On the threshold motion, the trial Judge found that Dr. Richard Hershberg was not a credible witness and gave his evidence much less weight than the evidence of the Plaintiffs’ psychiatrists.

Although the Defendant succeeded on its summary judgment motion to dismiss a property loss action, Morgan J. comments on the inequity of the exclusion clause and awarded no costs.

The Plaintiff commenced an action for payment of disability benefits from the Defendant. The Defendant brought a motion for summary judgment, arguing the action was barred by the policy and/or the Limitations Act. The Court granted the Defendant’s motion for summary judgment.

Defendant brought Third Party claim against home owner, but failed to serve the Third Part Claim. Defendant’s motion to validate service was dismissed. Court was not satisfied that statement of claim came to third party’s attention. Motion judge found personal service was important because third party’s potential liability far exceeded limits of her policy. Defendant appealed and this appeal was dismissed as the interests of justice did not require dispensing with service.

A municipality will only be liable for failing to salt and clear road of snow where it had actual or constructive knowledge that road conditions create unreasonable risk of harm to users of a highway, and where the municipality unreasonably neglected that risk. Furthermore, in determining the proper reasonable response, municipalities should not be limited in their response by the minimum maintenance standards. Municipalities should consider the circumstances and determine if the condition of the road poses an unreasonable risk of harm to reasonable drivers. Whether municipality’s actions are reasonable or not depends in part on resources that were available to the municipality.

Denied request by defendant to conduct a physiatry IME.