Shergar Developments Inc. v. Windsor (City), [2005] O.T.C. 130 (SC)

• Judge: Patterson, J.
• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: February 18, 2005
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2005] O.T.C. 130 (SC)

Shergar Dev. Inc. v. Windsor, [2005] O.T.C. 130 (SC)

MLB headnote and full text

Temp. Cite: [2005] O.T.C. TBEd. FE.069

Shergar Developments Inc. (applicant) v. Corporation of the City of Windsor (respondent)

The Corporation of the City of Windsor (plaintiff by counterclaim) v. Shergar Developments Inc. and Canadian Pacific Railway Company (defendants to the counterclaim)

(Court File No. 99-GD-47699)

Indexed As: Shergar Developments Inc. v. Windsor (City)

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Patterson, J.

February 18, 2005 and October 18, 2005.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Contracts - Topic 2028

Terms - Essential terms - Term of contract - Contract for an indefinite term (incl. agreements in perpetuity) - See paragraphs 26 to 31.

Railways - Topic 10

General principles - General - Nature or scope of title acquired - See paragraphs 15 to 25.

Railways - Topic 1163

Regulation - Highway crossings - Existing highway - What constitutes - See paragraphs 15 to 20.

Railways - Topic 4605

Maintenance - General - Where line abandoned and sold - See paragraphs 26 to 31.

Real Property - Topic 5604

Title - Extinguishment, prescription and adverse possession - Adverse possession and prescription - General principles - Availability of claim by adverse possession - See paragraph 20.

Cases Noticed:

Sasman (Municipality) v. Canadian North Railway Co. (1916), 20 Can. Ry. Cas. 246, refd to. [para. 18].

Hamilton v. Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Co. (1921), Can. Ry. Cas. 361, refd to. [para. 18].

Windsor (City) v. Canadian Pacific Railway Co. (1922), 52 O.L.R. 83 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 19].

Henderson v. Volke (1982), 35 O.R.(2d) 379 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 20].

Fort Frances (Town) v. Boise Cascade Canada Ltd. et al., [1983] 1 S.C.R. 171; 46 N.R. 108; 143 D.L.R.(3d) 193, refd to. [para. 29].

Rapatax (1987) Inc. v. Cantax Corp. (1997), 196 A.R. 200; 141 W.A.C. 200; 145 D.L.R.(4th) 419 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 29].

Lawson v. Toronto Hospital Corp. et al. (1991), 52 O.A.C. 186 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 41].

Cole et al. v. Hamilton (City) et al., [2002] O.T.C. 225; 2002 CarswellOnt 2774 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 42].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Gale, The Law of Easements (15th Ed. 1986), p. 195 [para. 20].

Counsel:

Ronald B. Moldaver, Q.C., for the applicant/defendant to the counterclaim, Shergar Developments Inc.;

Stephen F. Waqué and Gabrielle K. Kramer, for the respondent/plaintiff by counterclaim;

Steven F. Rosenhek and Brad R.G. Moore, for the defendant to the counterclaim, Canadian Pacific Railway Co.

This case was heard on September 9, 10, 13-15, 20-23, 28-30 and October 4-6, 8, 12-15, 2004, before Patterson, J., of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following decision on February 18, 2005, with additional reasons released on October 18, 2005.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.