Robson v. Chrysler Canada Ltd. et al., 2001 BCSC 40

• Judge: Neilson, J.
• Court: Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
• Case Date: January 05, 2001
• Jurisdiction: British Columbia
• Citations: 2001 BCSC 40;[2001] B.C.T.C. 40 (SC)

Robson v. Chrysler Can. Ltd., [2001] B.C.T.C. 40 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2001] B.C.T.C. TBEd. JA.091

Frank Robson and Karen Robson as representative plaintiffs (plaintiffs) v. Chrysler Canada Ltd. and  DaimlerChrysler Corp. (defendants)

(C992186; 2001 BCSC 40)

Daryl Oshanek as representative plaintiff (plaintiff) v. General Motors of Canada Limited and General Motors Corp. (defendants)

(C992809; 2001 BCSC 40)

Indexed As: Robson v. Chrysler Canada Ltd. et al.

British Columbia Supreme Court

Vancouver

Neilson, J.

January 5, 2001.

Summary:

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Conflict of Laws - Topic 603

Jurisdiction - General principles - Jurisdiction simpliciter.

Conflict of Laws - Topic 1915

Statutory cause of action - Consumer protection legislation - Jurisdiction.

Consumer Law - Topic 5

General - Application of consumer protection legislation.

Consumer Law - Topic 8145

Offences - Respecting business practices - Unfair practices - Deceptive and unconscionable acts and practices (incl. representations).

Practice - Topic 2569

Service - Service of notice, writ or statement of claim out of jurisdiction - Evidence.

Cases Noticed:

G.W.L. Properties Ltd. v. Grace (W.R.) & Co. - Conn. (1990), 50 B.C.L.R.(2d) 260 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 3].

Morguard Investments Ltd. et al. v. De Savoye, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 1077; 122 N.R. 81; [1991] 2 W.W.R. 217; 76 D.L.R.(4th) 256; 52 B.C.L.R.(2d) 160, refd to. [para. 4].

Furlan et al. v. Shell Oil Co. et al. (2000), 140 B.C.A.C. 235; 229 W.A.C. 235; 77 B.C.L.R.(3d) 35 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 4].

Moran v. Pyle National (Canada) Ltd., [1975] 1 S.C.R. 393; 1 N.R. 122, refd to. [para. 5].

Director of Trade Practices (B.C.) v. Ideal Credit Referral Services Ltd. et al. (1997), 89 B.C.A.C. 146; 145 W.A.C. 146; 31 B.C.L.R.(3d) 37 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 11].

Stubbe et al. v. Collier (P.F.) & Son Ltd., [1977] 3 W.W.R. 493 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 12].

Gariepy et al. v. Shell Oil Co. et al., [2000] O.T.C. 723 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 31].

Harrington v. Dow Corning Corp. et al. (2000), 144 B.C.A.C. 51; 236 W.A.C. 51 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 31].

R. v. Thomas Equipment Ltd., [1979] 2 S.C.R. 529; 26 N.R. 499; 15 A.R. 413, refd to. [para. 35].

Rushak v. Henneken (1991), 4 B.C.A.C. 64; 9 W.A.C. 64; 84 D.L.R.(4th) 87 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 46].

Voth v. Manildra Flour Mills Proprietary Ltd. et al. (1990), 171 C.L.R. 538 (Aust. H.C.), refd to. [para. 47].

Statutes Noticed:

Trade Practice Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 457, sect. 1(a)(i), sect. 3(1)(a), sect. 3(1)(b), sect. 18(1)(a), sect. 18(1)(b), sect. 18(3), sect. 22(1)(a) [para. 7].

Counsel:

J.J. Camp. Q.C., and Sharon D. Matthews, for the plaintiffs, Karen Robson, Frank Robson and Daryl Oshanek;

Allan P. Seckel, for the defendant, Chrysler Canada Ltd.;

J. Kenneth McEwan and Ludmilla B. Herbst, for the defendant, DaimlerChrysler Corp.;

David Harris and David A. Crerar, for the defendants, General Motors of Canada Ltd. and General Motors Corp.

These actions were heard in Vancouver, B.C., on October 30 and 31, 2000, before Neilson, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following judgment on January 5, 2001.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.