The court admitted 17 late-disclosed invoices for fire-exit replacement, holding that any prejudice to the defendants could be addressed by adjournment.
The Supreme Court held that a tree-fall death involving a person using a vehicle for transportation fell within Quebecâs no-fault automobile insurance scheme, barring the civil action.
Appeal allowed: Public Works eliminated Monit's proposal for objective price/timing reasons rather than by a unilateral change to the rules; there was no legal duty to negotiate with Monit absent proven usage or binding guideline; and Monit failed to prove on a balance of probabilities that the contract would have been awarded to it but for any fault, therefore no liability; Federal Court judgment reversed and action dismissed.
The Federal Court upheld a prothonotaryâs order striking claims in contract and delict arising from regulations barring aerial sightseeing flights from Lac Saint-Augustin.
The Supreme Court of Canada held that the one-year prescription for bodily injuries applied to a medical malpractice claim, so the action was prescribed.
Prescription under civil code art. 2262(2)
Bodily injuries
Distinction between contractual and delictual liability
Appeal from a Quebec warranty action over a used truckâs defective brakes, latent defects, and whether a seller could be liable to both the purchaser and a third party.