Is the Province vicariously liable for acts or omissions by employees, servants or agents of the Province prior to August 1, 1974?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Arbutus Bay Estates Ltd. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2016 BCSC 2083 (CanLII):
The easement was drafted in 1960 by employees, servants or agents of the Province. The Province is not vicariously liable for acts or omissions of employees, servants or agents prior to August 1, 1974: Arishenkoff v. British Columbia, 2005 BCCA 481 (CanLII) at para. 56; Richard v. British Columbia, 2009 BCCA 185 (CanLII) at para. 44.
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