The owner of the offending station on 3069 Bathurst Street where the spill occurred is Alimentation Couche-Tarde. Imperial Oil, a Canadian corporation, owns the Esso trademark and supplies petrol to the petrol station. Imperial Oil is a subsidiary of American corporation ExxonMobil. So without digging too deeply Alimentation Couche-Tarde is responsible as the owner of this Esso station.
I would call this “accident” the negligence of Alimentation Couche-Tarde which has a responsiblity to maintain its equipment and a failure to do so was the cause of my damage.
My new GEOX sneakers are ruined and a pair of socks too as they were swimming in petrol. Have you ever walked in shoes and socks soaked in petrol! I am afraid to wash my petrol-soaked jeans lest I contaminate my washing machine. And the cabin and trunk of my automobile stink of petrol. And I was forced to take UBERS to and from a ballet performance on the evening of the spill.
As a minimum I expect Alimentation Couche-Tarde to replace my shoes and jeans and pay for the detailing of my car. My UBER costs should also be paid. And when the pump is not properly functioning is the $66.61 shown on the pump correct and rightly payable?
So do I walk away with a great legal victory if I recoup my “direct losses”? What about the inconvenience? What about the time I am spending processing my claim?
Can I expect justice or a free tank of gas and chocolate bar? Don’t put it past MegaCorp!
