Can a party plead inconsistent claims in a statement of claim?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Sommer v. Coast Capital Savings Credit Union, 2013 BCSC 881 (CanLII):

Counsel cited Gabbs v. Bouwhuis, 2005 BCSC 1782, as authority for the proposition that a party may plead inconsistent claims, in the alternative, in the statement of claim.

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