Is there any case law relating to undue influence or undue influence?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from James v. Field, 2001 BCCA 267 (CanLII):

Evidence of suspicious circumstances is interconnected with the issue of undue influence. But at this stage, the law seems to say I should first focus on the initial determination of testamentary capacity: Vout v. Hay, supra, at 441.

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