Tran v. Bloorston Farms Ltd.,

JurisdictionOntario
JudgeBenotto, Zarnett and Thorburn JJ.A.
Citation2020 ONCA 440
Date06 July 2020
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
Docket NumberC67545

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23 practice notes
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 24, 2023 ' April 28, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 12, 2023
    ...Ontario Ltd. v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., 2017 ONCA 42, Marks v. Ottawa (City), 2011 ONCA 248,Tran v. Bloorston Farms Ltd., 2020 ONCA 440,Brookfield Financial Real Estate Group Ltd. v. Azorim Canada (Adelaide Street) Inc., 2012 ONSC 3818 McWhirter v. Lorza, 2023 ONCA 301 Keywords:Fa......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 6 ' 10, 2020)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • July 15, 2020
    ...of various credit facilities. John Polyzogopoulos Blaney McMurtry LLP 416.593.2953 Email CIVIL DECISIONS Tran v. Bloorston Farms Ltd., 2020 ONCA 440 [Benotto, Zarnett and Thorburn Mark A. Ross and Eric Brousseau, for the appellant Evan L. Tingley, for the respondents Keywords: Corporations,......
  • Quadrangle v Attorney General of Canada
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • August 6, 2025
    ...from bringing a separate and distinct claim if they are also personally wronged: Hercules, at para. 62; Tran v. Bloorston Farms Ltd., 2020 ONCA 440, 151 O.R. (3d) 563, at para. 542 Moreover, there is an exception to the rule if the company has no cause of action. If a company suffers a loss......
  • Walsh v. TRA Company Limited
    • Canada
    • January 19, 2022
    ...dans Biosyntech c Tsang, 2016 QCCA 1923 ; Midland Resources Holding Ltd. v. Shtaif, 2017 ONCA 320 ; Tran v. Bloorston Farms Ltd., 2020 ONCA 440; McGowan v. Bank of Nova Scotia, 2010 PESC 17 , aff’d 2001 PECA 20 ; 3Com Corp. v. Zorin International Corp., 2006 CarswellOnt 3333 , ......
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  • Quadrangle v Attorney General of Canada
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • August 6, 2025
    ...from bringing a separate and distinct claim if they are also personally wronged: Hercules, at para. 62; Tran v. Bloorston Farms Ltd., 2020 ONCA 440, 151 O.R. (3d) 563, at para. 542 Moreover, there is an exception to the rule if the company has no cause of action. If a company suffers a loss......
  • Walsh v. TRA Company Limited
    • Canada
    • January 19, 2022
    ...dans Biosyntech c Tsang, 2016 QCCA 1923 ; Midland Resources Holding Ltd. v. Shtaif, 2017 ONCA 320 ; Tran v. Bloorston Farms Ltd., 2020 ONCA 440; McGowan v. Bank of Nova Scotia, 2010 PESC 17 , aff’d 2001 PECA 20 ; 3Com Corp. v. Zorin International Corp., 2006 CarswellOnt 3333 , ......
  • 2024 ONCA 522
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2024
    ...in Foss v. Harbottle laid the groundwork for the derivative action. Zarnett J.A. described this rule in Tran v. Bloorston Farms Ltd., 2020 ONCA 440, 151 O.R. (3d) 563, at para. 1: The rule in Foss v. Harbottle (1843), 67 E.R. 189 (U.K.H.L.) prevents shareholders from suing for a loss in the......
  • Binscarth Holdings LP v Anthony
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • July 3, 2024
    ...in Foss v. Harbottle laid the groundwork for the derivative action. Zarnett J.A. described this rule in Tran v. Bloorston Farms Ltd., 2020 ONCA 440, 151 O.R. (3d) 563, at para. 1: The rule in Foss v. Harbottle (1843), 67 E.R. 189 (U.K.H.L.) prevents shareholders from suing for a loss in the......
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10 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 24, 2023 ' April 28, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 12, 2023
    ...Ontario Ltd. v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., 2017 ONCA 42, Marks v. Ottawa (City), 2011 ONCA 248,Tran v. Bloorston Farms Ltd., 2020 ONCA 440,Brookfield Financial Real Estate Group Ltd. v. Azorim Canada (Adelaide Street) Inc., 2012 ONSC 3818 McWhirter v. Lorza, 2023 ONCA 301 Keywords:Fa......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 6 ' 10, 2020)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • July 15, 2020
    ...of various credit facilities. John Polyzogopoulos Blaney McMurtry LLP 416.593.2953 Email CIVIL DECISIONS Tran v. Bloorston Farms Ltd., 2020 ONCA 440 [Benotto, Zarnett and Thorburn Mark A. Ross and Eric Brousseau, for the appellant Evan L. Tingley, for the respondents Keywords: Corporations,......
  • Shareholder Actions For Loss Of Share Value Evolution Of Ontario Corporate Law
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • September 25, 2020
    ...Shoppers Drug Mart [2002] O.J. No. 3891 and Robak Industries Ltd. v. Gardner 2007 BCCA 61, the Court of Appeal in Tran v. Bloorston Farms 2020 ONCA 440 held that the Second Proposition from Johnson "fits consistently into a legal framework that is otherwise consistent with Ontario In the co......
  • Litigation Trends In Corporate Canada
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 11, 2020
    ...example Caal Caal v. Hudbay Minerals Inc., 2020 ONSC 415. 9 Foss v. Harbottle, (1843), 67 ER 189 (UKHL). 10 Tran v. Bloorston Farms Ltd., 2020 ONCA 440. 11 The Court of Appeal notes that such cases may or may not be actionable, depending on the circumstances of the case. See Tran v. Bloorst......
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