The appellant, Linda-Sue Pearce, appealed from a motion judge's refusal to allow her to withdraw an admission made during a summary judgment motion regarding ownership of a Ford truck.
The truck was driven by her son, Trevor Middleton, when it was involved in a collision with a Honda Civic.
Middleton was convicted of criminal negligence causing bodily harm and aggravated assault.
The respondent Liu sued his own insurer, The Personal Insurance Company, for relief against uninsured or underinsured motorists.
During the motion, all parties agreed that if Pearce was found to be the owner, Wawanesa would respond and the action against Personal could be dismissed.
After the motion judge found Pearce was the owner and dismissed the action against Personal, Pearce sought to withdraw her admission, arguing that section 192(2) of the Highway Traffic Act made her liable only for negligence, not intentional torts.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding that the interests of justice did not favour allowing withdrawal of the admission.