Teskey v. Toronto Transit Commission et al., [2003] O.T.C. 994 (SC)

• Judge: Wilson, J.
• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: November 10, 2003
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2003] O.T.C. 994 (SC)

Teskey v. TTC, [2003] O.T.C. 994 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2003] O.T.C. TBEd. NO.054

Michael Teskey (plaintiff) v. Toronto Transit Commission, Kevin Wiedekowsky, Phillip Sofianos and Aston Associates Investigation Limited (defendants)

(Court File No. 01-CV-213911CM)

Indexed As: Teskey v. Toronto Transit Commission et al.

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Wilson, J.

November 10, 2003.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Practice - Topic 5182

Juries and jury trials - Verdicts - Setting aside jury verdict - See paragraphs 1 to 63.

Cases Noticed:

Leblanc v. Penticton (City) (1981), 28 B.C.L.R. 179 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 6].

Schepp v. Ozirny, Fischer and Bell (1992), 100 Sask.R. 241; 18 W.A.C. 241; 93 D.L.R.(4th) 542 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 6].

Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto and Manning (1992), 7 O.R.(3d) 489 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 6].

Jones v. Jones, [1916] 2 A.C. 481, refd to. [para. 31].

Padfield v. Martin (2003), 172 O.A.C. 256; 64 O.R.(3d) 577 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 34].

Andrews et al. v. Grand & Toy (Alberta) Ltd. et al., [1978] 2 S.C.R. 229; 19 N.R. 50; 8 A.R. 182; [1978] 1 W.W.R. 577; 83 D.L.R.(3d) 452; 3 C.C.L.T. 225, refd to. [para. 34].

Thornton v. Board of School Trustees of School District No. 57 (Prince George) et al., [1978] 2 S.C.R. 267; 19 N.R. 552; 83 D.L.R.(3d) 480; [1978] 1 W.W.R. 607; 3 C.C.L.T. 257, refd to. [para. 34].

Teno et al. v. Arnold et al., [1978] 2 S.C.R. 287; 19 N.R. 1; 83 D.L.R.(3d) 609; 3 C.C.L.T. 272, refd to. [para. 34].

Neuzen v. Korn, [1995] 3 S.C.R. 674; 188 N.R. 161; 64 B.C.A.C. 241; 105 W.A.C. 241; [1995] 10 W.W.R. 1; 127 D.L.R.(4th) 577, refd to. [para. 35].

Savile v. Roberts (1698), 1 Ld. Raym. 674, refd to. [para. 41].

Savile v. Roberts (1698), 1 Ld. Raym. 374, refd to. [para. 43].

Nelles v. Ontario et al., [1989] 2 S.C.R. 170; 98 N.R. 321; 35 O.A.C. 161; 60 D.L.R.(4th) 609; 49 C.C.L.T. 217, refd to. [para. 45].

Nelles v. Ontario, (1985), 10 O.A.C. 161; 51 O.R.(2d) 513 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 45].

Teodorowych v. Pascal et al., [2002] O.A.C. Uned. 105; 24 M.V.R.(4th) 181 (C.A.), leave to appeal refused (2002), 307 N.R. 191; 178 O.A.C. 199 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 53].

Olszynko v. Larocque (1998), 83 O.T.C. 49 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 54].

Lang v. McKenna (2000), 135 O.A.C. 304 (C.A.), leave to appeal refused (2001), 271 N.R. 195; 150 O.A.C. 198 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 63].

Statutes Noticed:

Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C-43, sect. 108(5)(b) [para. 3].

Rules of Civil Procedure (Ont.), rule 52.08 [para. 4]; rule 52.09 [para. 2].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Brown, Raymond E., The Law of Defamation in Canada (2nd Ed. 1994), vol. 2, p. 1478 [para. 32].

Fleming, John G., The Law of Torts (9th Ed. 1998) pp. 673 [para. 44]; 674, 686 [para. 50].

Fridman, Gerald Henry Louis, The Law of Torts in Canada (2nd Ed. 2002), pp. 688 [para. 30]; 859 [para. 46].

Klar, Lewis N., Linden, Allan M., Cherniak, Earl A., and Kryworuk, Peter W., Remedies in Tort (2003) (Looseleaf Supp.), generally [para. 45]; vol. 1, pp. 15-14 [para. 47]; 15-42.7 [para. 48].

Klar, Lewis N., Tort Law (3rd Ed. 2003), p. 62 [para. 43].

Osborne, Philip, The Law of Torts (2000), p. 226 [para. 49].

Sopinka, Case Comment on Savile v. Roberts (1698), 1 Ld. Raym. 374, in Sopinka, Malicious Prosecution: Invasion of Charter Interests: Remedies: Nelles v. Ontario: R. v. Jedynack: R. Simpson (1995), 74 Can. Bar Rev. 366, p. 370 [para. 43].

Sopinka, Malicious Prosecution: Invasion of Charter Interests: Remedies: Nelles v. Ontario: R. v. Jedynack: R. Simpson (1995), 74 Can. Bar Rev. 366, p. 370 [para. 43].

Stevenson, William A., and Côté, Jean E., Civil Procedure Encyclopedia (2003), vol. 3, p. 48-17 [para. 7].

Counsel:

A. Conte and M. Rovazzi, for the plaintiff;

Tom Curry, Karen E. McGuire and Norman Groot, for the defendants.

This case was heard on October 1-3, 6-10, 14-17 and 20-23, 2003, before Wilson, J., of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following decision on November 10, 2003.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.