Royal Bank of Canada v. Richardson Appraisals Inc. et al., 2003 BCSC 718

JudgeMcEwan, J.
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
Case DateApril 10, 2003
JurisdictionBritish Columbia
Citations2003 BCSC 718;[2003] B.C.T.C. 718 (SC)

Royal Bk. v. Richardson Appraisals Inc., [2003] B.C.T.C. 718 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2003] B.C.T.C. TBEd. MY.088

Royal Bank of Canada (plaintiff) v. Richardson Appraisals Inc., John Green, Grant Coates and Ronald William Richardson (defendants)

(S004020; 2003 BCSC 718)

Indexed As: Royal Bank of Canada v. Richardson Appraisals Inc. et al.

British Columbia Supreme Court

Vancouver

McEwan, J.

May 8, 2003.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Professional Occupations - Topic 4065

Appraisers or adjusters - Negligence - Standard of care - General - See paragraphs 1 to 37.

Cases Noticed:

Queen (D.J.) v. Cognos Inc., [1993] 1 S.C.R. 87; 147 N.R. 169; 60 O.A.C. 1; 99 D.L.R.(4th) 626; 45 C.C.E.L. 153; 14 C.C.L.T.(2d) 113, refd to. [para. 15].

Avco Financial Services v. Holstein (1980), 8 Sask.R. 192; 109 D.L.R.(3d) 128 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 16].

VSH Management Inc. et al. v. Neufeld et al., [2002] B.C.T.C. 755 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 18].

Avco Financial Services Canada Ltd. v. Jakubiec (1981), 22 R.P.R. 219 (Alta. Q.B.), refd to. [para. 33].

Counsel:

L.C. Donaldson, for the plaintiff;

M.L. Tweedy, for the defendants.

This action was heard on April 10, 2003, before McEwan, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following decision on May 8, 2003.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.

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  • Capital Direct Lending Corp. et al. v. Howard & Company Real Estate Appraisers and Consultants Inc. et al., [2015] A.R. Uned. 500 (QBM)
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • 25 de junho de 2015
    ...no reference is made to any limiting words such as we see above. A similar point is made in Royal Bank v. Richardson Appraisals Inc. , 2003 BCSC 718, 2003 CarswellBC 1100 at para. 17, where the duty to the plaintiff (not privy to the contract) was not challenged. [47] I accept that in the a......
  • Royal Bank of Canada v. Westech Appraisal Services Ltd., 2018 BCSC 473
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • 23 de março de 2018
    ...owe a duty of care to their client is not controversial. Decisions in this province including, Royal Bank v. Richardson Appraisals Inc., 2003 BCSC 718; and VSH Management Inc. v. Neufeld, 2002 BCSC 755, have accepted the characterization of that duty as set out in Avco Financial Services v.......
  • Abt Estate (Re) v Cold Lake Industrial Park GP Ltd, 2018 ABQB 313
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • 20 de abril de 2018
    ...Plaintiffs have proven negligent misrepresentation by Mr. Comeau. (iii) The Appraisers [255] In Royal Bank v Richardson Appraisals Inc., 2003 BCSC 718, the Court at para 16 The specific duty of care of a real estate appraiser is found in Avco Financial Services v Holstein (1980), 109 D.L.R.......
3 cases
  • Capital Direct Lending Corp. et al. v. Howard & Company Real Estate Appraisers and Consultants Inc. et al., [2015] A.R. Uned. 500 (QBM)
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • 25 de junho de 2015
    ...no reference is made to any limiting words such as we see above. A similar point is made in Royal Bank v. Richardson Appraisals Inc. , 2003 BCSC 718, 2003 CarswellBC 1100 at para. 17, where the duty to the plaintiff (not privy to the contract) was not challenged. [47] I accept that in the a......
  • Royal Bank of Canada v. Westech Appraisal Services Ltd., 2018 BCSC 473
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • 23 de março de 2018
    ...owe a duty of care to their client is not controversial. Decisions in this province including, Royal Bank v. Richardson Appraisals Inc., 2003 BCSC 718; and VSH Management Inc. v. Neufeld, 2002 BCSC 755, have accepted the characterization of that duty as set out in Avco Financial Services v.......
  • Abt Estate (Re) v Cold Lake Industrial Park GP Ltd, 2018 ABQB 313
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • 20 de abril de 2018
    ...Plaintiffs have proven negligent misrepresentation by Mr. Comeau. (iii) The Appraisers [255] In Royal Bank v Richardson Appraisals Inc., 2003 BCSC 718, the Court at para 16 The specific duty of care of a real estate appraiser is found in Avco Financial Services v Holstein (1980), 109 D.L.R.......

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