Maliwat v. Gagne et al., [2009] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1447

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
JudgeGray, J.
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
Subject MatterWILLS,CRIMINAL LAW
Citation[2009] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1447,2009 BCSC 1447,[2009] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1447 (SC)
Date22 October 2009
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10 practice notes
  • Laszlo et al. v. Lawton et al., [2013] B.C.T.C. Uned. 305 (SC)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • February 27, 2013
    ..., [1946] S.C.R. 622 [ O'Neil ]; Spence v. Price (1945), [1946] 2 D.L.R. 592 at 595-96 (Ont. C.A.); James at para. 77; Miliwat v. Gagné , 2009 BCSC 1447, aff'd 2010 BCCA 323 [ Miliwat ]. [199] Courts may therefore reach a conclusion regarding capacity that conflicts with a medical diagnosis ......
  • From Estate, 2019 ABQB 988
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • December 20, 2019
    ...Spence v. Price (1945), [1946] 2 D.L.R. 592 at 595-96 (Ont. C.A.); James [James v. Field, 2001 BCCA 267] at para. 77; Miliwat v. Gagné, 2009 BCSC 1447, aff'd 2010 BCCA 323 [122] Indeed, the evidence of lay witnesses can be preferred to the evidence of medical witnesses with respect to deter......
  • Singh Estate (Re), 2019 BCSC 272
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • March 1, 2019
    ...who lacks testamentary capacity is without capacity to know and approve the contents of her will”: referring to Maliwat v. Gagné, 2009 BCSC 1447, aff’d 2010 BCCA [83] Additional factors relevant to this analysis is the deceased’s decision to disinherit two of her children on the basis that ......
  • Nassim v. Healey,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • March 11, 2022
    ...S.C.R. 622 [O’Neil]; Spence v. Price (1945), [1946] 2 D.L.R. 592 at 595-96 (Ont. C.A.); James at para. 77; Miliwat v. Gagné, 2009 BCSC 1447, aff’d 2010 BCCA 323 [Miliwat]. [60]        In this case, I prefer the evidence of Ms. Britnell a......
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  • Laszlo et al. v. Lawton et al., [2013] B.C.T.C. Uned. 305 (SC)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • February 27, 2013
    ..., [1946] S.C.R. 622 [ O'Neil ]; Spence v. Price (1945), [1946] 2 D.L.R. 592 at 595-96 (Ont. C.A.); James at para. 77; Miliwat v. Gagné , 2009 BCSC 1447, aff'd 2010 BCCA 323 [ Miliwat ]. [199] Courts may therefore reach a conclusion regarding capacity that conflicts with a medical diagnosis ......
  • From Estate, 2019 ABQB 988
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • December 20, 2019
    ...Spence v. Price (1945), [1946] 2 D.L.R. 592 at 595-96 (Ont. C.A.); James [James v. Field, 2001 BCCA 267] at para. 77; Miliwat v. Gagné, 2009 BCSC 1447, aff'd 2010 BCCA 323 [122] Indeed, the evidence of lay witnesses can be preferred to the evidence of medical witnesses with respect to deter......
  • Singh Estate (Re), 2019 BCSC 272
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • March 1, 2019
    ...who lacks testamentary capacity is without capacity to know and approve the contents of her will”: referring to Maliwat v. Gagné, 2009 BCSC 1447, aff’d 2010 BCCA [83] Additional factors relevant to this analysis is the deceased’s decision to disinherit two of her children on the basis that ......
  • Nassim v. Healey,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • March 11, 2022
    ...S.C.R. 622 [O’Neil]; Spence v. Price (1945), [1946] 2 D.L.R. 592 at 595-96 (Ont. C.A.); James at para. 77; Miliwat v. Gagné, 2009 BCSC 1447, aff’d 2010 BCCA 323 [Miliwat]. [60]        In this case, I prefer the evidence of Ms. Britnell a......
  • Request a trial to view additional results

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