Winter v. London (City), [2002] O.T.C. 720 (SC)

• Judge: Leitch, J.
• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: August 27, 2002
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2002] O.T.C. 720 (SC)

Winter v. London, [2002] O.T.C. 720 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2002] O.T.C. TBEd. OC.013

Dennis Winter (plaintiff) v. The Corporation of the City of London (defendant)

(Court File No. 29128/98)

Indexed As: Winter v. London (City)

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Leitch, J.

August 27, 2002.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Damage Awards - Topic 125

Injury and death - Leg injuries - Ankle - See paragraphs 57 to 70.

Municipal Law - Topic 1724

Liability of municipalities - Highways and streets - Maintenance of - General - See paragraphs 1 to 60.

Municipal Law - Topic 1804

Liability of municipalities - Negligence - Standard of care - Maintenance of sidewalks - See paragraphs 1 to 60.

Municipal Law - Topic 1805

Liability of municipalities - Negligence - Standard of care - Maintenance of streets and highways - See paragraphs 1 to 60.

Municipal Law - Topic 2985

Duties of municipalities - Particular duties - Maintenance of highways and streets - See paragraphs 1 to 60.

Cases Noticed:

Griffin v. Arnprior (Town), [1953] O.R. 135 (H.C.), affd. [1953] O.J. No. 511 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 41].

Kennedy et al. v. Board of Education of Waterloo County (1999), 122 O.A.C. 122 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 47].

Restoule et al. v. Strong (Township) (1999), 123 O.A.C. 346 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 47].

Sauve v. Ottawa Hydro-Electric Commission, [1993] O.J. No. 688 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 56].

Michalak v. Oakville (Town), [2000] O.T.C. 837 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 56].

Morris v. Windsor (City), [1953] O.W.N. 943 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 58].

Sutherland v. Port Credit (Town), [1968] 1 O.R. 175 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 58].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Rogers, Ian MacF., The Law of Canadian Municipal Corporations (2nd Ed.) (1988 Looseleaf Supp.), vol. 2, pp. 1269, 1270 [para. 56].

Counsel:

D. Lynn Turnbull, for the plaintiff;

Geoffrey P. Belch, for the defendant.

This action was heard on January 14-18, 2002, before Leitch, J., of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following decision on August 27, 2002.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.