Advanced civil procedure : cases and materials

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by  Morden, John W., 1934-

ADVANCED CIVIL PROCEDURE
CASES AND MATERIALS
VOLUME II
John W. Morden
FACULTY OF LAW
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
1999

BORA LASKIN LAW LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
ADVANCED CIVIL PROCEDURE
CASES AND MATERIALS
VOLUME II
John W. Morden
FACULTY OF LAW
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
1999

ADVANCED CIVIL PROCEDURE
VOLUME II
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TRIALS
1. INTRODUCTION.1
[Overview of pre-trial and trial processes: class discussion. See, generally.
Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, s. 108 and the Rules of Civil
Procedure (Ont.), Rules 24.1, 46-53 and 77.]
Burden of Proof
Sopinka, Houston and Sopinka, The Trial of an Action, 2nd ed.
(1998) at pp. 49-51.
The Law of Evidence
Friedenthal, Kane and Miller, Civil Procedure, 2nd ed. (1993)
at pp. 466-472
2. THE MODE OF TRIAL - JUDGE OR JURY
a) Historical
The origin of the jury system. Devlin, Trial by Jury (1956) at
pp. 5-14
Civil Cases - Use of the Jury. Cornish, The Jury (1968) at pp.
74-76, 210 and 227-28
Abolition of Juries in Civil Cases: Report of Royal
Commission - Inquiry into Civil Rights (1968) Vol. 2,
at pp. 859-60.
b) Respective Functions of Judge and Jury
Friedenthal et al., op cit., at pp. 477-482
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c) What Actions may be Tried by a Jury?
Courts of Justice Act, s. 108
Proceedings Against the Crown Act, s. 11
Public Transportation Highway Improvement Act, s. 33(9)
Toronto Star Ltd. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
(1975), 11 O.R. (2d) 289 (H.C.)
d) In What Cases Should Trial by Jury be Selected?
Sopinka et al., op. cit., at pp. 6-10
Cound, Friedenthal and Miller, Civil Procedure - Cases and
Materials, 2nd ed. (1974) at pp. 781-783
e) Picking a Jury
Sopinka et al., op. cit., at pp. 32-34
f) Procedure for Selecting a Jury Trial and for Striking out Jury Notice
before Trial.
Rule 47
Constitution Insurance Co. of Canada v. Coombe (1992), 14
C.P.C. (3d) 322 (Ont. Gen. Div.)
Gracey v. Thomson Newspaper Corp. (1991), 4 O.R. (3d) 180
(Gen. Div.)
Borland v. Apollo Leasing (1981), 33 O.R. (2d) 183 (Div.
Ct.), rev'd (1981), 36 O.R. (2d) 16n C.A.
Iona v. Rooney (1987), 25 C.P.C. (2d) 174 (Ont. H.C.)
Nardo v. Fluet (1993), 13 O.R. (3d) 220 (Gen. Div.)
Soldwisch v. Toronto Western Hospital (1983), 43 O.R. (2d)
449 (Div. Ct.)
Strojny v. Chan (1988), 26 C.P.C. (2d) 38 (Ont. H.C.)
Martin v. Deutch, [1943] O.R. 638 (C.A.)
3. CONTROL OF THE JURY AT THE TRIAL LEVEL
a) Dispensing with the Jury
Ryan v. Whitton, [1964] 1 O.R. Ill (C.A.)
Yachuk v. The Oliver Blais Company Limited et al., [1944]
O.W.N. 412 (H.Ct.)
Cosfordv. Cornwall (1992), 9 O.R. (3d) 37 (C.A.)
Hellenius v. Lees, [1971] 1 O.R. 273 (C.A.)
Hamstra (Guardian ad Litem of v. British Columbia Rugby
Union (1997), 145 D.L.R. (4th) 193 (S.C.C.)
Headnote only.
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b) Non Suit
McKenzie v. Bergin, [1937] O.W.N. 200 (C.A.)
McCaskill v. Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited
(1955), 17 W.W.R. 239 (B.C.S.C.)
Ont. Motor Sales Ltd. v. Steeves, [1959] O.W.N. 205 (C.A.)
McCarroll v. Arwell, [1955] 4 D.L.R. 631 (Ont. C.A.) 631
Hunt v. MacLeod Construction Co. Ltd. (1958), 15 D.L.R.
(2d) 529 (S.C.C.)
Everett v. Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council (1990), 39 C.P.C.
(2d) 120 (Man. C.A.)
