TD General Insurance Company v. Intact Insurance Company (2018) ONSC 2352
On July 17, 2016, Melissa Shawbonquit was a passenger on a boat piloted by Matthew Latendre and owned by Lawrence Latendre. Ms. Shawbonquit commenced a claim against Matthew after he allegedly lost control of the boat, colliding with the shoreline and causing her injuries.
At the time of the accident, Lawrence Latendre had a homeowner’s policy with TD but Matthew was...
On April 1, 2001, Mr. Foster started a job with McGonegal Construction as a bricklayer. As part of his employment, Mr. Foster was entitled to participate in a group insurance plan that was issued by the Great West Life Assurance Company.
Mr. Foster named Tracey Pilon, his common- law partner, as his irrevocable beneficiary. The insurance form stated that Mr. Foster was not allowed to make changes to the...
When Tommy Kayter was three years old his mother accidentally injured him with a ride-on lawnmower, resulting in part of his foot being amputated. Shortly after the accident, Tommy’s father submitted a claim under his home insurance policy with the Personal Insurance Company.
The Personal Insurance Company denied the claim due to an exclusion within the homeowner’s policy. The policy states...
Rankin (Rankin’s Garage & Sales) v. J.J., 2018 SCC 19
J and C were both minors and were drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana at C’s mother’s home. Sometime after midnight they left C’s mother’s home intending to steal valuables from unlocked cars. They entered an unsecure commercial car garage and checked for unlocked cars. C found an unlocked car and found the keys in the ashtray. C did not have his license and had never driven on the...
On January 11, 2010, Rosemary Ryan was driving her daughter’s car with her daughter as a passenger along Pitts Memorial Drive in Newfoundland. She moved to the left lane to allow room for traffic merging onto the highway when she was struck on her right side and then on her right rear bumper by Bernice Curlew’s vehicle. The court found that Ms. Curlew had been negligent when she collided with the Plaintiff.
