Southcott Estates Inc. v. Toronto Catholic District School Board, 2012 SCC 51
Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
Judge | McLachlin, Beverley; LeBel, Louis; Deschamps, Marie; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Rothstein, Marshall; Cromwell, Thomas Albert; Karakatsanis, Andromache |
Citation | 2012 SCC 51,[2012] 2 SCR 675,296 OAC 41,[2012] SCJ No 51 (QL) |
Docket Number | 33778 |
Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
Date | 17 October 2012 |
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79 practice notes
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The Federal Courts and Admiralty Law
...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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Remington Development Corporation v Canadian Pacific Railway Company, 2022 ABKB 692
...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......
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His Majesty the King in Right of Newfoundland and Labrador v. O.D. Holdings Limited and City Sand and Gravel Limited, 2022 NLCA 60
...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......
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Flying E Ranche Ltd. v. Attorney General of Canada, 2022 ONSC 601
...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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Remington Development Corporation v Canadian Pacific Railway Company, 2022 ABKB 692
...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......
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Taylor v. 1103919 Alberta Ltd. et al., (2015) 602 A.R. 105
...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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His Majesty the King in Right of Newfoundland and Labrador v. O.D. Holdings Limited and City Sand and Gravel Limited,
...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......
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Flying E Ranche Ltd. v. Attorney General of Canada,
...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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4 firm's commentaries
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Duty To Mitigate
...& 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......
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Mitigation: Loss Control & Failure To Prevent
...& 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, [......
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Sellers Not Allowed To Rely On "Escape Clause" To Accept A Better Offer
...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......
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Sellers Not Allowed To Rely On "Escape Clause" To Accept A Better Offer
...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
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The Federal Courts and Admiralty Law
...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......