The appellant filed a civil liability action for sexual assault more than 25 years after the alleged assault occurred.
The respondents successfully moved to dismiss the action on the ground that it was prescribed, and the Quebec Court of Appeal affirmed the dismissal.
The Supreme Court of Canada allowed the appeal, agreeing with the dissenting judge at the Court of Appeal that the issue of when prescription started to run raised questions of fact that could not be resolved on the face of the record.
The case was remanded to the Quebec Superior Court to assess the evidence.
