The Jury's Out: Evans v Chiarello, 2021 Onsc 2677

The defendants' jury notice was struck in the recent Sault Ste. Marie decision in Evans v. Chiarello, 2021 ONSC 2677.

Background

This action arose as a result of a motor vehicle collision that occurred in January 2015 in Sault Ste. Marie. The matter was set down for trial in June 2019.

There is a rolling trial list in Sault Ste. Marie, meaning jury sittings and trials are placed upon the list and given priority according to a number of factors including the age of the action.

The local trial coordinator was in attendance at the hearing of the jury-strike motion. The trial coordinator advised the court that:

• All jury trials will be spoken to in the fall of 2021 to determine whether or not they can proceed;