Can a court treat the writing of an amended answer as if it was part of the original examination?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Tremain et al v. Dr. William Muir et al, 2014 ONSC 185 (CanLII):
Subsection 2 of this Rule affirms that a court may at a hearing treat the writing as if it formed part of the original examination of the party. As reflected in the decision of Marchand v. The Public General Hospital Society of Chatham, the court at a subsequent hearing is entitled to examine both the original and the amended answers and determine the impact of any corrections and the weight to be afforded to them.
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