Laszlo et al. v. Lawton et al., [2013] B.C.T.C. Uned. 305 (SC)
| Jurisdiction | British Columbia |
| Judge | Ballance, J. |
| Court | Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada) |
| Subject Matter | WILLS,CRIMINAL LAW |
| Date | 27 February 2013 |
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32 practice notes
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Wittenberg Estate, Re, (2015) 364 N.S.R.(2d) 176 (CA)
...[para. 70]. Skinner v. Farquharson (1902), 32 S.C.R. 58, refd to. [para. 71]. Laszlo et al. v. Lawton et al., [2013] B.C.T.C. Uned. 305; 2013 BCSC 305, refd to. [para. Palahnuk Estate, Re, [2006] O.T.C. Uned. E28 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 72]. Moore v. Drummond, [2012] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1702......
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Peterson v. Welwood, 2018 BCSC 1379
...of the persons who are the natural objects of her estate and the extent of her property of which she is disposing: Laszlo v. Lawton, 2013 BCSC 305 at para. 185; Banks v. Goodfellow (1870), L.R. 5 Q.B. 549; Leger v. Poirier, [1944] S.C.R. 152 at 161. [95] Laskin J.A. (dissenting on other gro......
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Probate Actions and 'Suspicious Circumstances': A Third Standard of Proof for Allegations Involving Moral Guilt
...Howard S Black, Wills and Estates: Cases, Text and Materials (Toronto: Edmond Montgomery Publications, 2009) at 38. 48 Laszlo v Lawton, 2013 BCSC 305 at para 205, 226 ACWS (3d) 911(WL Can). 49 Wassilyn v Rick Zeron Stables Inc, 2013 ONSC 127 at para 67, 225 ACWS (3d) 275 [Wassilyn] (WL Can)......
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RMK v NK, 2020 ABQB 328
...fact to be determined in all of the circumstances. The assessment is a highly individualized and fact-specific inquiry: Lazio v Lawton, 2013 BCSC 305 at para 197. Capacity to Contract [131] There is a presumption in law that an adult has the capacity to contract. The burden or onus is on an......
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30 cases
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Wittenberg Estate, Re, (2015) 364 N.S.R.(2d) 176 (CA)
...[para. 70]. Skinner v. Farquharson (1902), 32 S.C.R. 58, refd to. [para. 71]. Laszlo et al. v. Lawton et al., [2013] B.C.T.C. Uned. 305; 2013 BCSC 305, refd to. [para. Palahnuk Estate, Re, [2006] O.T.C. Uned. E28 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 72]. Moore v. Drummond, [2012] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1702......
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Peterson v. Welwood, 2018 BCSC 1379
...of the persons who are the natural objects of her estate and the extent of her property of which she is disposing: Laszlo v. Lawton, 2013 BCSC 305 at para. 185; Banks v. Goodfellow (1870), L.R. 5 Q.B. 549; Leger v. Poirier, [1944] S.C.R. 152 at 161. [95] Laskin J.A. (dissenting on other gro......
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RMK v NK, 2020 ABQB 328
...fact to be determined in all of the circumstances. The assessment is a highly individualized and fact-specific inquiry: Lazio v Lawton, 2013 BCSC 305 at para 197. Capacity to Contract [131] There is a presumption in law that an adult has the capacity to contract. The burden or onus is on an......
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From Estate, 2019 ABQB 988
...to be determined in all of the circumstances. The assessment is a highly individualized and fact-specific inquiry. In Lazio v Lawton, 2013 BCSC 305, the court stated at para Testamentary capacity is not a medical concept or diagnosis; it is a legal construct. Accordingly, scientific or medi......
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1 firm's commentaries
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Wills: Capacity Challenges And Claims
...the requisite knowledge and approval, and testamentary capacity: Vout v. Hay, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 876 at para. 26 [Vout]; Laszlo v. Lawton, 2013 BCSC 305 at para. 202 [Laszlo]. In such circumstances the testamentary capacity of Ms. Jung, and her knowledge and approval of the contents of the Wil......
1 books & journal articles
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Probate Actions and 'Suspicious Circumstances': A Third Standard of Proof for Allegations Involving Moral Guilt
...Howard S Black, Wills and Estates: Cases, Text and Materials (Toronto: Edmond Montgomery Publications, 2009) at 38. 48 Laszlo v Lawton, 2013 BCSC 305 at para 205, 226 ACWS (3d) 911(WL Can). 49 Wassilyn v Rick Zeron Stables Inc, 2013 ONSC 127 at para 67, 225 ACWS (3d) 275 [Wassilyn] (WL Can)......