Standard Machine Ltd. v. Royal Insurance Co. of Canada, (1996) 150 Sask.R. 161 (QB)

• Judge: Geatros, J.
• Court: Court of Queen's Bench of Saskatchewan (Canada)
• Case Date: November 26, 1996
• Jurisdiction: Saskatchewan
• Citations: (1996), 150 Sask.R. 161 (QB)

Standard Machine Ltd. v. Royal Ins. (1996), 150 Sask.R. 161 (QB)

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Standard Machine Ltd. (plaintiff) v. Royal Insurance Company of Canada (defendant)

(1995 Q.B. No. 3513)

Indexed As: Standard Machine Ltd. v. Royal Insurance Co. of Canada

Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench

Judicial Centre of Saskatoon

Geatros, J.

November 26, 1996.

Summary:

The plaintiff's industrial gear grinder was damaged in transit. The plaintiff claimed under its insurance policy. The plaintiff sought an order requiring the defendant insurance company to produce reports re­garding the loss prepared by engineers and insurance adjusters. The defendant claimed privilege.

The Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench ordered production of the reports.

Practice - Topic 4578

Discovery - What documents must be produced - Privileged documents - Docu­ments prepared in contemplation of litiga­tion - The plaintiff's industrial gear grinder was damaged in transit - The plaintiff claimed under its insurance policy - The plaintiff sought production of engineers' and adjusters' reports regarding the loss - The defendant claimed privilege - The Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench ordered production where litigation was not the dominant purpose for the creation of the reports - See paragraphs 28 to 38.

Cases Noticed:

Bank of Montreal v. 3D Properties Inc. et al. (No. 2) (1993), 111 Sask.R. 63 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 6].

Laxton Holdings Ltd. et al. v. Lloyd's of London, Non-Marine Underwriters et al. (1988), 72 Sask.R. 313 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 8].

Grant v. Downs (1976), 135 C.L.R. 674 (Aust. H.C.), refd to. [para. 8].

Waugh v. British Railways Board, [1979] 2 All E.R. 1169 (H.L.), refd to. [para. 9].

Solosky v. Canada, [1980] 1 S.C.R. 821; 30 N.R. 380, refd to. [para. 29].

Moseley v. Spray Lakes Sawmills (1980) Ltd. et al. (1996), 184 A.R. 101; 122 W.A.C. 101; 135 D.L.R.(4th) 69 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 30].

Scallion v. Halifax Insurance Co. (1992), 117 N.S.R.(2d) 213; 324 A.P.R. 213; 12 C.P.C.(3d) 276 (T.D.), refd to. [para. 34].

Hamalainen v. Sippola (1991), 9 B.C.A.C. 254; 19 W.A.C. 254; 3 C.P.C.(3d) 297 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 35].

Counsel:

G.A. Zabos, for the plaintiff;

A.G. McIntyre, for the defendants.

This application was heard before Geatros, J., of the Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench, Judicial Centre of Saskatoon, who delivered the following judgment on No­vember 26, 1996.