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Pleading; Claim or Originating Document
Subject: Public; Torts
Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada Rule 25
Date: 29 July 2004
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Childs v. Desormeaux, 2005 CarswellOnt 604, XX C.P.C. XX, 2005 CarswellOnt 603
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S.C.C. File No. 30472
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA (On Appeal from the Court of Appeal for the Province of Ontario)
BETWEEN:
ZOE CHILDS, ANDREW CHILDS, PAULINE CHILDS, HEATHER LEE CHILDS AND JENNIFER CHRISTINE CHILDS
Applicants (Plaintiffs)
—and—
DESMOND DESORMEAUX, JULIE ZIMMERMAN, and DWIGHT COURRIER
(Respondents) Defendants
Laushway Law Office
Barristers & Solicitors
214 King St. W.,
Prescott, Ontario,
K0E 1T0
Barry D. Laushway
(LSUC # 16281B)
Scott D. Laushway
(LSUC # 49063K)
Tel: (613) 925-5991
Fax: (613) 925-4533
Solicitors for the Applicants
Included Documents
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL
CERTIFICATE OF THE APPLICANT
APPLICATION RECORD OF THE APPLICANTS ZOË CHILDS, ANDREW CHILDS, PAULINE CHILDS, HEATHER LEE CHILDS and JENNIFER CHRISTINE CHILDS (Pursuant to s. 40 of the Supreme Court Act , R.S.C., 1985, c. S-26 as am. 1990, c. 8 and Rule 25 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada)
Laushway Law Office
Barristers & Solicitors
214 King St. W.,
Prescott, Ontario,
K0E 1T0
Barry D. Laushway (LSUC # 16281B)
Scott D. Laushway (LSUC # 49063K)
Tel: (613) 925-5991
Fax: (613) 925-4533
Solicitors for the Applicants
Cooligan, Ryan LLP
Barristers & Solicitors
1100-200 Elgin St.
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 1L5
Tom Connolly (LSUC # 15109Q)
Tel: (613) 236-0735
Fax:(613) 238-3501
Agent for Counsel for the Applicants
S.C.C. File No. ______IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA
(On Appeal from the Court of Appeal for the Province of Ontario)
BETWEEN:
ZOE CHILDS, ANDREW CHILDS, PAULINE CHILDS, HEATHER LEE CHILDS AND JENNIFER CHRISTINE CHILDS
Applicants
(Plaintiffs)
—and—
DESMOND DESORMEAUX, JULIE ZIMMERMAN, THE DOMINION OF CANADA GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, THE GENERAL ACCIDENT ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA and DWIGHT COURRIER
(Respondents)
Defendants
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL (Pursuant to Rule 25 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada)
TAKE NOTICE that the Applicants, Zoë Childs, Andrew Childs, Pauline Childs, Heather Lee Childs and Jennifer Christine Childs apply for leave to appeal to the court pursuant to s. 40(1) of the Supreme Court Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. S-26 as amended, for an order granting leave to appeal from the Judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario made on May 19, 2004 in court of Appeal File No. C38836, or such further or other order that the said Court may deem appropriate.
AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that this application for leave is made on the following grounds:
1. The Court of Appeal for Ontario erred in law by finding that the relief claimed in this action against the Defendants Courrier and Zimmerman was a novel tort.
2. The Court of Appeal for Ontario erred in law by overturning the trial Judge's finding that a duty of care existed against the Defendants Courrier and Zimmerman. The finding that a duty of care existed is a mixed finding of fact and law by the trial Judge and should only be reversed if the trial Judge mage a palpable and overriding error.
3. The foregoing legal issues are of sufficient public importance to warrant this court's attention because the judgments of the courts below:i. constitute an incorrect departure from the principle that the categories of negligence are never closed.ii. incorrectly state that social host liability is not simply an extension of commercial host liability.iii. constitute a reversal by the Court of Appeal for Ontario of findings of fact and mixed findings of fact and law made by the trial Judge absent any determination that the trial Judge committed a palpable or overriding error.
DATED AT Prescott, Ontario this 29th day of July 2004
SIGNED BY:
______Barry D. Laushway
Counsel for the Applicants
Laushway Law Office
Barristers & Solicitors
214 King St. W.,
Prescott, Ontario,
K0E 1T0
Barry D. Laushway (LSUC # 16281B)
Scott D. Laushway (LSUC # 49063K)
Tel: (613) 925-5991
Fax: (613) 925-4533
Solicitors for the Applicants
Cooligan, Ryan LLP
Barristers & Solicitors
1100-200 Elgin St.
