The case of Matheson et al. v Lewis et al., 2014 ONSC 542, dealt with the question of whether an ATV was a “self-propelled implement of husbandry”, which if it were, would exclude it from Ontario’s compulsory insurance regime. The plaintiff, a farmer, used an all-terrain vehicle (“ATV”) in his farming operations but did not insure it under a motor vehicle insurance policy. On one occasion, he drove his ATV on a public road and was struck from behind by a truck, suffering catastrophic injuries. His claim for statutory accident benefits was denied.
Court of Appeal Rules ATV Not a “Self-Propelled Implement of Husbandry”
December 2014
Kelly Santini LLP, Ontario
