North King Lodge v. Gowlland Towing, 2004 BCSC 460

• Judge: Sigurdson, J.
• Court: Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
• Case Date: April 06, 2004
• Jurisdiction: British Columbia
• Citations: 2004 BCSC 460;[2004] B.C.T.C. 460 (SC)

North King Lodge v. Gowlland Towing, [2004] B.C.T.C. 460 (SC)

MLB headnote and full text

Temp. Cite: [2004] B.C.T.C. TBEd. AP.056

North King Lodge Ltd. (plaintiff) v. Gowlland Towing Ltd. and T. & D. Carter Holdings Ltd. (defendants) and Gowlland Towing Ltd. and T. & D. Carter Holdings Ltd. (third parties)

(S013268; 2004 BCSC 460)

Indexed As: North King Lodge Ltd. v. Gowlland Towing Ltd. et al.

British Columbia Supreme Court

Vancouver

Sigurdson, J.

April 6, 2004.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Bailment - Topic 2

General principles - Definitions - What constitutes a bailment - See paragraphs 123 to 223.

Bailment - Topic 2001

Liability of bailee - General principles - At common law - See paragraphs 123 to 223.

Bailment - Topic 2701

Liability of bailor - General principles - General - See paragraphs 224 to 252.

Shipping and Navigation - Topic 871

Charter of ships - The charterparty - General - Charter by demise - See paragraphs 89 to 122.

Shipping and Navigation - Topic 881

Charter of ships - The charterparty - Liability for loss of ship - General - See paragraphs 89 to 122.

Shipping and Navigation - Topic 889

Charter of ships - The charterparty - Liability for loss of ship - Insurance clause - Effect of - See paragraphs 253 to 287.

Shipping and Navigation - Topic 5075

Collisions and groundings - Rules of the sea - Moored vessels - See paragraphs 224 to 252.

Shipping and Navigation - Topic 5324

Collisions and groundings - Negligence - General - Duty of charterer or charterer's agent - See paragraphs 224 to 252.

Shipping and Navigation - Topic 5344

Collisions and groundings - Negligence - Duty of ships - Anchoring - See paragraphs 224 to 252.

Shipping and Navigation - Topic 5408

Collisions and groundings - Negligence - Defences - Contributory negligence - See paragraphs 224 to 252.

Cases Noticed:

Miida Electronics Inc. v. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. and ITO-International Terminal Operators Ltd., [1986] 1 S.C.R. 752; 68 N.R. 241; 28 D.L.R.(4th) 641, refd to. [para. 88].

Coggs v. Bernard (1703), 92 E.R. 106, refd to. [para. 114].

Trident Construction Ltd. v. Capital Crane Ltd. and Foundation Lundrigan (1987), 64 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 300; 197 A.P.R. 300 (Nfld. T.D.), refd to. [para. 114].

Lowe (D.J.) (1980) Ltd. v. Roach et al. (1994), 131 N.S.R.(2d) 268; 371 A.P.R. 268 (S.C.), affd. (1995), 138 N.S.R.(2d) 79; 394 A.P.R. 79 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 114].

Hogarth v. Archibald Moving & Storage (1991), 57 B.C.L.R.(2d) 319 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 115].

Punch v. Savoy's Jewellers Ltd. et al. (1986), 14 O.A.C. 4; 26 D.L.R.(4th) 546 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 115].

Allison Concrete Ltd. v. Canadian Pacific Ltd. (1973), 40 D.L.R.(3d) 237 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 121].

Clay's Wharf et al. v. Brynjolfson, [1975] F.C. 319; 7 N.R. 614 (F.C.A.), refd to. [para. 124].

A.I.M. Steel Ltd. v. Gulf of Georgia Towing Co. (1964), 48 D.L.R.(2d) 549 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 124].

London Drugs Ltd. v. Brassart and Vanwinkel (1990), 45 B.C.L.R.(2d) 1; 70 D.L.R.(4th) 51 (C.A.), affd. [1992] 3 S.C.R. 299; 143 N.R. 1; 18 B.C.A.C. 1; 31 W.A.C. 1; [1993] 1 W.W.R. 1; 97 D.L.R.(4th) 261; 73 B.C.L.R.(2d) 1, refd to. [para. 127].

London Drugs Ltd. v. Kuehne and Nagel International Ltd. - see London Drugs Ltd. v. Brassart and Vanwinkel.

B.P. Refinery (Westernport) Pty. Ltd. v. Shire of Hastings (1977), 16 A.L.R. 363 (P.C.), refd to. [para. 127].

