Full Decision The plaintiff, Carmen Ranger (“Ranger”), brought an action pursuant to the Occupiers’ Liability Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.2 (“OLA”) for damages she sustained from a slip and fall accident that occurred on January 29, 2013. The defendants named in the action included CPP Investment Real Estate Holdings Inc. (“CPP”), who was the owner of the property, Triovest Realty Advisors (“Triovest”), who was the …
The recent Court of Appeal decision in Crete v. Ottawa Community Housing Corporation confirmed that the landlord was not liable for damages caused by a slip and fall on ice in a townhouse complex in an area used exclusively by individual tenants, where the lease required the tenant to clear snow and ice.
Imagine looking out your window while enjoying a nice cup of hot chocolate on a winter day. Then, as you’re taking a sip, you see somebody walking on your sidewalk and, in a blink of an eye, they have slipped and fallen on an icy patch, and you know your peaceful morning is about to take a turn for the worse. Living in Ontario, most …
The plaintiff was injured in a trip-and-fall incident while visiting a house located in North York and, as a result, she suffered injuries. She was attending a scheduled dental appointment with the defendant Anna Shifrin, who runs a dental practice from the premises. A one day undefended trial took place on November 3, 2022.
This six-week jury trial involved a plaintiff who sustained a mild traumatic head injury after a fall down stairs at the defendant’s premises.
Is a “modest excuse” sufficient to justify a delay in notifying a municipality of a potential claim?