Le et al. v. Consumers Gas Co. et al., [2003] O.T.C. 90 (SC)

• Judge: B. Wright, J.
• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: February 05, 2003
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2003] O.T.C. 90 (SC)

Le v. Consumers Gas Co., [2003] O.T.C. 90 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2003] O.T.C. TBEd. FE.052

Hung Le, David Caine, Helen Caine, Adrian Barell, Mara Barell, Ira Grossman, Elaine Grossman, Mary Wu, Kishore Narwani, Geoffrey Parks, George Owens, Lorna Owens, Kathleen Bokrossy, Irene Bokrossy, Brian Hughes, Eric Anweiller, Pat Anweiller, York Region Condominium Corporation No. 710, Jody Benatar, Moise Benatar, Paul Havercroft, Diana Havercroft, Noel McLaughlin, Margaret McLaughlin, Jacob Oirik, Ella Oirik, Margaret Morris, R. Yip, P. Leung, Steven Rembach, Paula Rembach, Carol Ann Birken, Jack Wagowsky, Dalia Wagowsky, Michael Brian Doherty, Colleen Wice, Jacqueline Parker, Steven Noel Wice and Christopher Wice, by his Litigation Guardian Colleen Wice, Mark MacPherson, Sylvia MacPherson, Jerry Tobin, Roy Chen, Jenny Ng, Jack Gucciardi, Clara Gucciardi, Stephen Creed, Sheri Creed, Francis Luksis, Eliane St. Louis and Hyman Shifman (plaintiffs) v. The Consumers Gas Company Ltd., Brian Hughes, Cal Gas Services Ltd., Manjit Singh Pannu and Pyra Singh Neote (defendants)

(File No. 96-CU-114554CM)

Indexed As: Le et al. v. Consumers Gas Co. et al.

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

B. Wright, J.

February 5, 2003.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Torts - Topic 4430

Suppliers of goods - Inherently dangerous chattels - Gas or gas appliances for home use - See paragraphs 156 to 173.

Cases Noticed:

Fenn v. Peterborough (City) (1977), 14 O.R.(2d) 137 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 157].

Snell v. Farrell, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 311; 110 N.R. 200; 107 N.B.R.(2d) 94; 267 A.P.R. 94; 72 D.L.R.(4th) 289; 4 C.C.L.T.(2d) 229, refd to. [para. 158].

Counsel:

John Lloyd and Gregory Banks, for a number of the plaintiffs;

B. Robin Moodie, for the plaintiffs, David Caine, Helen Caine and Lorna Owens;

Kenneth J. Gerry, for Brian Hughes;

Morris A. Chockla, Howard B. Kohn and Joe Fidilio, for the defendants.

This case was heard on January 13-17, 20 and 21, 2003, before B. Wright, J., of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following decision on February 5, 2003.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.