[3] Not only was the Plaintiff Eva Hajos catastrophically injured in the April 7, 1996 motor vehicle accident that set off this difficult journey through the courts; but the Plaintiffs’ involvement with this litigation resulted in her husband spending virtually all of his waking hours in a quixotic search for justice.
[4] They appeared before me, a sympathetic couple. He, well dressed and articulate and evidently very bright and she, in a wheelchair, contributing very little to the argument.
[5] After the accident they hired a lawyer (David) to pursue their accident-related claims, in the Fall of 1996. But he withdrew his services in the Fall of 2005.
[6] So they sued him in 2007. That resulted in Mr. David filing a Requisition for Assessment in the Superior Court at Toronto.
[7] A preliminary appointment for the assessment was scheduled for February 11, 2008 and the Plaintiffs brought a motion to stay the assessment proceedings pending resolution of their claim against David.