Mary Kathleen Kinch

The applicant municipality sought declarations and advisory opinions from the Superior Court of Justice regarding a perceived conflict between its statutory duty to maintain highways under the Municipal Act, 2001, and its obligations to protect endangered species and their habitats under the Endangered Species Act, 2007.

The municipality faced charges under the ESA for road maintenance activities that allegedly harmed the mottled Duskywing butterfly and its habitat, arguing it was impossible to comply with both statutes simultaneously.

The court dismissed the application, finding the issues were not ripe for declaratory relief because the municipality had not availed itself of the permit process provided under the ESA, nor had it fully tested its defenses in the ongoing provincial prosecution.

The defendants, a land surveying company and an employee, brought a motion for summary judgment to dismiss the plaintiffs' negligence claim.

The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants' reference plan incorrectly depicted a property boundary, leading to loss of access to their mill.

The defendants argued the claim was statute-barred by the Limitations Act and constituted an abuse of process due to prior related litigation.

The court dismissed the motion, finding that the claim was discovered within the two-year limitation period when the plaintiffs first learned the boundary might be wrong (August/September 2015), and that the action was not an abuse of process as it concerned distinct factual allegations from previous claims.

This appeal concerned the capacity of Paul Tanti to enter into a marriage with Sharon Joseph.

Raymond Tanti, Paul's son, appealed the trial judge's decision that the marriage was valid, arguing his father lacked the requisite capacity.

The Court of Appeal affirmed the trial judge's findings, holding that the correct legal test for marriage capacity was applied, which requires understanding the nature of the marriage contract and its duties.

The court found no palpable and overriding error in the trial judge's assessment of evidence, including the discounting of non-contemporaneous expert opinions and the reliance on direct lay witness testimony.

The appeal was dismissed, upholding the validity of the marriage.

The plaintiff sought an interim injunction against the defendants for alleged breaches of an oral retainer/employment agreement, fiduciary duties, and confidentiality.

The court found serious issues to be tried regarding whether Mr. Macklin and his company breached their agreement, owed fiduciary duties as a "de facto general manager," and took confidential property.

The balance of convenience plainly favoured the plaintiff, as the potential harm to its business was deemed irreparable and difficult to quantify, while the defendants' inconvenience was less significant.

An interim injunction was granted, prohibiting the defendants from accepting business from specific entities related to the plaintiff's flower transport business until a further interlocutory motion hearing.