Renaud v. United Provinces Insurance Co.

[1978] 1 SCR 818 Court SCC Decision date 1977-11-08 English

PartiesMaurice Renaud (Plaintiff in warranty) Appellant·United Provinces Insurance Company (Defendant in warranty) Respondent

Counsel (4)

François Pelletier and Michael Sheehan, for the appellant.
André Gagnon, Q.C., for the respondent.
Solicitors for the appellant: Vézina, Sheehan, Pouliot, L’Écuyer, Morin & Pelletier, Quebec.
Solicitors for the respondent: Gagnon, de Billy, Cantin, Dionne, Martin, Beaudoin & Lesage, Quebec.

Judges Laskin, Bora; Pigeon, Louis-Philippe; Dickson, Robert George Brian; Beetz, Jean; Pratte, Yves

Delivered by Majority

On appeal from Quebec

Subjects Insurance

Contents

The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

THE CHIEF JUSTICE—It will not be necessary to hear you, Mr. Gagnon. We are of the opinion that appellant’s vehicle was “of a category other than that of private cars, station‑wagons and buses”. Since there were more than three passengers in the vehicle at the time of the accident, the insurance coverage was excluded. The appeal is dismissed with costs.

Appeal dismissed with costs.

Solicitors for the appellant: Vézina, Sheehan, Pouliot, L’Écuyer, Morin & Pelletier, Quebec.

Solicitors for the respondent: Gagnon, de Billy, Cantin, Dionne, Martin, Beaudoin & Lesage, Quebec.