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Wire Rope Industries of Canada (1966) Ltd. v. B.C. Marine Shipbuilders Ltd. et al.

[1981] 1 SCR 363 Court SCC Decision date 1981-03-19 English

PartiesWire Rope Industries of Canada (1966) Ltd. (Third Party) Appellant·B.C. Marine Shipbuilders Ltd. and Straits Towing Ltd. (Plaintiffs) Respondents·F.M. Yorke & Son Limited (Defendant) Respondent·Wire Rope Industries of Canada (1966) Ltd. (Defendant) Appellant

Counsel (6)
D. Brander Smith and N. Daugulis, for the appellant.
W. O’M. Forbes, for the respondents B.C. Marine Shipbuilders Ltd. and Straits Towing Ltd.
J.R. Cunningham, for the respondent F.M. Yorke & Son Limited.
Solicitors for the (third party) appellant: Bull, Housser & Tupper, Vancouver.
Solicitors for the (plaintiffs) respondents: Owen, Bird, Vancouver.
Solicitors for the (defendant) respondent: MacRae, Montgomery, Spring & Cunningham, Vancouver.

Judges Martland, Ronald; Ritchie, Roland Almon; Dickson, Robert George Brian; Beetz, Jean; Estey, Willard Zebedee; McIntyre, William Rogers; Chouinard, Julien

Delivered by Judgment of the Court

On appeal from Federal Court of Appeal

Subjects Courts Maritime law

Contents

Judgment of the Court

The judgment of the Court was delivered by

The rate to be $684.00 per day.
Your firm to supply, employ, and pay for the Mate on the vessel.
That Yorke be held harmless by Straits in connection with any claim or damage arising out of any advice or instructions received from your Mate.
The Standard Towing Conditions of the B.C. Tugboat Owners’ Association to apply.
The Home Trade Class III certificate shall govern her area of charter.
Charges by crew personnel because of performing Duties other than an Officer or Unlicensed Personnel are for the account of Straits.
Navigation overtime is for the account of Yorke unless such amount is excessive and inevitable on the type of towing that is being performed.

Footnotes

  1. [1] (1978), 20 N.R. 486.
  2. [2] [1980] 1 S.C.R. 695.
  3. [3] [1979] 2 S.C.R. 157.
  4. [4] [1977] 2 S.C.R. 1054.
  5. [5] [1977] 2 S.C.R. 654.
  6. [6] [1933] S.C.R. 311.
  7. [7] [1971] S.C.R. 522.
  8. [8] [1957] S.C.R. 801.
  9. [9] [1960] S.C.R. 632.
  10. [10] [1961] A.C. 807.
  11. [11] [1950] Ex. C.R. 371.
  12. [12] [1967] 1 Ex. C.R. 431, aff’d [1968] 1 Ex. C.R. 175.
  13. [13] [1930] S.C.R. 262.
  14. [14] (1922), 13 L1. L.R. 363.