Southcott Estates Inc. v. Toronto Catholic District School Board, 2012 SCC 51

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; LeBel, Louis; Deschamps, Marie; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Rothstein, Marshall; Cromwell, Thomas Albert; Karakatsanis, Andromache
Citation2012 SCC 51,[2012] 2 SCR 675,296 OAC 41,[2012] SCJ No 51 (QL)
Docket Number33778
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Date17 October 2012
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79 practice notes
  • The Federal Courts and Admiralty Law
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court. 50 Years of History
    • October 4, 2021
    ...v “The Cisco” , [1994] 2 FC 279 (CA), cited with approval in South- cott Estates Inc v Toronto Catholic District School Board , [2012] 2 SCR 675; The “Federal Calumet,” above note 128. 130 CP Ships v Les Industries Lyon Corduroys Ltée , [1983] 1 FC 736 (TD); Mediterranean Shipping Co SA v B......
  • Remington Development Corporation v Canadian Pacific Railway Company, 2022 ABKB 692
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • October 20, 2022
    ...British Columbia v Canadian Forest Products Ltd, 2004 SCC 38 at para 176; Southcott Estate Inc v Toronto Catholic School Board, [2012] 2 SCR 675 at paras 23-24. [1155]   Mitigation in the context of a contract for property usually involves the plaintiff procuring “alterna......
  • His Majesty the King in Right of Newfoundland and Labrador v. O.D. Holdings Limited and City Sand and Gravel Limited, 2022 NLCA 60
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Newfoundland)
    • November 8, 2022
    ...Realty Ltd., 2001 NFCA 45, 205 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 95; Southcott Estates Inc. v. Toronto Catholic District School Board, 2012 SCC 51, [2012] 2 S.C.R. 675; Guerin v. The Queen, [1984] 2 S.C.R. 335; Toronto Area Transit Operating Authority v. Dell Holdings Ltd., [1997] 1 S.C.R. 32; Cunningha......
  • Flying E Ranche Ltd. v. Attorney General of Canada, 2022 ONSC 601
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • January 28, 2022
    ...not to overcompensate. As the Supreme Court stated in Southcott Estates Inc v. Toronto Catholic District School Board, 2012 SCC 51, [2012] 2 S.C.R. 675, at para. 25, quoting from Redpath Industries Ltd. v. Cisco (The) (1993), 110 D.L.R. (4th) 583 (F.C.), at p. 597: “The Court must ma......
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72 cases
  • Remington Development Corporation v Canadian Pacific Railway Company, 2022 ABKB 692
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • October 20, 2022
    ...British Columbia v Canadian Forest Products Ltd, 2004 SCC 38 at para 176; Southcott Estate Inc v Toronto Catholic School Board, [2012] 2 SCR 675 at paras 23-24. [1155]   Mitigation in the context of a contract for property usually involves the plaintiff procuring “alterna......
  • His Majesty the King in Right of Newfoundland and Labrador v. O.D. Holdings Limited and City Sand and Gravel Limited, 2022 NLCA 60
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Newfoundland)
    • November 8, 2022
    ...Realty Ltd., 2001 NFCA 45, 205 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 95; Southcott Estates Inc. v. Toronto Catholic District School Board, 2012 SCC 51, [2012] 2 S.C.R. 675; Guerin v. The Queen, [1984] 2 S.C.R. 335; Toronto Area Transit Operating Authority v. Dell Holdings Ltd., [1997] 1 S.C.R. 32; Cunningha......
  • Flying E Ranche Ltd. v. Attorney General of Canada, 2022 ONSC 601
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • January 28, 2022
    ...not to overcompensate. As the Supreme Court stated in Southcott Estates Inc v. Toronto Catholic District School Board, 2012 SCC 51, [2012] 2 S.C.R. 675, at para. 25, quoting from Redpath Industries Ltd. v. Cisco (The) (1993), 110 D.L.R. (4th) 583 (F.C.), at p. 597: “The Court must ma......
  • Taylor v. 1103919 Alberta Ltd. et al., (2015) 602 A.R. 105
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • April 28, 2015
    ...Man.R.(2d) 257; 395 W.A.C. 257; 2007 MBCA 77, refd to. [para. 28]. Southcott Estates Inc. v. Toronto Catholic District School Board, [2012] 2 S.C.R. 675; 435 N.R. 41; 2012 SCC 51, refd to. [para. Baud Corp., N.V. v. Brook, [1979] 1 S.C.R. 633; 23 N.R. 181; 12 A.R. 271, refd to. [para. 38]. ......
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4 firm's commentaries
  • Duty To Mitigate
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 23, 2018
    ...& General Corp., [1979] 1 S.C.R. 633, at p. 660. 2 Southcott Estates Inc. v. Toronto Catholic District School Board, 2012 SCC 51, [2012] 2 S.C.R. 675, p.4. 3 Janiak v. Ippolito, [1985] SCJ No. 5 (QC) at para 32 4 Janiak v. Ippolito, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 146, at pp. 166-67; Darbishire v. Warr......
  • Mitigation: Loss Control & Failure To Prevent
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 6, 2016
    ...& General Corp., [1979] 1 S.C.R. 633, at p. 660. 2 Southcott Estates Inc. v. Toronto Catholic District School Board, 2012 SCC 51, [2012] 2 S.C.R. 675, 3 Janiak v. Ippolito, [1985] SCJ No. 5 (QC) at para 32 4 Janiak v. Ippolito, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 146, at pp. 166-67; Darbishire v. Warran, [......
  • Sellers Not Allowed To Rely On "Escape Clause" To Accept A Better Offer
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 29, 2021
    ...diligent efforts to find a substitute property": Southcott Estates Inc. v. Toronto Catholic District School Board, 2012 SCC 51 (CanLII), [2012] 2 SCR 675, at para On the issue of mitigation, the applicants claimed that they had not been able to find another property which offered the same v......
  • Sellers Not Allowed To Rely On "Escape Clause" To Accept A Better Offer
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 29, 2021
    ...diligent efforts to find a substitute property": Southcott Estates Inc. v. Toronto Catholic District School Board, 2012 SCC 51 (CanLII), [2012] 2 SCR 675, at para On the issue of mitigation, the applicants claimed that they had not been able to find another property which offered the same v......
1 books & journal articles
  • The Federal Courts and Admiralty Law
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court. 50 Years of History
    • October 4, 2021
    ...v “The Cisco” , [1994] 2 FC 279 (CA), cited with approval in South- cott Estates Inc v Toronto Catholic District School Board , [2012] 2 SCR 675; The “Federal Calumet,” above note 128. 130 CP Ships v Les Industries Lyon Corduroys Ltée , [1983] 1 FC 736 (TD); Mediterranean Shipping Co SA v B......

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