What is the test for a defendant who decides not to defend an action?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Pepinieres Guillame SA. v. Holman, 2012 BCSC 1291 (CanLII):
A defendant who decides not to defend an action, or chooses to ignore it, fails to meet the first branch of the Miracle Feeds test: Daum v. Elko, 2009 BCSC 349 at para. 6.
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