Is there an obligation on the court to determine the intentions of Miss Prefontaine?
Manitoba, Canada
The following excerpt is from Prefontaine v. Arbuthnott, 2001 MBQB 45 (CanLII):
As difficult as it may be, there is an obligation on the court to attempt to determine Miss Prefontaine’s intentions and to give effect to them. See Perrin v. Morgan, [1943] A.C. 399 (H.L.(E.)).
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