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Gemeinhardt v. Babic 2016 Ont SCJ

Vendors held liable for all defects in house, given that they had built the additions themselves and not taken out a building permit. Title insurance policy interpreted expansively for homeowner with exclusion interpreted narrowly. Title insurer jointly liable with the vendors, but had a right of indemnification from them.

Written by Jonathan Speigel Jonathan Speigel, the founding partner of Speigel Nichols Fox LLP, leads the litigation and construction practices.