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ARTICLE · 12 DECEMBER 2018

Apportionment Of Liability Under The Workers' Compensation Scheme In Alberta

The Defendant, Carlyle McIntyre (McIntyre), took his vehicle into Calgary Propane and Automotive (Calgary Propane) for repairs.

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McIver v. McIntyre, 2018 ABCA 151 examined the apportionment of liability for damages between multiple defendants where at least one of them is statutorily immune from liability.

The facts

The Defendant, Carlyle McIntyre (McIntyre), took his vehicle into Calgary Propane and Automotive (Calgary Propane) for repairs. A Calgary Propane employee, Lewis Morgan (Morgan), took the vehicle out for a test drive and collided with a vehicle driven by Brent McIver (McIver), causing McIver injuries. Both Morgan and McIver were driving in the course of their employment, but at trial, Morgan's negligence was found to have caused the collision.

McIver obtained benefits from the Workers' Compensation scheme under the Alberta Workers' Compensation Act, RSA 2000, c W-15 (WCA), and the Workers' Compensation Board ("WCB") sued McIntyre on the basis that McIntyre was vicariously liable for McIver's loss as owner of the vehicle under s. 187 of the Traffic Safety Act, RSA 2000, c.

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