What are some cases where parents have been granted summary judgment dismissing a claim against adult son and girlfriend for hosting a party at their parents’ cottage while they were there?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from McCormick v Plambeck, 2020 BCSC 881 (CanLII):

Lastly, I have considered Ferrier v. Hubbert, 2015 ONSC 5286, in which Mr. Justice Belch granted summary judgment dismissing a claim against parents whose adult son and girlfriend hosted a party at his parents’ cottage while the parents were there. Belch J. found the following:

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