Municipality Has No Duty to Negligent Drivers

The Court of Appeal recently held that there is no duty on the part of a municipality to keep its roads safe for those who drive negligently...

Municipality Has No Duty to Negligent Drivers 2015-01-07T08:00:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

City Not Liable for Icy Boulevard

In 2013, we blogged on a decision by Justice Gorman dismissing a claim where the plaintiff fell on a sloped boulevard between the street and...

City Not Liable for Icy Boulevard 2014-12-10T08:00:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Municipal Toboganning Case Dismissed

The Municipality of Leamington recently successfully defended a case where the plaintiff alleged she was injured tobogganing.  In De Cou v. ...

Municipal Toboganning Case Dismissed 2014-12-03T08:00:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Action Dismissed for Failing to Provide Municipal Notice

A recent decision dismissed a plaintiff's claim against a municipality for failing to give notice within 10 days, as required by the Mun...

Action Dismissed for Failing to Provide Municipal Notice 2014-05-28T08:00:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Action Against Municipality Dismissed for Failure to Give Notice

The new test for summary judgment as set out in the Supreme Court in Hryniak has been applied to dismiss a claim against a Municipality for...

Action Against Municipality Dismissed for Failure to Give Notice 2014-04-09T08:00:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Action Against Municipality for Failing to Repair Potholes Dismissed

Justice Leach has conducted a thorough review of the standard of care for a municipality as it relates to potholes in the decision of McLeod...

Action Against Municipality for Failing to Repair Potholes Dismissed 2014-03-26T08:00:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Municipality Not Liable in Recreational Trail Case

Recently the Ontario Courts found a municipality not liable, under section 4(1) of the Occupier’s Liability Act, for the plaintiff’s fa...

Municipality Not Liable in Recreational Trail Case 2013-11-20T08:00:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Action Against Municipality Dismissed for Failing to Give Notice

In August of last year, we reported on Argue v. Tay   (Township) , in which the action was dismissed for the failure to give notice required...

Action Against Municipality Dismissed for Failing to Give Notice 2013-05-01T08:00:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

City Not Liable for Icy Boulevard

The City of London has successfully defended a slip and fall action that occurred following a winter storm.  In Bondy v. London (City) , [20...

City Not Liable for Icy Boulevard 2013-04-24T08:00:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown