Is there any case law where a plaintiff has not established that the police owed him a duty of care?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Millar v. Waring, 2009 CanLII 22799 (ON SC):

I find that on the facts of this case that the plaintiff has not established that the police owed him a prima facie duty of care. In the absence of a duty of care, there can be no negligence. Ryan v. Victoria (City), 1999 CanLII 706 (SCC), [1999] 1 S.C.R. 201 at para. 21.

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