Tolofson v. Jensen; Lucas (Litigation Guardian of) v. Gagnon, [1994] 3 SCR 1022
Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
Judge | La Forest, Gérard V.; Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Cory, Peter deCarteret; McLachlin, Beverley; Iacobucci, Frank; Major, John C. |
Date | 15 December 1994 |
Citation | [1994] 3 SCR 1022,1994 CanLII 44 (SCC),7 MVR (3d) 202,120 DLR (4th) 289,22 CCLT (2d) 173,51 BCAC 241,26 CCLI (2d) 1,[1994] ACS no 110,JE 95-61,100 BCLR (2d) 1,[1994] SCJ No 110 (QL),32 CPC (3d) 141,77 OAC 81,175 NSR (2d) 161,52 ACWS (3d) 40,175 NR 161,[1994] CarswellBC 1,[1995] 1 WWR 609 |
Docket Number | 22980, 23445 |
Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
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...437; Morguard Investments Ltd. v. De Savoye, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 1077; Hunt v. T&N PLC, [1993] 4 S.C.R. 289; Tolofson v. Jensen, [1994] 3 S.C.R. 1022; Canada Southern Railway Co. v. Gebhard, 109 U.S. 527 (1883); Allen v. Hanson (1890), 18 S.C.R. 667; Re Breakwater Co. (1914), 33 O.L.R. 65; ......
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Unifund Assurance Co. v. ICBC, (2003) 306 N.R. 201 (SCC)
...18]. Citizens Insurance Co. of Canada v. Parsons (1881), 7 App. Cas. 96 , refd to. [para. 23]. Tolofson v. Jensen and Tolofson, [1994] 3 S.C.R. 1022; 175 N.R. 161 ; 77 O.A.C. 81 ; 51 B.C.A.C. 241 ; 84 W.A.C. 241 , refd to. [paras. 25, Douglas/Kwantlen Faculty Association v. Douglas Col......
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Excalibur Special Opportunities LP v. Schwartz Levitsky Feldman LLP, 2015 ONSC 1634
...of Canada Ltd. et al. (2005), 195 O.A.C. 244; 74 O.R.(3d) 321 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 66]. Tolofson v. Jensen and Tolofson, [1994] 3 S.C.R. 1022; 175 N.R. 161; 77 O.A.C. 81; 51 B.C.A.C. 241; 84 W.A.C. 241, refd to. [para. 71]. Hercules Management Ltd. et al. v. Ernst & Young et al., [19......
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Vujicic v Estate of Leona Donna MacEachern, 2022 ABCA 263
...both the substantive and procedural laws of Alberta govern the proceeding: Tolofson v Jensen; Lucas (Litigation Guardian of) v Gagnon, [1994] 3 SCR 1022, 120 DLR (4th) 289. There is no complaint that Alberta exceeded its jurisdiction in enacting laws regarding the calculation of damages pay......
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (DECEMBER 12, 2022 – DECEMBER 16, 2022)
...392, The Schooner Exchange v. M’Faddon, 11 U.S. (7 Cranch) 116 (1812), Tolofson v. Jensen; Lucas (Litigation Guardian of) v. (Gagnon), [1994] 3 S.C.R. 1022, Amchem Products Inc. v. British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Board), [1993] 1 S.C.R. 897, Chevron Corp. v. Yaiguaje, 2015 SCC 42, K......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 12, 2022 ' December 16, 2022)
...392, The Schooner Exchange v. M'Faddon, 11 U.S. (7 Cranch) 116 (1812), Tolofson v. Jensen; Lucas (Litigation Guardian of) v. (Gagnon), [1994] 3 S.C.R. 1022, Amchem Products Inc. v. British Columbia (Workers' Compensation Board), [1993] 1 S.C.R. 897, Chevron Corp. v. Yaiguaje, 2015 SCC 42, K......
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (February 19 – February 23)
...2021 ONCA 568, R. v. Zingre, [1981] 2 S.C.R. 392, Morguard Investments Ltd. v. De Savoye, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 1077, Tolofson v. Jensen, [1994] 3 S.C.R. 1022, Amchem Products Inc. v. British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Board), [1993] 1 S.C.R. 897, Business Development Bank of Canada v. Caval......
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Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 17 21, 2018)
...121, 136 O.R. (3d) 654, R. v. Imperial Tobacco, 2011 SCC 42, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 45, Reasonable Prospect of Success, Tolofson v. Jensen, [1994] 3 S.C.R. 1022 Canadian Civil Liberties Association v. Canada (Attorney General), 2018 ONCA 1038 Keywords: Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Judic......
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An Old Snail in a New Bottle? Waiver of Tort as An Independent Cause of Action
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...of another jurisdiction, but it will always apply its own procedural law: Tolofson v Jensen; Lucas (Litigation Guardian of ) v Gagnon, [1994] 3 SCR 1022 at 1049. 138 Berry v Pulley, 2001 CarswellOnt 738 at paras 39–41. See also Holmes v London Life Insurance Co, 2000 CarswellOnt 3463 at par......
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Waiving Goodbye: The Rise and Imminent Fall of Waiver of Tort in Class Proceedings
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The Unworkability of the Workable Methodology Standard
...of another jurisdiction, but it will always apply its own procedural law: Tolofson v Jensen; Lucas (Litigation Guardian of ) v Gagnon, [1994] 3 SCR 1022 at 1049. 138 Berry v Pulley, 2001 CarswellOnt 738 at paras 39–41. See also Holmes v London Life Insurance Co, 2000 CarswellOnt 3463 at par......
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