Simmonds et al. v. Armtec Infrastructure Inc. et al., 2012 ONCA 774

• Judge: Armstrong, Watt and Pepall, JJ.A.
• Court: Court of Appeal (Ontario)
• Case Date: May 22, 2012
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: 2012 ONCA 774;(2012), 299 O.A.C. 20 (CA)

Simmonds v. Armtec Infrastructure Inc. (2012), 299 O.A.C. 20 (CA)

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Temp. Cite: [2012] O.A.C. TBEd. DE.003

Proceedings under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992

Keith Locking (plaintiff/ appellant ) v. Armtec Infrastructure Inc., Scotia Capital Inc., TD Securities Inc., BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., Charles M. Phillips, James R. Newell, Robert J. Wright, Ron V. Adams, Don W. Cameron, Brian W. Jamieson, John E. Richardson and Michael S. Skea (defendants)

Proceedings under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992

Bruce Simmonds, Robert Grant and Gordon Moore (plaintiffs/ respondents ) v. Armtec Infrastructure Inc., Charles M. Phillips, James R. Newell, Michael S. Skea, Donald W. Cameron, Scotia Capital Inc., TD Securities Inc. and BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. (defendants)

(C54955; 2012 ONCA 774)

Indexed As: Simmonds et al. v. Armtec Infrastructure Inc. et al.

Ontario Court of Appeal

Armstrong, Watt and Pepall, JJ.A.

November 14, 2012.

Summary:

Two actions were commenced under the Class Proceedings Act against the defendants, the "Simmonds Action" and the "Locking Action". The plaintiffs in each action sought carriage of the class action.

The Ontario Superior Court, in a decision reported at [2012] O.T.C. Uned. 44, granted carriage of the class action in favour of the Simmonds Action. The Locking action was stayed. Locking appealed that order.

The Ontario Court of Appeal held that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the appeal. The appeal lay to the Divisional Court.

Courts - Topic 7451

Provincial courts - Ontario - Court of Appeal - Jurisdiction - Appeals from interlocutory orders - Two actions were commenced under the Class Proceedings Act (CPA) against the defendants, the "Simmonds Action" and the "Locking Action" - A motion judge granted a motion for carriage of the class action in favour of the Simmonds Action - The Locking Action was stayed - Locking appealed that order - The Ontario Court of Appeal held that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the appeal - The majority of appeals under the CPA were to the Divisional Court - Those that were not specifically addressed in the CPA were governed by s. 6(1)(b) of the Courts of Justice Act - Under s. 6(1)(b), the issue was whether the appeal was from a final or interlocutory order - The motion judge's order was interloctory - The stay of proceedings did not determine or terminate Locking's claim - Therefore, the appeal lay to the Divisional Court.

Courts - Topic 7506

Provincial courts - Ontario - Divisional Court - Jurisdiction - Appeals from interlocutory orders - [See Courts - Topic 7451 ].

Practice - Topic 209.9

Persons who can sue and be sued - Individuals and corporations - Status or standing - Class actions - Appeals (incl. leave to appeal) - [See Courts - Topic 7451 ].

Practice - Topic 5729

Judgments and orders - Final judgments and orders - What constitute - [See Courts - Topic 7451 ].

Practice - Topic 5779

Judgments and orders - Interlocutory or interim orders - What constitutes - [See Courts - Topic 7451 ].

Cases Noticed:

Chadha v. Bayer Inc. et al. (2001), 147 O.A.C. 223; 54 O.R.(3d) 520 (Div. Ct.), affd. (2003), 168 O.A.C. 143; 63 O.R.(3d) 22 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 5].

Markson v. MBNA Canada Bank (2005), 204 O.A.C. 94; 78 O.R.(3d) 39 (Div. Ct.), affd. (2007), 224 O.A.C. 71; 85 O.R.(3d) 321; 2007 ONCA 334, leave to appeal refused (2007), 383 N.R. 381; 248 O.A.C. 396 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 5].

Irving Paper Ltd. v. Atofina Chemicals Inc. (2010), 103 O.R.(3d) 296; 2010 ONSC 2705, refd to. [para. 5].

Fischer et al. v. IG Investment Management Ltd. et al. (2011), 276 O.A.C. 84; 104 O.R.(3d) 615; 2011 ONSC 292, affd. (2012), 287 O.A.C. 148; 109 O.R.(3d) 498; 2012 ONCA 47, refd to. [para. 5].

Dabbs v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada (1998), 113 O.A.C. 307; 41 O.R.(3d) 97 (C.A.), leave to appeal refused (1998), 235 N.R. 390; 118 O.A.C. 399 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 7].

Hendrickson v. Kallio, [1932] O.R. 675 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 9].

A.W. v. British Columbia - see Richard v. British Columbia.

Richard v. British Columbia (2003), 192 B.C.A.C. 161; 315 W.A.C. 161; 17 B.C.L.R.(4th) 263; 2003 BCCA 448, refd to. [para. 13].

H.P. Management Inc. v. Newfoundland and Labrador (Minister of Finance) et al. (2007), 270 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 277; 822 A.P.R. 277; 2007 NLCA 65, refd to. [para. 13].

Counsel:

Earl A. Cherniak, Q.C. (Siskinds LLP), for the plaintiff/appellant, Keith Locking;

Paul J. Pape and David S. Steinberg (Sutts, Strosberg LLP), for the plaintiffs/respondents, Bruce Simmonds, Robert Grant and Gordon Moore.

This appeal was heard on May 22, 2012, by Armstrong, Watt and Pepall, JJ.A., of the Ontario Court of Appeal. On November 14, 2012, the court released the following judgment.