, 323, 324, 325, 327, 329, 79 0 London Loan & Savings C......
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    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive The Law of Torts. Fourth Edition
    • 8 September 2011
    ...Smith & Co., [1912] A.C. 716, 107 L.T. 531 (H.L.) ................... 366 London Drugs Ltd. v. Kuehne & Nagel International Ltd., [1992] 3 S.C.R. 299, (sub nom. London Drugs Ltd. v. Brassart) 97 D.L.R. (4th) 261 .....................................................................................
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