Bazley v Curry
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Bazley v Curry, [1999] 2 SCR 534 is a Supreme Court of Canada decision on the topic of vicarious liability where the Court held that a non-profit organization may be held vicariously liable in tort law for sexual misconduct by one of its employees. The decision has widely influenced jurisprudence on vicarious liability outside of Canada.[2]
Quick Facts Bazley v Curry, Hearing: October 6, 1998 Judgment: June 17, 1999 ...
Bazley v Curry | |
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Hearing: October 6, 1998 Judgment: June 17, 1999 | |
Full case name | The Children's Foundation, the Superintendent of Family and Child Services in the Province of British Columbia and Her Majesty The Queen in Right of the Province of British Columbia as represented by the Ministry of Social Services and Housing v. Patrick Allan Bazley |
Citations | [1999] 2 SCR 534 |
Docket No. | 26013 [1] |
Prior history | Judgment for Bazley in the British Columbia Court of Appeal |
Ruling | Appeal dismissed |
Holding | |
Vicarious liability may be attached to non-profit organizations | |
Court membership | |
Chief Justice: Antonio Lamer Puisne Justices: Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, Charles Gonthier, Peter Cory, Beverley McLachlin, Frank Iacobucci, John C. Major, Michel Bastarache, Ian Binnie | |
Reasons given | |
Unanimous reasons by | McLachlin J |
Lamer CJ and Gonthier J took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. |
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