Paul D’Aoust Construction Ltd. v. Markel Insurance Co. of Canada, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 744, 2001 SCC 84

Paul D’Aoust Construction Ltd. and the Carleton Roman Catholic Separate School Board Appellants

v.

Markel Insurance Company of Canada and Kenneth Daku Respondents

Indexed as: Paul D’Aoust Construction Ltd. v. Markel Insurance Co. of Canada

Neutral citation: 2001 SCC 84.

File No.: 27438.

2001: December 5.

Present: Gonthier, Iacobucci, Major, Bastarache, Binnie, Arbour and LeBel JJ.

on appeal from the court of appeal for ontario

Commercial law -- Construction -- Performance bonds -- Delivery -- Contractor signing bond with bond company -- Bond not delivered to owner -- Delivery required to make bond effective.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Ontario Court of Appeal (1999), 1999 CanLII 1732 (ON CA), 45 C.L.R. (2d) 65, 120 O.A.C. 243, [1999] O.J. No. 1837 (QL), affirming a judgment of the Ontario Court (General Division) (1996), 31 C.L.R. (2d) 180, [1996] O.J. No. 4159 (QL). Appeal dismissed.

K. Scott McLean, for the appellants.

Ronald W. Price, for the respondent Markel Insurance Company of Canada.

Kenneth Radnoff, Q.C., for the respondent Daku.

The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

[1] Gonthier J. -- We are all of the view that the appeal should be dismissed for the reasons of the Court of Appeal of Ontario, with costs.

Judgment accordingly.

Solicitors for the appellants: Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, Ottawa.

Solicitors for the respondent Markel Insurance Company of Canada: Rasmussen Starr Ruddy, Ottawa.

Solicitors for the respondent Daku: Radnoff Pearl Slover Swedko Dwoskin, Ottawa.