601039 Ontario Limited v. First Ontario Credit Union Limited

601039 Ontario Limited v. First Ontario Credit Union Limited

The appeal was dismissed because the appellants were pursuing similar claims in a separate action and there was no basis to continue both the application and the action, so the motion judge correctly dismissed the application.

Source-derived case information.

Citation
2009 ONCA 527
Parties
Appellant: 601039 Ontario Limited; Appellant: 1083257 Ontario Limited; Respondent: First Ontario Credit Union Limited
Court
Court of Appeal for Ontario
Jurisdiction
Canada
Judgment Date
29 June 2009
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appeal From Judgment of the Superior Court of Justice (decision of Justice B.h. Matheson Dated January 15, 2009)
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Duplicate Proceedings, Res Judicata, Issue Estoppel, Costs
Source Language
en
Civil Procedure Appeal Duplicate Proceedings Res Judicata Issue Estoppel Costs

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Parties

601039 Ontario Limited

Appellant

1083257 Ontario Limited

Appellant

First Ontario Credit Union Limited

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Appeal From Judgment of the Superior Court of Justice (decision of Justice B.h. Matheson Dated January 15, 2009)

  1. 1 Whether res judicata or issue estoppel arose from the court below
  2. 2 Whether the application should be dismissed because the appellants were pursuing similar claims in a separate action
  3. 3 Whether both the application and the separate action could properly continue

Ratio Decidendi

The appeal was dismissed because the appellants were pursuing similar claims in a separate action and there was no basis to continue both the application and the action, so the motion judge correctly dismissed the application.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed.
  • Costs to the respondent fixed in the amount of $5,000 inclusive of disbursements and GST.