Walsh v. 1124660 Ontario Ltd. et al., [2002] O.T.C. 667 (SC)

• Judge: Sutherland, J.
• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: March 22, 2002
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2002] O.T.C. 667 (SC)

Walsh v. 1124660 Ont. Ltd., [2002] O.T.C. 667 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2002] O.T.C. TBEd. SE.047

Charlene Walsh (plaintiff) v. 1124660 Ontario Limited, Brigitte Regenscheit, Edgar Hidalgo, Joel Rapinan, Toronto Police Services Board, P.C. Andrew May #1767 and Jim Stavrakis #99462 (defendants)

Amanda Jean MacNeil (plaintiff) v. Brigitte Regenscheit, 1124660 Ontario Limited, Edgar Hidalgo, Joel Rapinan, Toronto Police Services Board, P.C. Alan Spratt #4625 and Jim Stavrakis #99462 (defendants)

(00-CV-199959CM; 01-CV-210012CM)

Indexed As: Walsh v. 1124660 Ontario Ltd. et al.

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Sutherland, J.

September 16, 2002.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Barristers and Solicitors - Topic 842

Duty to court - Liability for costs - For improper conduct - See paragraphs 30 to 77.

Courts - Topic 1127

Masters - Appeals from - Standard of review - See paragraphs 14 to 16.

Evidence - Topic 4408

Witnesses - Testimony - Refusal to answer questions - See paragraphs 17 and 18.

Practice - Topic 7364

Costs - Costs of interlocutory proceedings - Costs of motions or applications - See paragraphs 21 to 77.

Cases Noticed:

Marleen Investments Ltd. v. McBride (1979), 23 O.R.(2d) 125 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 15].

Noranda Metal Industries Ltd. et al. v. Employer's Liability Assurance Corp. et al., [2000] O.T.C. 730 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 15].

Republic National Bank of New York (Canada) v. Normart Management Ltd. (1996), 15 O.T.C. 395; 31 O.R.(3d) 14 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 16].

Kay v. Posluns (1989), 71 O.R.(2d) 238 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 17].

Cini v. Micallef et al. (1987), 60 O.R.(2d) 584 (H.C.), consd. [para. 33].

Worsley v. Lichong (1994), 17 O.R.(3d) 615 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 33].

Marchand v. Public General Hospital Society of Chatham et al. (1998), 51 O.T.C. 321; 16 C.P.C.(4th) 201 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 33].

Fong et al. v. Chan et al. (1997), 97 O.A.C. 317 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 34].

Young v. Young et al., [1993] 4 S.C.R. 3; 160 N.R. 1; 34 B.C.A.C. 161; 56 W.A.C. 161; [1993] 8 W.W.R. 513; 108 D.L.R.(4th) 193; 84 B.C.L.R.(2d) 1; 18 C.R.R.(2d) 41; 49 R.F.L.(3d) 117, refd to. [para. 35].

Marchand v. Public General Hospital Society of Chatham et al. (2000), 138 O.A.C. 201; 51 O.R.(3d) 97 (C.A.); affing. (1998), 51 O.T.C. 321; 16 C.P.C.(4th) 201 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 35].

Rothbart et al. v. Fainman (1998), 69 O.T.C. 256; 21 C.P.C.(4th) 80 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 38].

Kingsberg Developments Ltd. v. MacLean (1985), 3 C.P.C.(2d) 241 (Ont. Master), refd to. [para. 39].

Hunt v. T & N plc et al., [1990] 2 S.C.R. 959; 117 N.R. 321; 4 C.C.L.T.(2d) 1; 43 C.P.C.(2d) 105; 49 B.C.L.R.(2d) 273; 74 D.L.R.(4th) 321; [1990] 6 W.W.R. 385, refd to. [para. 47].

Hunt v. Carey Canada Inc. - see Hunt v. T & N plc et al.

Renegade Capital Corp. v. Hees International Bancorp. Inc., [1995] O.J. No. 3648 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 56].

Allarco Broadcasting Ltd. v. Duke et al. (1981), 26 C.P.C. 13 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 60].

Muraca et al. v. Cengarle et al., [1998] O.T.C. Uned. 742 (Gen. Div. Master), refd to. [para. 60].

Law v. Minister of Employment and Immigration, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 497; 236 N.R. 1; 170 D.L.R.(4th) 1, refd to. [para. 62].

Royal Bank of Canada v. Blatt, [1991] O.J. No. 688 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 68].

Ernst & Young v. Widecom Group Inc. (1997), 45 O.T.C. 78 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 68].

Statutes Noticed:

Civil Procedure Rules (Ont.) - see Rules of Civil Procedure (Ont.).

Rules of Civil Procedure (Ont.), rule 34.14, rule 57.07 [para. 32].

Counsel:

Bryan Finlay, Q.C., and Marie-Audrée Vermette, for the appellant, Ernest Guiste;

Jerry Levitan, for the respondents, 1124660 Ontario Limited, Brigitte Regenscheit, Edgar Hidalgo and Joel Rapinan.

This appeal was heard on March 22, 2002, before Sutherland, J., of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following judgment on September 16, 2002.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.