Thread: Accident when working as a cabbie in Ontario

Almost 2 years ago I was involved in an accident when driving as a cabbie in Ontario. This particular cab company is not owned by the city, it is basically group of owners who are at the same time shareholders of the company. To drive the cab you need to be either the owner or just the driver (in my case) who has regional licence to drive cab for this particular company and owner willing to let him drive. Every owner has commercial insurance and every driver is also insured through insurance company insuring cabs. During the accident I was driving for one of the owners, accident involved city bus and I was charged with "failed to yield" which was later on changed to "improper turn". Passenger who was in the cab is sueing. I just received Statement of Claim from Ontario Superior Court of Justice which lists as defendants myself, owner of the cab for whom I was driving, driver of the city bus involved in accident and Region to whom bus belongs. One of the points of the Statement says that the owner of the cab is "in law responsible for the injuries and damages caused by [my name] by operation of section 192 of the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, chapter H-8, as amended". On the other hand on the first page of the Statement says: "If you wish to defend this proceeding, you or an Ontario lawyer acting for you must prepare a Statement of Defence in Form 18A prescribed by the Rules of Civil Procedure, serve it to the Plaitiff's lawyer and file it in this court office witin twenty days after this statement of claim is served to you."

I don't have anymore contact with the cab's owner or his insurance company and I am not sure if I need to do anything with this or everything will be between his insurance company and plaintiff?

I think you should to consult with a lawyer first before contact with insurance company.