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Class actions 2002 BCSC 511

Harrington v. Dow Corning Corp.

The court dismissed Bristol-Myers Squibb’s application to decertify the class action, holding issue estoppel barred relitigation of its inclusion in the certification order.

  • Certification
  • Decertification
  • Issue estoppel
  • Particulars
  • Common issues
  • Manufacturer liability
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Sale [1981] 1 SCR 260

Desaulniers v. Ford Motor Co. of Canada Ltd.

The Supreme Court of Canada allowed the appeal in a hidden-defects sale dispute, restored the trial judgment, and reduced interest from 8% to 5%.

  • Hidden defects
  • Legal warranty
  • Conventional warranty
  • Manufacturer liability
  • Privity
  • Prescription (limitation)
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Sale [1979] 1 SCR 790

General Motors Products of Canada v. Kravitz

The Supreme Court held that a manufacturer can be liable to a sub-purchaser for latent defects in a new vehicle, and that no-warranty clauses cannot defeat the statutory warranty.

  • Latent defects
  • Legal warranty (redhibition)
  • No-warranty clause
  • Conventional warranty
  • Manufacturer liability
  • Sub-purchaser rights
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Torts [1974] SCR 1189

Rivtow Marine Ltd. v. Washington Iron Works

The Supreme Court of Canada held that Washington Iron Works and Walkem Machinery owed Rivtow Marine a duty to warn of known crane defects, making the loss of use during repairs recoverable.

  • Duty to warn
  • Economic loss (pure economic loss)
  • Manufacturer liability
  • Distributor liability
  • Remoteness/proximity
  • Duty-to-warn
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Taxation [1924] SCR 466

Versailles Sweets, Limited v. The Attorney General of Canada

The Supreme Court of Canada held that a candy manufacturer selling directly to consumers was liable for excise tax under the Special War Revenue Act.

  • Sales tax
  • Manufacturer liability
  • Invoice requirement
  • Construction of taxing statute
  • Taxation
  • Excise-tax
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