Misir v. Toronto Star, (1997) 105 O.A.C. 270 (CA)
| Judge | McKinlay, Carthy and Laskin, JJ.A. |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Ontario) |
| Case Date | December 09, 1997 |
| Jurisdiction | Ontario |
| Citations | (1997), 105 O.A.C. 270 (CA) |
Misir v. Toronto Star (1997), 105 O.A.C. 270 (CA)
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Temp. Cite: [1997] O.A.C. TBEd. DE.046
Dev Misir and Metro Orthopaedic & Rehabilitation Centre Inc. (respondents/plaintiffs) v. Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd., Torstar Corp., John A. Honderich and James Daw (appellants/defendants)
(Docket: C25045)
Indexed As: Misir et al. v. Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. et al.
Ontario Court of Appeal
McKinlay, Carthy and Laskin, JJ.A.
December 9, 1997.
Summary:
The plaintiff owner of a group of health care facilities, including the co-plaintiff Metro Orthopaedic & Rehabilitation Centre Inc., claimed that they were defamed in a series of newspaper articles. The defendants, the owner of the newspaper, the publisher and the writer of the articles, moved for summary dismissal of the claim. The motions judge dismissed the motion. The defendants appealed.
The Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal.
Libel and Slander - Topic 684
The statement - What constitutes defamatory statements - Libel - What constitutes a defamatory statement - The owner of a group of health care facilities claimed that he and one of his facilities were defamed in a series of 12 newspaper articles published in May and September - The owner sued the newspaper owners, the publisher and the writer for defamation - The defendants claimed that the first 11 articles did not identify the plaintiffs and, therefore, did not defame them - The Ontario Court of Appeal held that the 12 articles together formed a single libel - When the articles were read together they showed that the plaintiffs were referred to in the earlier articles - See paragraphs 11 to 23.
Limitation of Actions - Topic 3246
Actions in tort - Libel and slander - When time begins to run - The plaintiff owner of a group of health care facilities, claimed that he and one of his facilities were defamed in a series of 12 newspaper articles published in May and September - Only the last article, published on September 30, named the plaintiffs - The defendants, the owner of the newspaper, the publisher and the writer of the articles claimed that the plaintiffs failed to serve notice within the six week notice period provided in s. 5(1) of the Libel and Slander Act - The Ontario Court of Appeal treated the separate articles as a single libel - The six week notice period did not begin until the September 30 article that named the plaintiffs - See paragraphs 11 to 21.
Cases Noticed:
Hayward v. Thompson, [1982] 1 Q.B. 47 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 16].
Botiuk v. Bardyn et al., [1995] 3 S.C.R. 3; 186 N.R. 1; 85 O.A.C. 81; 126 D.L.R.(4th) 609, refd to. [para. 19].
Botiuk v. Toronto Free Press Publications Ltd. - see Botiuk v. Bardyn et al.
Statutes Noticed:
Libel and Slander Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. L-12, sect. 5(1) [para. 11].
Counsel:
Alison B. Woodbury, for the appellants/defendants;
Sandra E. Dawe, for the respondent.
This appeal was heard on November 4 and 5, 1997, before McKinlay, Carthy and Laskin, JJ.A., of the Ontario Court of Appeal. On December 9, 1997, Laskin, J.A., delivered the following judgment for the court.
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...Securities Commission, 2006 CanLII 12428 (ON S.C.). ............................... 27 Misir v. Toronto Star Newspapers Limited (1997), 105 O.A.C. 270 (C.A.) ......................... 82– 83 Mitchell v. Victorian Daily Times, [1944] 2 D.L.R. 239 ...................................................
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...C.A.) 912 Mirror Newspapers Ltd. v. Harrison (1982), 149 C.L.R. 293 (H.C.A.) 293, 518 Misir v. Toronto Star Newspapers Limited (1997), 105 O.A.C. 270 (C.A.) 64, 67, 73, 240, 647 Mitchell v. Nanaimo District Teachers Association, [1993] B.C.J. No. 386 (S.C.) 164, 167 , 174 Mitchell v. Nana......
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Pre-trial Disposition of Claims and Defences
...Ridge Pine Park Inc. v. Schwisberg (1998), 65 O.T.C. 73, per Glass J. at para. 4 (Gen. Div). Misir v. Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. (1997), 105 O.A.C. 270, per LaskinJ.A. at para. 23 (C.A.). Vbutsinos v. New Brunswick (Research and Productivity Council) (1993), 136 N.B.R. (2d) 364, per Dicks......
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...C.A.) 912 Mirror Newspapers Ltd. v. Harrison (1982), 149 C.L.R. 293 (H.C.A.) 293, 518 Misir v. Toronto Star Newspapers Limited (1997), 105 O.A.C. 270 (C.A.) 64, 67, 73, 240, 647 Mitchell v. Nanaimo District Teachers Association, [1993] B.C.J. No. 386 (S.C.) 164, 167 , 174 Mitchell v. Nana......
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Table of Cases
...Securities Commission, 2006 CanLII 12428 (ON S.C.). ............................... 27 Misir v. Toronto Star Newspapers Limited (1997), 105 O.A.C. 270 (C.A.) ......................... 82– 83 Mitchell v. Victorian Daily Times, [1944] 2 D.L.R. 239 ...................................................
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Pre-trial Disposition of Claims and Defences
...Ridge Pine Park Inc. v. Schwisberg (1998), 65 O.T.C. 73, per Glass J. at para. 4 (Gen. Div). Misir v. Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. (1997), 105 O.A.C. 270, per LaskinJ.A. at para. 23 (C.A.). Vbutsinos v. New Brunswick (Research and Productivity Council) (1993), 136 N.B.R. (2d) 364, per Dicks......
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Notice and Limitation Periods
...is an important and well-established extension of the law relating to limitation periods. In Misir v. Toronto Star Newspapers Limited (1997), 105 O.A.C. 270 at paras. 14–15 (C.A.) Laskin J.A. stated: Section 5(1), however, includes the element of discoverability. he six-week period for givi......