Saskatchewan River Bungalows Ltd. and Fikowski v. Maritime Life Assurance Co., [1994] 2 S.C.R. 490; 168 N.R. 381; 155 A.R. 321; 73 W.A.C. 321; [1994] 7 W.W.R. 37; [1994] I.L.R. 1-3077; 115 D.L.R.(4th) 478; 20 Alta. L.R.(3d) 296, refd to. [para. 137].

Addie (Robert) & Sons (Collieries) Ltd. v. Dumbreck, [1929] A.C. 358 (H.L.), refd to. [para. 190].

Veinot v. Kerr-Addison Mines Ltd., [1975] 2 S.C.R. 311; 3 N.R. 94; 51 D.L.R.(3d) 533, refd to. [para. 191].

Anderson v. Whitepass, [1994] Y.J. No. 9 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 193].

Stewart v. Gustafson (1998), 171 Sask.R. 27 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 197].

Wolverine Steamship Co. v. Canadian Dredging Co. (1930), 65 O.L.R. 641 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 200].

Ship Thames III and Ship K.B.S., Re (1928), 31 Lloyd's Rep. 274, refd to. [para. 200].

Bow Valley Husky (Bermuda) Ltd. et al. v. Saint John Shipbuilding Ltd. et al., [1997] 3 S.C.R. 1210; 221 N.R. 1; 158 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 269; 490 A.P.R. 269; 153 D.L.R.(4th) 385, refd to. [para. 234].

Brooks v. Ward and R., [1956] S.C.R. 683, 4 D.L.R.(2d) 597, refd to. [para. 235].

McKee and Taylor v. Malenfant and Beetham, [1954] S.C.R. 651; [1954] 4 D.L.R. 785, refd to. [para. 235].

Halford (Guardian ad litem) v. Maradi (1991), 8 C.C.L.T.(2d) 129 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 235].

Wickberg v. Patterson (1997), 196 A.R. 43; 141 W.A.C. 43; 145 D.L.R.(4th) 263, refd to. [para. 236].

Scurfield v. Cariboo Helicopter Skiing Ltd. et al. (1993), 21 B.C.A.C. 308; 37 W.A.C. 308; 74 B.C.L.R.(2d) 224 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 238].

United Grain Growers Ltd. v. Agri-Builders (Regina) Ltd. (1984), 33 Sask.R. 241 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 240].

Lamberty v. Saskatchewan Power Corp. (1966), 59 D.L.R.(2d) 246 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 240].

Cempel v. Harrison Hot Springs Hotel Ltd. (1997), 100 B.C.A.C. 212; 163 W.A.C. 212 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 247].

Fraser River Pile & Dredge Ltd. v. Can-Dive Services Ltd., [1999] 3 S.C.R. 108; 245 N.R. 88; 127 B.C.A.C. 287; 207 W.A.C. 287; 176 D.L.R.(4th) 257; 67 B.C.L.R.(3d) 213, refd to. [para. 260].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Clerk, John F., and Lindsell, The Law of Torts (18th Ed. 2000), para. 14 [para. 185].

Crossley-Vaines, Personal Property (5th Ed. 1973), pp. 70, 76 [para. 113]; 87, 415 [para. 124].

Fleming, John G., The Law of Torts (7th Ed. 1987), pp. 39, 40 [para. 197].

Fridman, Gerald Henry Louis, The Law of Contract in Canada (3rd Ed. 1994), p. 476 [para. 154].

Halsbury's Laws of England (4th Ed. 1976), vol. 2, paras. 1801 [para. 124]; 1802 [para. 114].

Hill, Christopher, Maritime Law (5th Ed. 1998), p. 179 [para. 107].

Klar, Lewis N., Tort Law (3rd Ed. 2003), generally [para. 190].

Palmer, N.E., Bailment (2nd Ed. 1991), pp. 193 [para. 116]; 1249 [para. 123]; 1263 [para. 124]; 1269 [para. 126].

Scrutton, Charterparties and Bills of Lading (20th Ed. 1996), p. 59 [para. 118].

Counsel:

J.W. Bromley, for the plaintiff;

D.F. McEwen, Q.C., and G.G. Blue, for the defendant, Gowlland Towing Ltd.;

J.D. Buchan and C.V. Allin, for the defendant, T. & D. Carter Holdings Ltd.

This case was heard on August 5-8, 11-15, 18-20 and 22, 2003, before Sigurdson, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following decision on April 6, 2004.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.