688857 Ontario Limited v Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2018 ONSC 5891
Gabriele Zeh-Abramsky is the principal and sole shareholder of the Plaintiff company and was insured by Aviva Insurance. Ms. Abramsky is a residential landlord who hired a property manager to collect rental payments from tenants and deposit them into the bank, amongst other things. The property manager stole the rental money and misused a company credit card to pay...
Augspols v G. Bates Plumbing and Intact Insurance Co., 2018 ONSC 7038
In 2007, Arnie Augspols found water in his basement. Mr. Augspols hired a plumber, who discovered and repaired a broken pipe. In 2010, sewage backed up into Mr. Augspols’ basement through a floor drain. He hired another plumber, who replaced the sanitary line going into the house. In 2016, Mr. Augspols noticed one side of his basement floor was sinking. Because of the...
Aviva Insurance Company of Canada v. L’Évêque Catholique Romain de Bathurst, 2018 NBCA 64.
In 2002, Valéry Vienneau was appointed Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bathurst. Soon thereafter, Mr. Vienneau was contacted by individuals alleging Fathers Charles Picot and Levi Noel had sexually abused them. The RCMP charged and tried both Picot and Noel. As a result of the publicity, more alleged victims of abuse came forward. The...
Lawrence and Michelle Moore married and had three children together. In 1985, Lawrence purchased a term life insurance policy with $250,000.00 in coverage. Lawrence designated Michelle as the revocable beneficiary and paid the premiums from the Moores’ joint bank account. In 2000, the Moores separated.They agreed orally that Michelle would assume payment of the life insurance premiums and receive the proceeds...
Justin Gough’s license was suspended in 2005. He was living with his parents at that time, and his Ford F150 pickup truck sat unused until 2009, when his mother, Nancy Gough, had the truck transferred into her name and insured it.
On June 30, 2012, Nancy and her husband Daniel were away, and left the keys to the F150 on a hook by the front door. Justin, who’s license remained suspended, was...
