Mondino v. Mondino, [2004] O.T.C. 259 (SC)

• Judge: Sutherland, J.
• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: September 10, 2003
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2004] O.T.C. 259 (SC)

Mondino v. Mondino, [2004] O.T.C. 259 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2004] O.T.C. TBEd. MR.103

Rosalia Mondino (plaintiff) v. Pietro Mondino, Guiseppa Mondino, Rosario Mondino and Piatronilla Mondino (defendants)

Pietro Mondino, Guiseppa Mondino, Rosario Mondino and Piatronilla Mondino (plaintiffs by counterclaim) v. Rosalia Mondino (defendant to the counterclaim)

(Court File No. 02-CV-234618CM2)

Indexed As: Mondino v. Mondino

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Sutherland, J.

March 17, 2004.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Sale of Land - Topic 805

The contract - General - Agreement for sale - What constitutes - See paragraphs 1 to 54.

Sale of Land - Topic 7408

Remedies - General - Specific performance - When available - See paragraphs 1 to 54.

Cases Noticed:

Gandoff Technologies Inc. v. North American Trust Co., [1993] O.J. No. 8257 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 24].

Mid Park Construction v. Cleland, [1992] O.J. No. 2073 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 24].

Sherrer v. Paletta, [1966] 2 O.R. 524 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 33].

Rock v. Foster, [1988] O.J. No. 1784 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 33].

Valemont Development Corp. v. Royal Bank of Canada (1996), 3 O.T.C. 71 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 36].

McCallum et al. v. Zivojinovic (1977), 16 O.R.(2d) 721 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 36].

Jones v. Barclay (1781), 2 Dougl. 684; 99 E.R. 434, refd to. [para. 37].

Douse v. Mascioli et al. (1997), 34 O.T.C. 196 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 37].

Mastercraft Construction Corp. v. Baker (1978), 86 D.L.R.(3d) 121 (Ont. H.C.), affd. (1979), 104 D.L.R.(3d) 767 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 37].

Kloepfer Wholesale Hardware and Automotive Co. v. Roy, [1952] 2 S.C.R. 465, refd to. [para. 37].

Bethco Ltd. and 471927 Ontario Ltd. v. Clareco Canada Ltd. (1985), 12 O.A.C. 23; 52 O.R.(2d) 609 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 37].

Basra et al. v. Carhoun et al. (1993), 31 B.C.A.C. 288; 50 W.A.C. 288; 32 R.P.R.(2d) 161 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 42].

Semelhago v. Paramadevan, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 415; 197 N.R. 379; 91 O.A.C. 379; 136 D.L.R.(4th) 1; 3 R.P.R.(3d) 1, refd to. [para. 44].

Dodge (John E.) Holdings Ltd. v. 805062 Ontario Ltd., [2001] O.T.C. 803; 56 O.R.(3d) 341 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 44].

904060 Ontario Ltd. et al. v. 529566 Ontario Ltd. et al. (1999), 89 O.T.C. 112 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 46].

Greenforco Holding Corp. v. Yonge-Merton Developments Ltd., [1999] O.J. No. 3232 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 47].

Monson v. West Barrhaven Development Inc. et al., [2000] O.T.C. Uned. D68 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 47].

Domowicz v. Orsa Investments Ltd. (1993), 36 R.P.R.(2d) 174, additional reasons (1993), 15 O.R.(3d) 661, additional reasons (1994), 20 O.R.(3d) 722 (Gen. Div.), affd. (1999), 40 O.R.(3d) 256 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 49].

Landmark of Thornhill Ltd. v. Jacobson et al. (1995), 85 O.A.C. 179; 25 O.R.(3d) 628 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 51].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Perell, Paul M., and Engell, Bruce H., Remedies and the Sale of Land (2nd Ed. 1998), p. 48 [para. 42].

Perell, Paul, Semelhago v. Paramadevan and the New Specific Performance (2001), generally [para. 46].

Waddams, Stephen M., The Law of Contracts (4th Ed.), paras. 113 [para. 32]; 635 [para. 37].

Counsel:

Raymond H. Raphael, for the plaintiff/defendant by counterclaim;

Nicholas C. Tibollo and Domenic Saverino, for the defendants/plaintiffs by counterclaim.

This case was heard on June 26 and 27, 2003, with written submissions to September 10, 2003, before Sutherland, J., of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following decision on March 17, 2004.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.