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25381

Beth Naomi Fontaine v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia

(British Columbia) (Civil) (By Leave)

Docket

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List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
1998-05-15 Appeal closed
1998-05-07 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, (1 accordeon)
1998-03-19 Written reasons rendered after oral judgment, G Co McL Ia Ma
1997-12-01 General proceeding, transcripts received and distributed to the judges (36 pages)
1997-11-25 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, all parties
1997-11-24 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, British Columbia (Vancouver)
1997-11-14 Judgment on the appeal rendered, G Co McL Ia Ma
Dismissed, with costs
1997-11-14 Hearing of the appeal, 1997-11-14, G Co McL Ia Ma
1997-11-05 Book of authorities, 10 copies of vol. I & II, Completed on: 1997-11-05 Beth Naomi Fontaine
1997-11-05 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Gowling (duration of argument)
1997-10-16 Book of authorities, 10 copies, Completed on: 1997-10-16 Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
1997-09-25 Notice of hearing, With service Beth Naomi Fontaine
1997-09-22 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1997-11-14
1997-07-11 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from P. Wilson of Osler, Hoskin to D. Beaulieu, letter dated July 11, 1997 (fax copy) re: requesting that this appeal be heard on consecutive days or during the same week of the appeal in 25427 (N. B. Finance v. N. B. Indians) (joint with 25427)
1997-07-04 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1997-10-06
1997-07-03 Respondent's factum, 24 copies, with service, Completed on: 1997-07-03 Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
1997-05-16 Decision on motion to extend time, to file their factum to May 14/97, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1997-05-16 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1997-05-16, to file their factum to May 14/97, Reg
1997-05-16 Submission of motion to extend time, 1997-05-16, to file their factum to May 14/97, Reg
1997-05-15 Response to motion to extend time, to file the appellant's factum to May 14, 1997 (P. Foy), Completed on: 1997-05-15 Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
1997-05-15 Affidavit, to file the appellant's factum to May 14, 1997 (R. Easton), with service Beth Naomi Fontaine
1997-05-15 $50.00 filing fee for notice of motion, receipt no. 34130 Beth Naomi Fontaine
1997-05-15 Motion to extend time, to file the appellant's factum to May 14, 1997, with service, Completed on: 1997-05-15 Beth Naomi Fontaine
1997-05-14 Proof of service, of the appellant's factum (book form), with service
1997-05-13 Appellant's factum, 24 copies (extension of time requested), Completed on: 1997-05-13 Beth Naomi Fontaine
1997-05-06 Proof of service, 1 copy of factum, with service
1997-04-02 Appeal court record, (accordeon)
1997-03-18 Proof of service, of the case on appeal
1997-03-10 Certified casebook Beth Naomi Fontaine
1997-03-10 Case on appeal, 23 copies Beth Naomi Fontaine
1997-01-27 Notice of change of counsel Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
1997-01-10 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Baker, Newby & Co. (Abbotsford, BC) enclosing copy of Rule 32
1997-01-10 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Swinton & Company (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. Gowling
1997-01-02 Notice of deposit of security, With service
1996-12-30 $500 security deposit paid, direction #2401 Beth Naomi Fontaine
1996-12-19 Order granting leave to appeal
1996-12-19 Notice of appeal, (1 copy), with service, Completed on: 1996-12-19 Beth Naomi Fontaine
1996-12-17 General proceeding, (SEE LEAVE FILED IN 25684 on Dec. 13, 1996 - if granted, requesting to be heard in the same time as 25381)
1996-12-09 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
1996-12-09 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt
1996-12-05 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
1996-09-20 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, L'HD So McL
1996-09-19 Proof of service, of the applicant`s reply (book form)
1996-09-18 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, 4 copies, Completed on: 1996-09-18 Beth Naomi Fontaine
1996-09-10 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-09-10 Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
1996-07-10 General proceeding, to note 5 copies of new pages 122, 127 to 132 and 134 to 136 to be replaced in the application for leave Beth Naomi Fontaine
1996-06-26 Correspondence received from, sent to Baker, Newby & Co. (Abbotsford, BC) enclosing copy of letter dated June 26/96 sent to applicant
1996-06-26 Correspondence received from, sent to Gowling, Strathy & Henderson to acknowledge receipt of material commencing a proceeding together with filing fee
1996-06-25 Proof of service, of leave application (admitted on June 18/96)
1996-06-18 $50.00 filing fee, receipt no. 32250 Beth Naomi Fontaine
1996-06-18 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies (service missing), Completed on: 1996-06-25 Beth Naomi Fontaine

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
Fontaine, Beth Naomi Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Fontaine, Beth Naomi

Counsel
Name
Robert A. Easton
Contact information
Swinton & Company
1000 - 840 HOWE ST
VANCOUVER, British Columbia
V6Z 2M1
Telephone: (604) 687-2242
FAX: (604) 643-1200
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Insurance Corporation of British Columbia

Counsel
Name
Patrick G. Foy, Q.C.
Contact information
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
1200 Waterfront Centre, 200 Burrard St.
P.O. Box 48600, Stn. Bentall Ctr
Vancouver, British Columbia
V7X 1T2
Telephone: (604) 640-4133
FAX: (604) 687-1415
Email: pfoy@blg.com
Agent
Name
Patricia J. Wilson
Contact information
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt
1500 - 50 O'Connor St
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6L2
Telephone: (613) 787-1009
FAX: (613) 235-2867
Email: pwilson@osler.com

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Lower court rulings

May 4, 1994
Supreme Court of British Columbia

S 0-0386

action dismissed

April 19, 1996
Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver)

CA018682

appeal dismissed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13