Greenhouse Studios Inc. (Greenhouse) appeals from a decision of the Provincial Court dismissing a small claims action in which it sought to recover $17,100 from the respondent, Daniel Harlos, a lawyer, and his firm....
The defendants, Jim Pattison Industries Ltd. and Jim Pattison Industries Ltd. operating as Save-On-Foods, apply pursuant to Rule 18A of the Rules of Court, B.C. Reg 221/90, for an order that this action be dismissed with costs. The plaintiff, Elsie Hilda Schray, is suing the defendants for alleged negligence and breach of statutory duty relating to her slip and fall while in the front-end department of the defendants Coquitlam Store No. 998 (the Store) on February 19, 2002, as a result of which she claims to have suffered injury, loss, and damage....
On July 7, 2009, the plaintiff, Ms. Sullivan, who is a slight elderly woman, tripped on the exposed edge of a section of sidewalk in James Bay, Victoria, and fell. She suffered minor injuries from which she recovered within a week or so. Ms. Sullivan claims damages for pain and suffering against the defendant, City of Victoria (the City)....
In the middle of the night on January 19, 2005, the plaintiffs awoke to find that a large portion of their back yard had slid down the slope upon which their house was built. They later learned that the land slide had killed one resident of a house below and seriously injured another. The plaintiffs had owned this property at 2175 Berkley Avenue, North Vancouver (the Property) for about a year and were unaware of any geo-technical issues regarding it or properties in the area....
The plaintiff was riding a motorcycle when he collided with a pickup truck driven by one of the defendants. He claims damages for personal injury, but by agreement of the parties this trial dealt only with the issue of liability....
THE COURT: In the middle of the night on January 19, 2005, the plaintiffs awoke to find that a large portion of their backyard had slid down the hill. They later learned that the slide had killed one resident of the house below, and seriously injured the other resident. The plaintiffs had only owned the property at 2175 Berkley Avenue in North Vancouver for about a year, and had no idea of any geotechnical issues regarding it or properties in the area....