Johnson was educated at Stratford Teacher's College, and worked as an insurance and real-estate salesman before entering political life. He was a member of the Listowel Planning Board from 1972 to 1976, and the Listowel Public Utilities Commission from 1978 to 1984. From 1984 to 1988, Johnson served as a member of the Perth Board of Education, becoming its Vice-Chair in 1987. He then served as Mayor of Listowel from 1988 to 1994, and was a director of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario during his final year. Johnson has also served as a trustee of the Trinity United Church.
Johnson was first elected to the Ontario legislature in the provincial election of 1995, defeating incumbent New DemocratKaren Haslam by over 5,000 votes in the riding of Perth. He served as a Deputy Speaker of the legislature for the entire parliament which followed, and was re-elected in the 1999 provincial election, defeating LiberalJohn Wilkinson by over 6,000 votes. He again served as a Deputy Speaker in the parliament which followed.
In the 2003 provincial election, Johnson was upset by Wilkinson in a rematch from 1999, losing by about 1,500 votes.
According to BertJohnson's affidavit, he began negotiating in 1992 on behalf of the partnership to purchase from the McEnroes 59.17 acres of property near Grand Forks.
[¶13] Johnson Farms argued Donna McEnroe's homestead exemption defense was not relevant because she had consented to the oral contract and had participated in the partial performance by conveying the first part of the property.
Johnson Farms alternatively seeks a refund of $97,510 as overpayment for the 30.61 acres it received from the McEnroes when it traded the Rychart property, as well as a refund of the $6,500 it spent to plat Prairie View Estates First Addition.
But Johnson denied that he had agreed to provide feed, other than the beet tailings, and denied that he had agreed to change the provision that âguaranteedâ that his percentage of the calf crop would be calculated on the initial number of cows regardless of whether each produced a calf that survived.
Johnson argues that he is entitled to a new trial because the special-verdict form conveyed an incorrect understanding of the law by asking only one question on oral modification of the cattle-sharing contract, instead of directing the jury to consider each of the claimed modifications separately.
Johnson contends that the district court abused its discretion by denying his motion for remittitur, arguing that a portion of the awarded damages constituted error because Anderson did not own 25 of the cattle for which he claimed damages.
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