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Kerrybrooke Development Ltd. v. Ellis-Don Ltd.

[1990] 1 SCR 275 Court SCC Decision date 1990-03-01 Docket 21228 English

PartiesWesteel‑Rosco Limited/Westeel‑Rosco Appellants·Limitée, Robert Seipp, Brian Fiddler Appellants·William Rozell, Gary Ashton, Phillip Appellants·Wellings, Kent Glasier, Cory Berg, Sidney Appellants·Stechoski, Lee Cannon, Dan Brooks, Jim Appellants·Greginsky, Tom Rice, Brian Murphy and Kevin Lowe Appellants·Kerrybrooke Development Limited/La Respondents·Société immobilière Kerrybrooke Limitée and Simpsons‑Sears Limited/Simpsons‑Sears Limitée Respondents·Ellis‑Don Limited, Brian Kirk and Daryl Zorn Respondents

Judges Lamer, Antonio; Wilson, Bertha; La Forest, Gérard V.; Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Cory, Peter deCarteret; McLachlin, Beverley

Decision 5–1–1 Majority (5) · Lamer J. (1) · La Forest J. (1)

On appeal from Saskatchewan

Subjects Torts

Contents

Majority

The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

Lamer J.

Lamer J. ‑‑ We need not hear from you Mr. Gritzfeld and Mr. Megaw, we are ready to give judgment now. Our colleague Justice La Forest will pronounce the judgment of the Court.

La Forest J.

La Forest J. ‑‑ The courts below found that the damages in this case resulted solely from the appellants' negligence. There was no finding of negligence against the contractor, although it was liable in contract to the owners for the damage to the roof. Under these circumstances, we are all of the view that the courts below arrived at the proper decision.
The appeal is dismissed with costs.
Judgment accordingly.
Solicitors for the appellants: MacPherson, Leslie & Tyerman, Regina.
Solicitors for the respondents Ellis‑Don Ltd. et al.: Gritzfeld & Associates, Regina.