What constitutes fraud in the statute of limitations for common law fraud?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from V.A.H. v. Lynch, 1998 ABQB 622 (CanLII):
The word "fraud" in limitations statutes is not limited to common-law fraud or deceit. However, there must be some abuse of a confidential relationship, or some deliberate concealment of facts: M.(K.) v. M.(H.)(supra); and Evans v. Crooks et al (supra), at paras. 15-6.
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