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It details the 1991 Vancouver accident, Quebec-administered benefits, subsequent Family Compensation Act proceedings, the decisions at first instance, and the Court of Appeal outcome dismissing the appeal.",{"@graph":14,"@context":73},[15,34,56],{"@type":16,"itemListElement":17},"BreadcrumbList",[18,23,27,31],{"item":19,"name":20,"@type":21,"position":22},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",1,{"item":24,"name":25,"@type":21,"position":26},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/","Document",2,{"item":28,"name":29,"@type":21,"position":30},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/research-report/","Research & Report",3,{"item":32,"name":10,"@type":21,"position":33},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/supreme-court-of-canada-appeal-heard/307843/",4,{"url":32,"name":10,"@type":35,"image":36,"author":41,"headline":10,"publisher":44,"fileFormat":47,"inLanguage":8,"description":12,"dateModified":48,"datePublished":49,"encodingFormat":47,"isAccessibleForFree":50,"interactionStatistic":51},"DigitalDocument",{"url":37,"@type":38,"width":39,"height":40},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/supreme-court-of-canada-appeal-heard/307843.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":42,"@type":43},"Kyle","Person",{"url":19,"name":45,"@type":46},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-21","2026-09-19",true,{"@type":52,"interactionType":53,"userInteractionCount":55},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":54},"ViewAction",8,{"@type":57,"mainEntity":58},"FAQPage",[59,65,69],{"name":60,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":62},"What was the key legal issue in Edward J. 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THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THE FOLLOWING APPEAL WAS HEARD ON MARCH 12, 2003.  \nSOURCE: SUPREME COURT OF CANADA (613) 995-4330  \nCOUR SUPRÊME DU CANADA-APPEL ENTENDU  \nOTTAWA, 12/3/03 . LA COUR SUPRÊME DU CANADA A ANNONCÉ AUJOURD'HUI QUE L’APPEL SUIVANT A ÉTÉ ENTENDU LE 12 MARS 2003.  \nSOURCE: COUR SUPRÊME DU CANADA (613) 995-4330  \nEDWARD J. NORDQUIST, ET AL. v. PATRICIA GURNIAK, ET AL. (B.C.) (Civil) (By Leave) (28898)  \nRESERVED / EN DÉLIBÉRÉ  \n28898 Edward J. Nordquist et al v. Patricia Gurniak et al  \nCommercial Law-Insurance-Automobile accident insurance-Spouse and dependent children of victim killed in automobile accident in British Columbia commence claim under Family Compensation Act-Proper approach to determining whether no-fault accident benefits paid under a legislative scheme of one province should be deducted from a subsequent damage award recovered in another province so as to avoid double recovery.  \nOn November 14, 1991, a vehicle driven by the Appellant Edward J. Nordquist and owned by the Appellant Domo Gasoline Corporation Ltd., left a roadway in Vancouver, mounted the pedestrian sidewalk, and killed Robert Bruce Ross. At the time of the accident, Robert Ross and his common law wife, Patricia Gurniak, resided in Pointe Claire, Quebec with their children, Shannon Lee Ross, born in 1984, and Valerie Michelle Ross, born in 1987. The Appellants were ordinarily resident within British Columbia. The Société DeL'Assurance Automobile du Québec,(“SAAQ”) administers the statutory scheme of automobile insurance available to residents of Quebec, the terms of which are set out in the Automobile Insurance Act, R.S.Q. 1977, c. A-25, as amended (the “Act”) . The death in a motor vehicle accident outside of Quebec entitled the Respondents to compensation pursuant to that Act. Patricia Gurniak received a lump sum indemnity of $193,200, Valerie Michelle Ross received 32,488, Shannon Lee Ross received 30,392, and a further indemnity of $3,144 was paid out for funeral expenses.  \nThe Respondents commenced an action under the Family Compensation Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 126. The Appellants sought to reduce their liability by obtaining an order declaring that the benefits paid by the SAAQ were “benefits”within the meaning ofs. 25(1) of the Insurance (Motor Vehicle) Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 231, and therefore deductible from any Family Compensation Act award. The SAAQ was an interested party with standing in the application. On May 12, 1997, Bauman J. of the Supreme Court of British Columbia held that the death benefit and funeral benefit paid to Patricia Gurniak were “benefits”within the meaning ofs. 25(1) but not the payments to Shannon Lee Ross and Valerie Michelle Ross. He did not address deductibility. On December 3, 1997, the parties settled the action except for the issue of reducing liability for the SAAQ Benefits. The Appellants paid the Respondents $775,000, of which $206,811 .75 was [approved by Loo J. as](approved by Loo J. as) settling the claims by Shannon Lee Ross and Valerie Michelle Ross. The parties agreed to treat the Settlement as a judgment for the purposes of determining the issue of reducing liability and the Settlement provided that any reduction of liability would not affect entitlement to the Settlement Funds. The matter returned to Bauman J. as an application for a declaration to determine if all or any portion of the settlement proceeds should be reduced. Bauman J. dismissed the application. The Appellants appealed both decisions. Their appeal was dismissed.  \nOrigin of the case: British Columbia  \nFile No.: 28898  \nJudgment of the Court of Appeal: September 7, 2001  \nCounsel: Avon M. Mersey/Andrew I. Nathanson for the Appellants  \nPatrice Abrioux for the Respondents  \n-2-  \n28898 Edward J. Nordquist et autre c. Patricia Gurniak et autres  \nDroit commercial-Assurance-Assurance contre les accidents d’automobile-Recours exercé sous ","cbCaiez05X7zFhrc","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiez05X7zFhrc","pdf",12947,"English","# Appeal Summary\n## Parties and Origin\n## Accident Background and Quebec Benefits\n## Proceedings Under Family Compensation Act\n## Court Decisions and Outcome","[{\"question\":\"What was the key legal issue in Edward J. Nordquist et al. v. 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