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- Canadian National Railway Co v Norsk Pacific Steamship Co, [1992] 1 SCR 1021 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on pure economic loss in tort law. The court recognized situations in which pure economic loss is compensable. In particular, the court held that relational economic loss falls within the category of losses that are sufficiently proximate to give rise to a duty of care. (en)
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- Canadian National Railway Co v Norsk Pacific Steamship Co (en)
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- [1992] 1 SCR 1021, , 91 DLR 289 (en)
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- Norsk Pacific Steamship Company Limited, Norsk Pacific Marine Services Ltd., The Tug Jervis Crown and Francis MacDonnell v. Canadian National Railway Company (en)
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- Sopinka and Iacobucci JJ. (en)
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- L'Heureux-Dubé and Cory JJ. (en)
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- Lamer C.J. and Gonthier J. (en)
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- Pure economic loss is compensable when it falls under the category of relational economic loss. The plaintiff's contractual relationship with the property owner whose property has been damaged can be sufficient to hold the defendant tortfeasor liable. (en)
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- Appeal dismissed; CN is entitled to recovery from Norsk (en)
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- Canadian National Railway Co v Norsk Pacific Steamship Co, [1992] 1 SCR 1021 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on pure economic loss in tort law. The court recognized situations in which pure economic loss is compensable. In particular, the court held that relational economic loss falls within the category of losses that are sufficiently proximate to give rise to a duty of care. (en)
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- Canadian National Railway Co v Norsk Pacific Steamship Co (en)
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