Sabean v. Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Co.

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Wagner, Richard; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell
Citation2017 SCC 7,[2017] 1 SCR 121,[2017] SCJ No 7 (QL),406 DLR (4th) 632
Docket Number36575
Date27 January 2017
Subject MatterDAMAGES,INSURANCE

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  • Mosten Investments LP v The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (Manulife Financial),
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • March 10, 2021
    ...L Rev 345. In the Swan Text at pages 723–724, the authors comment on Sattva, Ledcor and Sabean v Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Co., 2017 SCC 7, [2017] 1 SCR 121 [Sabean], which the parties placed at the core of these appeals, 8.100 Where do we go from here? The Supreme Court has made ......
  • Emond v. Trillium Mutual Insurance Co.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • January 30, 2026
    ...Ltd. v. Northbridge Indemnity Insurance Co., 2016 SCC 37 , [2016] 2 S.C.R. 23 ; Sabean v. Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Co., 2017 SCC 7, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 121 ; distinguished: Wigle v. Allstate Insurance Co. of Canada (1984), 49 O.R. (2d) 101 ; considered: Cabell v. Personal Insuran......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 18 - 22, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 26, 2022
    ...33, [2010] 2 S.C.R. 245, Surespan Structures Ltd. v. Lloyds Underwriters, 2021 BCCA 65, Sabean v. Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Co., 2017 SCC 7 Render v. ThyssenKrupp Elevator (Canada) Limited, 2022 ONCA 310 Keywords: Employment Law, Dismissal for Cause, Punitive Damages, Civil Proced......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 30 ' September 3, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • September 7, 2021
    ...[1998] 2 S.C.R. 129, Dumbrell v. The Regional Group of Companies Inc., 2007 ONCA 59, Sabean v. Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Co., 2017 SCC 7, Progressive Homes Ltd v. Lombard General Insurance Co. of Canada, 2010 SCC 33, Dunn v. Chubb Insurance Company of Canada, 2009 ONCA 538, Jesuit......
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  • Mosten Investments LP v The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (Manulife Financial),
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • March 10, 2021
    ...L Rev 345. In the Swan Text at pages 723–724, the authors comment on Sattva, Ledcor and Sabean v Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Co., 2017 SCC 7, [2017] 1 SCR 121 [Sabean], which the parties placed at the core of these appeals, 8.100 Where do we go from here? The Supreme Court has made ......
  • Emond v. Trillium Mutual Insurance Co.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • January 30, 2026
    ...Ltd. v. Northbridge Indemnity Insurance Co., 2016 SCC 37 , [2016] 2 S.C.R. 23 ; Sabean v. Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Co., 2017 SCC 7, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 121 ; distinguished: Wigle v. Allstate Insurance Co. of Canada (1984), 49 O.R. (2d) 101 ; considered: Cabell v. Personal Insuran......
  • Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority Inc. v Pasap
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • February 12, 2025
    ...contract is unambiguous, then the court should give effect to its clear language. See: [ Sabean v Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Co., 2017 SCC 7, [2017] 1 SCR 121] at para 12; Ledcor at para 49; [ Progressive Homes Ltd. v Lombard General Insurance Co. of Canada, 2010 SCC 33, [2010] 2 S......
  • Canadian Natural Resources Limited v Wood Group Mustang (Canada) Inc. (IMV Projects Inc.), 2018 ABCA 305
    • Canada
    • Alberta Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • September 21, 2018
    ...double recovery set out in Ratych v Bloomer has also been affirmed in subsequent cases: Sabean v Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Co., 2017 SCC 7 at para. 32, [2017] 1 SCR 121. [131] Of more importance is the decision in IBM Canada Limited v Waterman, 2013 SCC 70, [2013] 3 SCR 985, which......
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12 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 18 - 22, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 26, 2022
    ...33, [2010] 2 S.C.R. 245, Surespan Structures Ltd. v. Lloyds Underwriters, 2021 BCCA 65, Sabean v. Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Co., 2017 SCC 7 Render v. ThyssenKrupp Elevator (Canada) Limited, 2022 ONCA 310 Keywords: Employment Law, Dismissal for Cause, Punitive Damages, Civil Proced......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 30 ' September 3, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • September 7, 2021
    ...[1998] 2 S.C.R. 129, Dumbrell v. The Regional Group of Companies Inc., 2007 ONCA 59, Sabean v. Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Co., 2017 SCC 7, Progressive Homes Ltd v. Lombard General Insurance Co. of Canada, 2010 SCC 33, Dunn v. Chubb Insurance Company of Canada, 2009 ONCA 538, Jesuit......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 30 ' September 3, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • September 7, 2021
    ...[1998] 2 S.C.R. 129, Dumbrell v. The Regional Group of Companies Inc., 2007 ONCA 59, Sabean v. Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Co., 2017 SCC 7, Progressive Homes Ltd v. Lombard General Insurance Co. of Canada, 2010 SCC 33, Dunn v. Chubb Insurance Company of Canada, 2009 ONCA 538, Jesuit......
  • Defence + Indemnity - February 2020: Case Summary: Malcolm Silver & Co. Ltd, et al. v State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
    • Canada
    • JD Supra Canada
    • February 28, 2020
    ...applicable to the interpretation of an insurance policy are not in dispute. In Sabean v. Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Co., 2017 SCC 7, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 121 (S.C.C.), Justice Karakatsanis summarized these principles as follows (at paras. [12] In Ledcor Construction Ltd. v. Northbridge ......
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2 books & journal articles
  • General Principles of Interpretation
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Contracts. Third Edition Interpretation of Agreements
    • August 4, 2020
    ...Ins Co of Canada , 2010 SCC 33, [2010] SCR at para 24; Ledcor , above note 110 at para 51; Sabean v Portage La Prairie Mutual Ins Co, 2017 SCC 7, [2017] 1 SCR 121 at para 12. See also Kornerup v Raytheon Canada Ltd , 2007 BCSC 584 (employment contract — severance provision). 131 See, for ex......
  • The COVID-19 Pandemic and Insurance Coverage for Business Interruption in Canada.
    • Canada
    • Queen's Law Journal Vol. 46 No. 2, March 2021
    • March 22, 2021
    ...111. (13.) See Ledcor Construction Ltd v Northbridge Indemnity Insurance Co, 2016 SCC 37; Sabean v Portage La Prairie Mutural Insurance Co, 2017 SCC 7. (14.) See Erik S Knutsen, "Causation in Canadian Insurance" (2013) 50:3 Alta L Rev 631. (15.) See Knutsen & Stempel, "Infected Judgment......