Belende c. ING Insurance Company

Belende c. ING Insurance Company

The motion for declaratory relief was dismissed because this court will not grant declaratory orders on issues not previously decided by a lower court; the trial judge (Rouleau J.) made no palpable and overriding error in refusing to order the insurer to defend or to grant summary judgment; accordingly the appeal is...

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Citation
C43311, M32500
Parties
Appellant: Ndem Belende; Respondent: ING Insurance Company
Court
Court of Appeal for Ontario
Jurisdiction
Canada
Judgment Date
19 September 2005
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal (collection) / Appeal From Superior Court Order and Motion for Declaratory Relief
Outcome
Appeal dismissed; motion for declaratory relief dismissed; costs awarded to respondent
Legal Topics
Declaratory Relief, Costs, Duty to Defend, Summary Judgment, Standard of Review
Source Language
fr
Civil Procedure Insurance Law Appeal Declaratory Relief Costs Duty to Defend Summary Judgment Standard of Review

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Parties

Ndem Belende

Appellant

ING Insurance Company

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal (collection) / Appeal From Superior Court Order and Motion for Declaratory Relief

  1. 1 Whether an appellate court can grant declaratory relief on issues of fact and law not previously decided by a lower court
  2. 2 Whether the motion to compel the insurer to defend and for summary judgment was correctly dismissed by the trial judge
  3. 3 Whether there was a palpable and overriding error justifying appellate intervention

Ratio Decidendi

The motion for declaratory relief was dismissed because this court will not grant declaratory orders on issues not previously decided by a lower court; the trial judge (Rouleau J.) made no palpable and overriding error in refusing to order the insurer to defend or to grant summary judgment; accordingly the appeal is dismissed and costs are awarded to the respondent.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed; motion for declaratory relief dismissed; costs awarded to respondent

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed
  • Motion for declaratory relief dismissed