Board of Education of School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) v. Patrick et al., 2002 BCSC 330

• Judge: Garson, J.
• Court: Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
• Case Date: February 07, 2002
• Jurisdiction: British Columbia
• Citations: 2002 BCSC 330;[2002] B.C.T.C. 330 (SC)

Nechako Lakes School Bd. v. Patrick, [2002] B.C.T.C. 330 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2002] B.C.T.C. TBEd. JN.066

The Board of School Trustees of School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) (plaintiff) v. Betty Patrick, Lake Babine Band Council, on its own behalf and on behalf of the members of the Lake Babine Band Council, Lake Babine Indian Band, Lake Babine Nation and Maureen Luggi, Broman Lake Band Council on its own behalf and on behalf  of the members of the Broman Lake Band Council, Broman Lake Band and Wet'suwet'en First Nation (defendants)

Betty Patrick, Lake Babine Band Council on its own behalf and on behalf of the members of the Lake Babine Band Council, Lake Babine Indian Band and Lake Babine Nation (plaintiffs) v. Maureen Luggi, Broman Lake Band Council on its own behalf and on behalf of the members of the Broman Lake Band Council, Broman Lake Band and Wet'suwet'en First Nation (defendants/plaintiffs by counterclaim) and The Board of School Trustees of School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) (plaintiff/defendant by counterclaim) and Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Education (third party/at instance of the defendant by counterclaim) and Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada (third party/at instance of the third party to the counterclaim)

(07640; 2002 BCSC 330)

Indexed As: Board of Education of School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) v. Patrick et al.

British Columbia Supreme Court

Prince George

Garson, J.

March 28, 2002.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Civil Rights - Topic 5669.5

Equality and protection of the law - Particular cases - Schools - Funding and services - See paragraphs 11 to 34.

Constitutional Law - Topic 9623

Education - Particular matters - Funding - See paragraphs 11 to 34.

Contracts - Topic 1104

Formation of contract - General principles - Oral contracts - See paragraphs 11 to 34.

Indians, Inuit and Métis - Topic 6283

Government - Education - Funding - See paragraphs 11 to 34.

Practice - Topic 5006

Conduct of trial - General principles - Reopening of trial to hear additional submissions or evidence - See paragraphs 1 to 9.

Restitution - Topic 784

Benefit acquired from the plaintiff - Recovery based on quantum meruit - Work performed or goods provided - See paragraphs 11 to 34.

Cases Noticed:

Board of Education of School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) v. Patrick et al., [2002] B.C.T.C. 19 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 2].

Constantinescu v. Barriault, [1996] B.C.J. No. 2105 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 9].

Metropolitan Trust Co. of Canada v. MacDonald (1988), 24 B.C.L.R.(2d) 315 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 9].

Federal Business Development Bank v. Mission Creek Farm Inc. (1988), 25 B.C.L.R.(2d) 188 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 9].

Buckley et al. v. British Columbia Teachers' Federation (1995), 64 B.C.A.C. 147; 105 W.A.C. 147; 21 B.C.L.R.(3d) 186 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 9].

Morrison v. Hicks, [1989] B.C.J. No. 2082 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 9].

Levine (Philip F.) Marketing Ltd. v. 3SM Tours Ltd., [1983] 4 W.W.R. 149 (Alta. Q.B.), refd to. [para. 19].

Reardon Smith Line Ltd. v. Yngvar Hansen-Tangen, [1976] 1 W.L.R. 989; [1976] 3 All E.R. 570 (H.L.), refd to. [para. 19].

Mission Sawmills Ltd. v. Gill Brothers, [1945] 4 D.L.R. 449 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 20].

McNeil v. Seymour, [1986] B.C.J. No. 2216 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 21].

St. John Tug Boat Co. v. Irving Refining Ltd., [1964] S.C.R. 614, refd to. [para. 22].

Inter-Rail Auto Handling Inc. v. Canadian Pacific Ltd., [2000] B.C.T.C. 520 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 31].

Yamaha Canada Music Ltd. v. Macdonald & Oryall Ltd. (1990), 46 B.C.L.R.(2d) 363 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 31].

Western Equipment Ltd. v. Chesterton (A.W.) Co. (1983), 46 B.C.L.R. 64 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 31].

Rene Rey Swiss Chocolates Ltd. v. Societe Des Produits Marnier-Lapostolle S.A. (1993), 48 C.P.R.(3d) 175 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 32].

Parsons v. Canadian Satellite Communications Inc. (1990), 82 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 115; 257 A.P.R. 115 (Nfld. T.D.), affd. (1992), 101 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 356; 321 A.P.R. 356 (Nfld. C.A.), refd to. [para. 32].

Macdonald v. Casein Ltd., [1919] 1 W.W.R. 293 (B.C.C.A.), refd to. [para. 32].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Chitty on Contracts (23rd Ed. 1968), vol. 1, para. 708 [para. 21].

Counsel:

G.J. Litherland and K.D. Hume, for the plaintiff;

G.W. Whittle, for the defendants;

J. de Villiers, Q.C., for the third party (Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of B.C.) and Ministry of Education;

E.J. Luke, for Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada.

This case was heard in Vancouver, British Columbia, on February 7, 2002, before Garson, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following supplementary reasons on March 28, 2002.

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