Bank of Montreal v. Horan (1986), 54 O.R. (2d) 757 (H. Ct.)
Payne v. Harrison, [1961] 2 Q.B. 403 (C.A.)
c) The Jury’s Verdict and the Judgment
Rules 52.08 and 52.09
Stirling v. Davis et al., [1950] O.W.N. 770 (C.A.)
Boutilier v. Traders General Insurance (1968), 1 D.L.R. (3d)
379 (N.S.S.C.)
Gobbo v. Rockingham Hardware Ltd. (1971), 24 D.L.R. (3d)
355 (N.S.S.C., A.D.)
Terkuc v. Herd, [1958] O.R. 37 (C.A.), rev'd [1960] S.C.R.
602
Cameron v. Excelsior Life Insurance Co. (1981), 19 C.P.C.
101 (S.C.C.)
Baboiv. Gregory (1986), 56 O.R. (2d) 175 (Dist. Ct.)
Sharpe v. Kim (1987), 67 Sask. 81 (Q.B.)
Loffrediv. Simonetti (1988), 29 C.P.C. (2d) 10 (Dist. Ct.)
R.E. Megarry Q.C., Miscellany-at-Law (1955) at pp. 157-58
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (U.S.), Rule 50
4. THE COURSE OF THE TRIAL
(a) Rules 52. 53 and 1.08
(b) The Role of Counsel; Professional Responsibility
Sopinka et al., op. cit., at pp. 73-113; 124-129
The Rules of Professional Conduct, L.S.U.C., Rule 5 and Notes and
Rule 10 and Notes
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(c) Presenting Evidence at Trial - Devices to Facilitate or Supplant
Testimony
(i) Formal Admissions
Rule 51
(ii) Judicial Notice
Sopinka et al., op. cit., pp. 53-54
(iii) Presumptions
Sopinka et al., op. cit., pp. 54-56
(iv) Inspection and Taking a View
Rule 52.05
Chambers v. Murphy, [1953] O.W.N. 399 (C.A.)
Myers v. Government of Manitoba (1960), 26 D.L.R.
(2d) 550 (Man. C.A.)
(v) Court-Appointed Experts
Rule 52.03
Phillips v. Ford Motor Co. of Canada Ltd., [1971] 2
O.R. 637 (C.A.)
(vi) Medical Reports
Evidence Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.E.23 s.50
Ferraro v. Lee (1974), 2 O.R. (2d) 417 (C.A.)
(vii) Examination for Discovery
Rule 31.11
(viii) Orders for Examinations Before Trial
Rule 36
(ix) Letters of Request
Sopinka et al., op. cit., at pp. 68-70
(x) Affidavits
Rule 53.02
(xi) Evidence Given at Previous Proceedings
Sopinka et al., op. cit., at p. 71
Split Trial
Elcano Acceptance Ltd. v. Richmond Richmond Stambler &
Mills (1986), 55 O.R. (2d) 56 (C.A.)
Duffy v. Gillespie (1997), 36 O.R. (3d) 443 (Div. Ct.)
R.S.C. Ord. 33, rule 4(2)(2A)
Failure to Testify
Mudrazio v. Holjevac, [1970] 1 O.R. 275 (H. Ct.)
Gibb v. Ellis (1959), 17 D.L.R. (2d) 262 (B.C.S.C.)
Reply Evidence
Allcock Laight & Westwood Ltd. v. Patten et al., [1967] 1
O.R. 18 (C.A.)
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(d) The Conduct of the Trial Judge
In re Enoch, [1910] 1 K.B. 327 (C.A.)
Fowler v. Fowler, [1949] O.W.N. 244 (C.A.)
Regina v. Cook (1997), 146 D.L.R. (4th) 437 (S.C.C.)
Boran v. Wenger, [1942] 2 D.L.R. 528 (Ont. C.A.)
Briscoe v. Briscoe, [1968] P.501 (Div. Ct.)
Felker v. Felker, [1946] O.W.N. 368 (C.A.)
Majcenicv. Natale, [1968] 1 O.R. 189 (C.A.)
R. v. Pallett, [1970] 3 C.C.C. 430 (Ont. C.A.)
Bell v. Smith, [1968] S.C.R. 664
Sorger v. Bank of Nova Scotia (1998), 39 O.R. (3d) 1 (C.A.)
(e) The Case Goes to the Jury
Rule 52.07
Gellie v. Naylor (1986), 55 O.R. (2d) 400 (C.A.)
Haines, “Criminal and Civil Jury Charges”
(1968), 46 Can. Bar Rev. 48 at 85-95
Sopinka et al., op. cit., Appendices 16, 17 and 18
Gage v. Reid (1917), 38 O.L.R. 514 (App. Div.)
Henderson v. Mather, [1955] O.W.N. 45 (C.A.)
Kennedy v. Mandarin Enterprises Ltd. (1993), 84 B.C.L.R.
335 (C.A.)
Segretti v. City of Toronto (1981), 20 C.P.C. 110 (Ont. H. Ct.)
Courts of Justice Act, s. 118
(f) When is the Trial Over? Functus Officio
Widrigv. Strazer, [1964] S.C.R. 376
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