Sun Toyota Ltd. v. Granville Toyota Ltd., 2002 BCSC 593

• Judge: Ross, J.
• Court: Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
• Case Date: April 12, 2002
• Jurisdiction: British Columbia
• Citations: 2002 BCSC 593;[2002] B.C.T.C. 593 (SC)

Sun Toyota Ltd. v. Granville Toyota Ltd., [2002] B.C.T.C. 593 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2002] B.C.T.C. TBEd. MY.035

Sun Toyota Ltd. (plaintiff) v. Granville Toyota Ltd. (defendant)

(C993238; 2002 BCSC 593)

Indexed As: Sun Toyota Ltd. v. Granville Toyota Ltd.

British Columbia Supreme Court

Vancouver

Ross, J.

April 24, 2002.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Damage Awards - Topic 524

Torts/Quebec responsibility - Injury to goods or personalty - Conversion of business assets - See paragraphs 1 to 44.

Damages - Topic 1206

Nominal damages - Where no loss or injury - See paragraphs 1 to 44.

Sale of Goods - Topic 2708

Transfer of property in goods from seller to buyer - General principles - Whether title to goods passed to buyer - See paragraphs 1 to 44.

Sale of Goods - Topic 3196

Transfer or loss of title to third parties - Statutory power of sale - Mercantile agent - General - See paragraphs 1 to 44.

Torts - Topic 3093

Trespass - Trespass to goods - Conversion - What constitutes conversion - See paragraphs 1 to 44.

Torts - Topic 3107

Trespass - Trespass to goods - Conversion - Damages - General - See paragraphs 1 to 44.

Cases Noticed:

Hendrickson v. Mid-City Motors Ltd., [1951] 3 D.L.R. 276 (Alta. T.D.), refd to. [para. 27].

St. John v. Horvat (1994), 43 B.C.A.C. 193; 69 W.A.C. 193; 89 B.C.L.R.(2d) 61 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 34].

Dalgleish, I.A.C. Ltd., Cuell and Kruger's Trenching Ltd. v. Western Truck Cap Sales Ltd. (1977), 5 A.R. 28; 2 Alta. L.R.(2d) 261 (T.D.), refd to. [para. 38].

Wood v. Stewart (1987), 22 B.C.L.R.(2d) 51 (Co. Ct.), refd to. [para. 39].

Chester Industrial Tool Supply Ltd. v. Cantec Wire and Cable Ltd., [1989] B.C.J. No. 1081 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 44].

Statutes Noticed:

Sale of Goods Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 410, sect. 23(1), sect. 23(2) [para. 26]; sect. 59(1) [para. 33].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Fridman, Gerald Henry Louis, Sale of Goods in Canada (3rd Ed. 1986), pp. 127, 128 [para. 40].

Counsel:

Andrea E. Stone, for the plaintiff;

George E.H. Cadman, Q.C., for the defendant.

This application was heard on April 12, 2002, before Ross, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following decision on April 24, 2002.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.