What is the test for determining whether a person can be found to be an adult in a medical malpractice case?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Sikora v. Brown, 2014 BCSC 1038 (CanLII):

The relevant legal principles and considerations are conveniently summarized in the decision of Beames J. in Siewart v. Elden, 2008 BCSC 88, as follows:

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