Is there any case law where the court relied on a legal assistant’s affidavit on the issue of intention?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Weir-Jones v. Taylor, 2013 BCSC 1633 (CanLII):

In On v. Venittelli, 2006 BCSC 1987 at para. 28, the court relied on a legal assistant’s affidavit on the issue of intention, although there appears to have been other evidence on the other issues.

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