How much evidence is required to prove cause of action?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Ramias v. Johnson, 2009 ABQB 386 (CanLII):
The Plaintiff relies on Balm v. 3512061 Canada Ltd., 2003 ABCA 98, 327 A.R. 149 at para. 28 for the proposition that very little evidence is required at this stage to demonstrate a reasonable cause of action: One must recall that the original statement of claim here needed no evidence at all, and that any plaintiff can always issue a new statement of claim if the limitation period has not expired. Lack of a factual basis is ordinarily not a ground to strike out a pleading, so long as it alleges facts which (if true) would have given a cause of action (or defence).
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