Reasonable Excuse: Municipal Notice Period Loses its Teeth
Jun8
By KARI-ANNE LAYNG Subsection 44(10) of the Municipal Act takes away the right to sue from people who are injured on city property, but who fail to notify the city of their injuries within 10 days. Subsection 44(12) of the Act includes a saving provision that allows a judge to permit claims when a person [...]
Court of Appeal Confirms Zag-Zag Road Without Centre Line Was Unsafe
Jul3
On June 7, 2012, the Court of Appeal rendered its decision in Deering v. Scugog (Township). The case arose out of a car accident which happened in 2004. Shannon Deering, age 19, and her younger sister, Erica, 17, were driving to a movie theatre in Whitby with three friends. They were travelling along an unlit [...]