What is the test for changing a debtor's debt?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Phillips v. Telus Corp., 2002 BCPC 499 (CanLII):

The author also writes that the debtor must tender the precise amount of the debt as change need not be given by the creditor, citing Robinson v. Cook (1815), 6 Taunt. 336.

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