Renaud v. United Provinces Insurance Co.
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Renaud v. United Provinces Insurance Co. Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1977-11-08 Report [1978] 1 SCR 818 Judges Laskin, Bora; Pigeon, Louis-Philippe; Dickson, Robert George Brian; Beetz, Jean; Pratte, Yves On appeal from Quebec Subjects Insurance Decision Content Supreme Court of Canada Renaud v. United Provinces Insurance Co., [1978] 1 S.C.R. 818 Date: 1977-11-08 Maurice Renaud (Plaintiff in warranty) Appellant; and United Provinces Insurance Company (Defendant in warranty) Respondent. 1977: November 8. Present: Laskin C.J. and Pigeon, Dickson, Beetz and Pratte JJ. ON APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEAL FOR QUEBEC Insurance—Insured involved in accident while travelling with five passengers in van—Vehicle intended for transportation of goods—Not in category of private cars, station-wagons and buses—Exclusion of the insurance coverage. APPEAL from a judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (November 16, 1973, No. C.A. 8855) setting aside the judgment of the Superior Court which had maintained the action in warranty of the appellant. Appeal dismissed. François Pelletier and Michael Sheehan, for the appellant. André Gagnon, Q.C., for the respondent. The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by THE CHIEF JUSTICE—It will not be necessary to hear you, Mr. Gagnon. We are of the opinion that appellant’s vehicle was “of a category other than that of private cars, station‑wagons and buses”. Since there were more than three passengers in the vehicle at the time of the accid…
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Renaud v. United Provinces Insurance Co. Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1977-11-08 Report [1978] 1 SCR 818 Judges Laskin, Bora; Pigeon, Louis-Philippe; Dickson, Robert George Brian; Beetz, Jean; Pratte, Yves On appeal from Quebec Subjects Insurance Decision Content Supreme Court of Canada Renaud v. United Provinces Insurance Co., [1978] 1 S.C.R. 818 Date: 1977-11-08 Maurice Renaud (Plaintiff in warranty) Appellant; and United Provinces Insurance Company (Defendant in warranty) Respondent. 1977: November 8. Present: Laskin C.J. and Pigeon, Dickson, Beetz and Pratte JJ. ON APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEAL FOR QUEBEC Insurance—Insured involved in accident while travelling with five passengers in van—Vehicle intended for transportation of goods—Not in category of private cars, station-wagons and buses—Exclusion of the insurance coverage. APPEAL from a judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (November 16, 1973, No. C.A. 8855) setting aside the judgment of the Superior Court which had maintained the action in warranty of the appellant. Appeal dismissed. François Pelletier and Michael Sheehan, for the appellant. André Gagnon, Q.C., for the respondent. The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by THE CHIEF JUSTICE—It will not be necessary to hear you, Mr. Gagnon. We are of the opinion that appellant’s vehicle was “of a category other than that of private cars, station‑wagons and buses”. Since there were more than three passengers in the vehicle at the time of the accident, the insurance coverage was excluded. The appeal is dismissed with costs. Appeal dismissed with costs. Solicitors for the appellant: Vézina, Sheehan, Pouliot, L’Écuyer, Morin & Pelletier, Quebec. Solicitors for the respondent: Gagnon, de Billy, Cantin, Dionne, Martin, Beaudoin & Lesage, Quebec.
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