McQueen v. Tedesco et al., [2004] O.T.C. 262 (SC)

• Judge: Pitt, J.
• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: March 04, 2004
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2004] O.T.C. 262 (SC)

McQueen v. Tedesco, [2004] O.T.C. 262 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2004] O.T.C. TBEd. MR.109

Mark Roderick McQueen (plaintiff/respondent) v. Theresa Tedesco, John Ivison, Mark Stevenson, Kenneth Whyte, Peter Viner and The National Post Company/La Publication National Post (defendants/appellants)

(Court File No. 02-CV-231278CM4)

Indexed As: McQueen v. Tedesco et al.

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Pitt, J.

March 19, 2004.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Courts - Topic 1127

Masters - Appeals from - Standard of review - See paragraph 5.

Libel and Slander - Topic 6129

Practice - Pleadings - Statement of claim - Amendment of - See paragraphs 1 to 16.

Cases Noticed:

Bank of Nova Scotia v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. et al. (2003), 178 O.A.C. 254 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 5].

Baxter v. Canadian Broadcasting Corp. and Malling (1978), 22 N.B.R.(2d) 307; 39 A.P.R. 307 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 7].

Reid v. Telegram Publishing Co. and Drea, [1961] O.R. 418 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 7].

Hennessy v. Wright (1890), 24 Q.B.D. 455 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 7].

Young v. Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. et al., [2003] O.J. No. 3100 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 12].

Counsel:

Jonathan Stainsby, for the plaintiff/respondent;

Susan M. Sack, for the defendants/appellants.

This appeal was heard on March 4, 2004, before Pitt, J., of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following decision on March 19, 2004.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.