On a motion under Rule 21, is a Statement of Claim taken as true?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Baweja v. Royal Auto Collision, 2019 ONSC 7319 (CanLII):
On a motion under Rule 21, the allegations in the Statement of Claim should be taken as true, unless they are either patently ridiculous or incapable of proof. (McCreight v. Canada (Attorney General) 2013 ONCA 483.)
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