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24857

Canadian National Railway Company v. Burlington Northern Railroad Company

(British Columbia) (Civil) (By Leave)

Docket

Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.

List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
1997-07-30 Appeal closed
1997-02-18 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
1997-02-17 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, British Columbia (Vancouver)
1997-01-21 Judgment on the appeal rendered, LaF So G Co McL Ia Ma
Allowed, with costs
1997-01-21 Hearing of the appeal, 1997-01-21, LaF So G Co McL Ia Ma
1997-01-21 General proceeding, 12 copies of CONDENSED BOOK OF EVIDENCE AND AUTHORITIES Canadian National Railway Company
1997-01-20 General proceeding, 12 copies of CONDENSED BOOK OF EXCERPTS OF CASE ON APPEAL Burlington Northern Railroad Company
1997-01-20 General proceeding, 12 copies of CONDENSED BOOK OF AUTHORITIES Burlington Northern Railroad Company
1997-01-17 General proceeding, to note 10 copies of Commercial Arbitration Code to be put at tab 10 of vol. I of the Joint Book of Authorities Burlington Northern Railroad Company
1997-01-16 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Gowlings re: Douglas W. Lehay appearing at the hearing of the appeal for the appellant and Richard R.E. DeFilippi for the respondent
1997-01-10 Supplemental document, 10 copies of SUPPLEMENTAL JOINT BOOK OF AUTHORITIES (vol. 3) Canadian National Railway Company
1997-01-03 Book of authorities, 10 copies of vol. I & II, Completed on: 1997-01-03 Canadian National Railway Company
1996-12-18 Notice of hearing, With service Canadian National Railway Company
1996-12-10 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1997-01-21
1996-11-13 Respondent's factum, 24 copies (extension of time requested), with service, Completed on: 1996-11-13 Burlington Northern Railroad Company
1996-09-13 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1997-01-20
1996-07-19 Appellant's factum, 24 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-07-19 Canadian National Railway Company
1996-07-04 Proof of service, of the case on appeal
1996-06-28 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Douglas Symes & Brissenden (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of notice to the profession dealing with condensed books c.c. Gowling
1996-06-28 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Clark, Wilson (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of notice to profession dealing with condensed books c.c. Gowling
1996-06-20 Certified casebook, vol. I & II Canadian National Railway Company
1996-06-20 Case on appeal, 23 copies of vol. I & II Canadian National Railway Company
1996-04-04 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Douglas Symes & Brissenden (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. Gowling
1996-04-04 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Clark, Wilson (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of Rule 32
1996-04-01 Notice of deposit of security, receipt #2365, with service
1996-03-29 Order granting leave to appeal
1996-03-28 $500 security deposit paid, direction #2365 Canadian National Railway Company
1996-03-28 Notice of appeal, With service, Completed on: 1996-03-28 Canadian National Railway Company
1996-03-07 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, L'HD So McL, The application for leave to appeal is granted.
Granted, no order as to costs
1996-03-07 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON)
1996-03-07 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Clark, Wilson (Vancouver, BC)
1995-12-11 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, L'HD So McL
1995-11-15 Order on motion to extend time, to file the reply
1995-11-15 Decision on motion to extend time, to file the reply to Nov 15/95, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1995-11-15 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1995-11-15, to file the reply to Nov 15/95, Reg
1995-11-15 Submission of motion to extend time, 1995-11-15, to file the reply to Nov 15/95, Reg
1995-11-09 $50.00 filing fee for a notice of motion, to extend time receipt #31039 Canadian National Railway Company
1995-11-09 Response to motion to extend time, to file the applicant's reply to Nov. 15/95 (letterform) Burlington Northern Railroad Company
1995-11-09 Affidavit, to file the applicant's reply to Nov. 15/95 (of Douglas W. Lahay) Canadian National Railway Company
1995-11-09 Motion to extend time, to file the applicant's reply to Nov. 15/95 Canadian National Railway Company
1995-11-09 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, 6 copies Canadian National Railway Company
1995-10-16 Proof of service, (PRAECIPE) of the respondent's response admitted on Oct. 10/95
1995-10-06 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies Burlington Northern Railroad Company
1995-09-14 Correspondence received from, sent to Douglas Symes & Brissenden (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of letter dated Sept 14/95 sent to applicant
1995-09-14 Correspondence received from, sent to Clark, Wilson (Vancouver, BC) to acknowledge receipt of material commencing a proceeding together with enclosed filing fee
1995-09-08 $50.00 filing fee, receipt no. 30611 Canadian National Railway Company
1995-09-08 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies of vol. 1 and 2 (IN THE ALTERNATIVE, AN ORAL HEARING IS REQUESTED - see order requested), with service, Completed on: 1995-09-08 Canadian National Railway Company

Parties

Please note that in the case of closed files, the “Status” column reflects the status of the parties at the time of the proceedings. For more information about the proceedings and about the dates when the file was open, please consult the docket of the case in question.

Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Canadian National Railway Company Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Burlington Northern Railroad Company Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Canadian National Railway Company

Counsel
Name
Douglas W. Lahay
Contact information
Clark, Wilson
800 - 885 GEORGIA ST W
VANCOUVER, British Columbia
V6C 3H1
Telephone: (604) 687-5700
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling Lafleur Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Burlington Northern Railroad Company

Counsel
Name
Richard R.E. DeFilippi
Contact information
Alexander, Holburn, Beaudin & Lang
P.O. Box 10057
2700 - 700 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V7Y 1B8
Telephone: (604) 484-1700
FAX: (604) 484-9700
Email: rdefilippi@ahbl.ca
Agent
Name
Henry S. Brown, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling Lafleur Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
P.O. Box 466, Stn "D"
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 233-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: henry.brown@gowlings.com

Summary

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Lower court rulings

December 3, 1993
Supreme Court of British Columbia

C933667

proceedings stayed; parties referred to arbitration

May 18, 1995
Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver)

CA018249

appeal allowed

Filed documents

The memorandums of argument on an application for leave to appeal will be posted here 30 days after leave to appeal has been granted unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of the memorandum by filling out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

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Date modified: 2025-05-13