Misfud v. Owens Corning Canada Inc., [2003] O.T.C. 871 (SC)

• Judge: Ground, J.
• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: September 17, 2003
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2003] O.T.C. 871 (SC)

Misfud v. Owens Corning Can. Inc., [2003] O.T.C. 871 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2003] O.T.C. TBEd. OC.016

John Misfud (applicant) v. Owens Corning Canada Inc. (respondent)

(Court File No. 01-CL-004074)

Indexed As: Misfud v. Owens Corning Canada Inc.

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Ground, J.

October 1, 2003.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Contracts - Topic 7403

Interpretation - General principles - Ordinary meaning (Golden Rule) - Exceptions - See paragraphs 1 to 17.

Practice - Topic 3679

Evidence - Affidavits - Use of - Affidavits - Evidence - Admissibility - See paragraphs 1 to 17.

Cases Noticed:

Eli Lilly & Co. et al. v. Novopharm Ltd. et al., [1998] 2 S.C.R. 129; 227 N.R. 201, refd to. [para. 4].

Alampi v. Swartz et al. (1964), 43 D.L.R.(2d) 11 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 5].

Kernahan and Graves Real Estate Co. v. National Trust Co. (1983), 1 O.A.C. 144; 44 O.R.(2d) 53 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 8].

TransCanada Pipelines Ltd. v. Northern & Central Gas Corp., [1981] O.J. No. 1046, affd. (1983), 41 O.R.(2d) 447 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 9].

Olson v. Rossetter (1948), 77 N.E.2d 652, refd to. [para. 9].

Glidden Co. v. Hellenic Lines (1960), 25 F.2d 253, refd to. [para. 10].

Hamilton Region Conservation Authority v. Eaton, [1974] O.J. No. 644, refd to. [para. 11].

Leitch Goldmines Ltd. v. Texas Gulf Sulphur Co., [1969] 1 O.R. 469 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 12].

Toronto-Dominion Bank v. Leigh Instruments Ltd. (Bankrupt) et al. (1998), 63 O.T.C. 1; 40 B.L.R.(2d) 1 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 13].

EdperBrascan Corp. v. 117373 Canada Ltd., [2000] O.T.C. 722; 50 O.R.(3d) 425 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 13].

Counsel:

Gary Hopkinson, for the applicant;

Michael A. Penny, for the respondent.

This motion was heard on September 17, 2003, before Ground, J., of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following decision on October 1, 2003.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.