What is the test for a plaintiff to prove reasonable excuse in a motor vehicle accident case?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from Tourand v. Meadow Lake (Rural Municipality No. 588), 2000 SKQB 58 (CanLII):
As stated by Leggatt J. in Barranti v. New Westminster (City) (1992), 13 M.P.L.R. (2d) 153 (B.C.S.C.) at p. 158: . . .I concur with the defendant that the onus is on the plaintiff to show reasonable excuse. However, in my view the onus is very light. . . .
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