Ritchie v. Castlepoint Greybrook Sterling Inc.,

JurisdictionOntario
JudgePERELL, J.
Citation2020 ONSC 3840
Date26 June 2020
CourtSuperior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
Docket NumberCV-18-00605531-00CP

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7 practice notes
  • Wei v Meng,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • July 16, 2024
    ...question of law. Contractual interpretation is not a new or novel question of law. As in Ritchie v. Castlepoint Greybrook Sterling Inc., 2020 ONSC 3840, on a summary judgment motion, the Court held that a trial was not necessary to resolve a contractual interpretation issue where the record......
  • 1401380 Ontario Ltd v Wasaya Airways LP, 1401380 Ontario Ltd v Remotes One Remote Communities,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • August 23, 2024
    ...principles applicable to the interpretation stage of the Tercon framework include: See: Ritchie v. Castlepoint Greybrook Sterling Inc., 2020 ONSC 3840, at paras. 64 and 73, aff'd 2021 ONCA a. When there is ambiguity or contradiction in an agreement that cannot be resolved by other rules of ......
  • Sansalone v. Qiu,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • January 31, 2022
    ...See Titus v. William F. Cooke Enterprises Ltd., 2007 ONCA 573 at paras. 36-38 and Ritchie v. Castlepoint Greybrook Sterling Inc. 2020 ONSC 3840 at para. Analysis [118]     The evidentiary record simply does not support the conclusion that the May 10, 2017 Agreement of Pu......
  • Court Enforces Exculpatory Clause Dismissing Condominium Class Action
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • July 6, 2020
    ...terms in such agreements. But are they enforceable? That was the issue in the Ritchie et al. v. Castlepoint Greybrook Sterling Inc., 2020 ONSC 3840, released in late June 2020, in which the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a proposed class action seeking damages on behalf of purc......
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  • Wei v Meng,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • July 16, 2024
    ...question of law. Contractual interpretation is not a new or novel question of law. As in Ritchie v. Castlepoint Greybrook Sterling Inc., 2020 ONSC 3840, on a summary judgment motion, the Court held that a trial was not necessary to resolve a contractual interpretation issue where the record......
  • 1401380 Ontario Ltd v Wasaya Airways LP, 1401380 Ontario Ltd v Remotes One Remote Communities,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • August 23, 2024
    ...principles applicable to the interpretation stage of the Tercon framework include: See: Ritchie v. Castlepoint Greybrook Sterling Inc., 2020 ONSC 3840, at paras. 64 and 73, aff'd 2021 ONCA a. When there is ambiguity or contradiction in an agreement that cannot be resolved by other rules of ......
  • Sansalone v. Qiu,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • January 31, 2022
    ...See Titus v. William F. Cooke Enterprises Ltd., 2007 ONCA 573 at paras. 36-38 and Ritchie v. Castlepoint Greybrook Sterling Inc. 2020 ONSC 3840 at para. Analysis [118]     The evidentiary record simply does not support the conclusion that the May 10, 2017 Agreement of Pu......
  • Ritchie v. Castlepoint Greybrook Sterling Inc.,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • April 7, 2021
    ...by video conference On appeal from the judgment of Justice Paul Perell of the Superior Court of Justice, dated June 26, 2020, reported at 2020 ONSC 3840. REASONS FOR [1]           This appeal turns on the interpretation of an exculpatory cla......
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