Court of Appeal for Ontario
Before: Hoy A.C.J.O., Sharpe and Benotto JJ.A.
Between
François Proulx
Plaintiff (Respondent)
and
Canadian Cove Inc., Terry Smith, 2042098 Ontario Ltd. o/a Jim Earle Marine Group and Jim Earle, James Parker Earle a.k.a. Jim Earle
Defendant (Appellant)
Counsel:
James Parker Earle a.k.a. Jim Earle, appearing in person
Pierre Champagne and Julie Paquette, for the plaintiff (respondent) François Proulx
Heard and released orally: June 26, 2015
On appeal from the order of Justice Carole J. Brown of the Superior Court of Justice, dated November 3, 2014.
ENDORSEMENT
1The appellant did not appear in court this morning. The court contacted him by telephone to seek an explanation and requested that he be available in person or by telephone at 2:30 p.m. today.
2We heard the appellant by telephone at 2:30 p.m. He asserts that he phoned the court yesterday to confirm that his appeal was proceeding today. He further asserts that a man working at the court advised him that his appeal was not proceeding. Accordingly, the appellant did not appear and instead delivered a boat in Georgian Bay.
3In the circumstances, the appellant asks that his appeal be withdrawn. All court records indicate clearly that the appeal was proceeding today. We do not accept that the court advised the appellant that his appeal was not proceeding. However, his request that his appeal be withdrawn is granted.
4In any event, we have read the materials filed and the appellant would not have succeeded on the appeal on the issues that he raised.
5The respondent shall be entitled to costs of the appeal in the amount of $13,000, inclusive of disbursements and HST.
“Alexandra Hoy A.C.J.O.”
“Robert J. Sharpe J.A.”
“M.L. Benotto J.A.”