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Small Claims Court appeal dismissed; trial judge's brief reasons were sufficient and damages calculation reasonable.
The appellant mechanic appealed a Small Claims Court judgment awarding the respondents $15,000 for the value of their vehicle after a failed engine conversion.
The appellant argued the trial judge provided insufficient reasons and erred in calculating damages.
The Divisional Court dismissed the appeal, finding that while the trial judge's reasons were brief, the evidentiary record supported the conclusions and permitted appellate review.
The court also held that the methodology for calculating damages was reasonable and correct given the appellant's breach of contract.
Appeal from denial of ODSP benefits dismissed; Tribunal made no errors of law or fact.
The appellant appealed a decision of the Social Benefits Tribunal upholding the denial of disability benefits under the Ontario Disability Support Program Act.
The appellant argued the Tribunal erred in its findings regarding his medication dosage for depression and misapplied the law by effectively requiring his impairment to be continuous rather than recurrent.
The Divisional Court dismissed the appeal, finding the Tribunal's factual conclusions were supported by the appellant's own testimony and that it correctly applied the statutory definition of disability.