Is there any case law where the only excuse for delay was either inadvertence, neglect or oversight?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Newman v. Dawson and Security Storage, 1977 CanLII 565 (AB QB):
In one salient particular, at least, the case at bar is distinguishable from Cook v. Szott, where the only excuse for delay offered “was either ignorance, neglect or oversight” on the part of the plaintiff’s solicitor. There is no evidence before me of inadvertence or neglect on the part either of the plaintiff or of his solicitor.
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