Killam v. Killam, 2017 BCSC 175
| Jurisdiction | British Columbia |
| Judge | The Honourable Mr. Justice Blok |
| Citation | 2017 BCSC 175 |
| Docket Number | S161157 |
| Court | Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada) |
| Date | 02 February 2017 |
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11 practice notes
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Kenoras v. Smith, 2017 BCSC 339
...and several of our Court of Appeal, addressing the interpretation of wills in particular. This Court's decision in Killam v. Killam, 2017 BCSC 175, includes a helpful discussion of decisions on the topic by courts in this province, Saskatchewan and Ontario. Below are paras. 44–59 from IV. D......
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Stewart v. Stewart, 2018 BCSC 556
...to as the “expansive armchair” approach following Rondel v. Robinson Estate, 2011 ONCA 493 at para. 24. [55] In Killam v. Killam, 2017 BCSC 175, Justice Blok considered the two different approaches to the armchair rule and concluded that some combination of the two was called for in the cir......
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Roberts Estate (Re),
...as to when the courts can look beyond the will itself to ascertain the intention of the testator, as noted recently in Killam v. Killam, 2017 BCSC 175, at para. 60, the starting point for any analysis is the language of the will. The court then looks to the surrounding circumstances existin......
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2023 BCSC 618,
...Killam v. Killam, 2018 BCCA 64 at paras. 50–52, affirming the reasoning of Justice Blok on a thorough review of the authorities at 2017 BCSC 175 at paras. 19 For the purpose of the case at hand, the most important principles are: a) The task of a court construing a testamentary docum......
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11 cases
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Kenoras v. Smith, 2017 BCSC 339
...and several of our Court of Appeal, addressing the interpretation of wills in particular. This Court's decision in Killam v. Killam, 2017 BCSC 175, includes a helpful discussion of decisions on the topic by courts in this province, Saskatchewan and Ontario. Below are paras. 44–59 from IV. D......
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Stewart v. Stewart, 2018 BCSC 556
...to as the “expansive armchair” approach following Rondel v. Robinson Estate, 2011 ONCA 493 at para. 24. [55] In Killam v. Killam, 2017 BCSC 175, Justice Blok considered the two different approaches to the armchair rule and concluded that some combination of the two was called for in the cir......
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Roberts Estate (Re),
...as to when the courts can look beyond the will itself to ascertain the intention of the testator, as noted recently in Killam v. Killam, 2017 BCSC 175, at para. 60, the starting point for any analysis is the language of the will. The court then looks to the surrounding circumstances existin......
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2023 BCSC 618,
...Killam v. Killam, 2018 BCCA 64 at paras. 50–52, affirming the reasoning of Justice Blok on a thorough review of the authorities at 2017 BCSC 175 at paras. 19 For the purpose of the case at hand, the most important principles are: a) The task of a court construing a testamentary docum......
Request a trial to view additional results