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Weir-Jones Technical Services Incorporated v Purolator Courier Ltd, 2019 ABCA 49

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Vincent
CourtCourt of Appeal (Alberta)
JudgeCatherine Fraser,Jack Watson,Jo'Anne Strekaf,Frans Slatter,Thomas W. Wakeling
Citation2019 ABCA 49
Docket Number1703-0218-AC
Date06 February 2019
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312 practice notes
  • Hannam v Medicine Hat School District No. 76, 2020 ABCA 343
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • 25 de setembro de 2020
    ...that the evidence did not permit that conclusion. [238] I take from Weir-Jones Technical Services Incorporated v Purolator Courier Ltd, 2019 ABCA 49 the proposition that if the defendant is the moving party, it must prove that there is no merit to the plaintiff’s claim. The plaintiff need n......
  • Vujicic v Estate of Leona Donna MacEachern,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • 8 de agosto de 2022
    ...be adhered to despite any inconsistencies short of absurdity”); Weir-Jones Technical Services Inc. v. Purolator Courier Ltd., 2019 ABCA 49, ¶ 190; 442 D.L.R. 4th 9, 125 per Wakeling, J.A. (“Purpose does not trump text”); Ursa Ventures Ltd. v. City of Edmonton, 2016......
  • Agrium v Orbis Engineering Field Services,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • 8 de agosto de 2022
    ...which it is satisfied produces a more satisfactory result”). [78] Weir-Jones Technical Services Inc. v. Purolator Courier Ltd., 2019 ABCA 49, ¶ 190; 442 D.L.R. 4th 9, 125 per Wakeling, J.A. See A. Scalia & B. Garner, Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts 57 (2012) (......
  • Tallcree First Nation v Rath & Company,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • 11 de maio de 2022
    ...lawyer wants a big recovery and the lawyer wants it quickly”). [16] Weir-Jones Technical Services Inc. v. Purolator Courier Ltd., 2019 ABCA 49, ¶ 134; 442 D.L.R. 4th 9, 94-95 per Wakeling, J.A. (“Sophisticated civil process systems recognize that the public interest is be......
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290 cases
  • Hannam v Medicine Hat School District No. 76, 2020 ABCA 343
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • 25 de setembro de 2020
    ...that the evidence did not permit that conclusion. [238] I take from Weir-Jones Technical Services Incorporated v Purolator Courier Ltd, 2019 ABCA 49 the proposition that if the defendant is the moving party, it must prove that there is no merit to the plaintiff’s claim. The plaintiff need n......
  • Vujicic v Estate of Leona Donna MacEachern,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • 8 de agosto de 2022
    ...be adhered to despite any inconsistencies short of absurdity”); Weir-Jones Technical Services Inc. v. Purolator Courier Ltd., 2019 ABCA 49, ¶ 190; 442 D.L.R. 4th 9, 125 per Wakeling, J.A. (“Purpose does not trump text”); Ursa Ventures Ltd. v. City of Edmonton, 2016......
  • Agrium v Orbis Engineering Field Services,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • 8 de agosto de 2022
    ...which it is satisfied produces a more satisfactory result”). [78] Weir-Jones Technical Services Inc. v. Purolator Courier Ltd., 2019 ABCA 49, ¶ 190; 442 D.L.R. 4th 9, 125 per Wakeling, J.A. See A. Scalia & B. Garner, Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts 57 (2012) (......
  • Tallcree First Nation v Rath & Company,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • 11 de maio de 2022
    ...lawyer wants a big recovery and the lawyer wants it quickly”). [16] Weir-Jones Technical Services Inc. v. Purolator Courier Ltd., 2019 ABCA 49, ¶ 134; 442 D.L.R. 4th 9, 94-95 per Wakeling, J.A. (“Sophisticated civil process systems recognize that the public interest is be......
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20 firm's commentaries
  • In Summary: It's Still A Balance Of Probabilities
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 15 de fevereiro de 2019
    ...February 6, 2019, the Alberta Court of Appeal released the Weir-Jones Technical Services Incorporated v. Purolator Courier Ltd. 2019 ABCA 49 ("Weir-Jones") decision. This decision was the result of a panel of 5 judges convened to hear two summary judgment appeals, Weir-Jones and Brookfield ......
  • The Evolution Of The Test For Summary Judgment: Old Habits Die Hard
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 26 de fevereiro de 2019
    ...6, 2019, the Alberta Court of Appeal did just this when it decided Weir-Jones Technical Services Incorporated v Purolator Courier Ltd., 2019 ABCA 49 and provided a reconciliation of the competing tests. The Court indicated the moving party must first prove the facts on a balance of probabil......
  • Case Summary: Goodvin v Penson
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 18 de dezembro de 2019
    ...(2007), 2007 CarswellOnt 1699 (Ont. S.C.J.) and Weir-Jones Weir-Jones Technical Services Incorporated v. Purolator Courier Ltd. (2019), 2019 ABCA 49, 201, where summary dismissal against the parents for the antics of their children on their property were dismissed were distinguishable, havi......
  • Defence + Indemnity - December 2019: Case Summary: Goodvin v Penson
    • Canada
    • JD Supra Canada
    • 19 de dezembro de 2019
    ...(2007), 2007 CarswellOnt 1699 (Ont. S.C.J.) and Weir-Jones Weir-Jones Technical Services Incorporated v. Purolator Courier Ltd. (2019), 2019 ABCA 49, 201, where summary dismissal against the parents for the antics of their children on their property were dismissed were distinguishable, havi......
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