Can an employer in a contract of services claim from the contractor on the ground of breach of contract damages?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Dolgonos v. Scotia Capital Inc., 2008 CanLII 30311 (ON SC):
Nonetheless, the appeal concerned: …the circumstances in which the employer in a contract of services may claim from the contractor on the ground of breach of contract damages in respect of a loss which has been suffered by a third party. (McAlpine Construction v. Panatown, supra, at p. 522)
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