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 1L5
Tom Connolly (LSUC # 15109Q)
Tel: (613) 236-0735
Fax: (613) 238-3501
Agent for Counsel for the Applicants
ORIGINAL TO;THE REGISTRAR
Supreme Court of Canada
301 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0J1
COPY TO:WILLIAMS, MCENERY & DAVIS
Barristers & Solicitors
169 Gilmour Street
Ottawa, Ontario, K2P 0N8
ERIC WILLIAMS
613-237-0520, 613-237-3163 fax
Solicitor for the Respondents (Defendants) Zimmerman and Courrier
AND TO:BELL BAKER
Barristers & Solicitors
116 Lisgar St., Ste. 500
Ottawa, On. K2P 5H1
HELMUT R. BRODMANN
613-237-3444, 613-237-1413 fax
Solicitor for the Respondent (Defendant) Desormeaux
AND TO:LERNERS LLP
Barristers & Solicitors,
130 Adelaied Street West,
Suite 2400, Box 95,
Toronto, Ontario,
M5H 3P5
Earl Cherniak
Kirk Stevens
(416)-867-3076, (416) 867-9192 fax
Solicitors for the Intervenor Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
NOTICE TO THE RESPONDENT: a respondent may serve and file a memorandum in response to this application for leave to appeal within 30 days after service of the application. If no response is filed within that time, the Registrar will submit this application for leave to appeal to the Court for consideration pursuant to section 43 of the Supreme Court Act.
S.C.C. File No. ______IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA
(On Appeal from the Court of Appeal for the Province of Ontario)
BETWEEN:
ZOE CHILDS, ANDREW CHILDS, PAULINE CHILDS, HEATHER LEE CHILDS AND JENNIFER CHRISTINE CHILDS
Applicants
(Plaintiffs)
—and—
DESMOND DESORMEAUX, JULIE ZIMMERMAN, THE DOMINION OF CANADA GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, THE GENERAL ACCIDENT ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA and DWIGHT COURRIER
(Respondents)
Defendants
CERTIFICATE OF THE APPLICANT (Pursuant to Rule 25 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada)
I, BARRY D. LAUSHWAY, Counsel for the Applicants Zoë Childs, Andrew Childs, Pauline Childs, Heather Lee Childs and Jennifer Christine Childs, hereby certify that there is no order or ban on the publication of evidence or the names of any party or witness in this case.
DATED AT Prescott, Ontario this 29th day of July 2004
SIGNED BY:
______Barry D. Laushway
Counsel for the Applicants
Laushway Law Office
Barristers & Solicitors
214 King St. W.,
Prescott, Ontario,
K0E 1T0
Barry D. Laushway (LSUC # 16281B)
Scott D. Laushway (LSUC # 49063K)
Tel: (613) 925-5991
Fax: (613) 925-4533
Solicitors for the Applicants
Cooligan, Ryan LLP
Barristers & Solicitors
1100-200 Elgin St.
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 1L5
Tom Connolly (LSUC # 15109Q)
Tel: (613) 236-0735
Fax: (613) 238-3501
Agent for Counsel for the Applicants
ORIGINAL TO;THE REGISTRAR
Supreme Court of Canada
301 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0J1
COPY TO:WILLIAMS, MCENERY & DAVIS
Barristers & Solicitors
169 Gilmour Street
Ottawa, Ontario, K2P 0N8
ERIC WILLIAMS
613-237-0520, 613-237-3163 fax
Solicitor for the Respondents (Defendants) Zimmerman and Courrier
AND TO:BELL BAKER
Barristers & Solicitors
116 Lisgar St., Ste. 500
Ottawa, On. K2P 5H1
HELMUT R. BRODMANN
613-237-3444, 613-237-1413 fax
Solicitor for the Respondent (Defendant) Desormeaux
AND TO:LERNERS LLP
Barristers & Solicitors,
130 Adelaied Street West,
Suite 2400, Box 95,
Toronto, Ontario,
M5H 3P5
Earl Cherniak
Kirk Stevens
(416)-867-3076, (416) 867-9192 fax
Solicitors for the Intervenor Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
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