Wilton v. Koestlmaier, 2019 BCCA 262

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
JudgeThe Honourable Madam Justice Dickson,The Honourable Madam Justice Griffin,The Honourable Mr. Justice Butler
Citation2019 BCCA 262
Docket NumberCA45539
CourtCourt of Appeal (British Columbia)
Date19 July 2019
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8 practice notes
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 14, 2022 ' March 18, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 23, 2022
    ...Vout v. Hay, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 876, Banks v. Goodfellow (1870), L.R. 5 Q.B. 549, Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, Wilton v. Koestlmaier, 2019 BCCA 262, McGrath v. Joy, 2022 ONCA 119, Hamilton v. Open Window Bakery Ltd., 2004 SCC 9 Oliveira v. Oliveira, 2022 ONCA 218 Keywords: Civil Procedur......
  • Devlin Estate (Re),
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • April 28, 2022
    ...the assessment of the evidence: Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 235, at paras. 26, 36; see also Wilton v. Koestlmaier, 2019 BCCA 262, 48 E.T.R. (4th) 12, at paras. [14]     On the other hand, where the application judge has made an error in principle, ......
  • Mayer v. The Superintendent Of Motor Vehicles, 2020 BCSC 474
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • March 30, 2020
    ...“plainly seen”: Housen at paras. 5-6. An overriding error is one that “must or may well have affected the result”: Wilton v. Koestlmaier, 2019 BCCA 262 at para. 23, citing Nelson (City) v. Mowatt, 2017 SCC 8 at para. 38. To argue that there has been a palpable and overriding error, “it is n......
  • Louie v. Canada (Indigenous Services),
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • June 22, 2021
    ...capacity when certain formalities are complied with, as the British Columbia Court of Appeal recently explained in Wilton v Koestlmaier, 2019 BCCA 262 at paragraph 24: The propounder of a will bears the burden of proving that: (1) the formalities of will-making were complied with; (2) the t......
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6 cases
  • Devlin Estate (Re),
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • April 28, 2022
    ...the assessment of the evidence: Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 235, at paras. 26, 36; see also Wilton v. Koestlmaier, 2019 BCCA 262, 48 E.T.R. (4th) 12, at paras. [14]     On the other hand, where the application judge has made an error in principle, ......
  • Louie v. Canada (Indigenous Services),
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • June 22, 2021
    ...capacity when certain formalities are complied with, as the British Columbia Court of Appeal recently explained in Wilton v Koestlmaier, 2019 BCCA 262 at paragraph 24: The propounder of a will bears the burden of proving that: (1) the formalities of will-making were complied with; (2) the t......
  • Mayer v. The Superintendent Of Motor Vehicles, 2020 BCSC 474
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • March 30, 2020
    ...“plainly seen”: Housen at paras. 5-6. An overriding error is one that “must or may well have affected the result”: Wilton v. Koestlmaier, 2019 BCCA 262 at para. 23, citing Nelson (City) v. Mowatt, 2017 SCC 8 at para. 38. To argue that there has been a palpable and overriding error, “it is n......
  • R. v. Steeves, 2019 BCSC 1471
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • August 30, 2019
    ...wrong that it amounts to an injustice or where the court gave no or insufficient weight to relevant consideration: Wilton v. Koestlmaier, 2019 BCCA 262 at para. [47] When assessing a trial judge’s reasons, the judgment must be read as a whole in context and in conjunction with the presumpti......
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2 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 14, 2022 ' March 18, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 23, 2022
    ...Vout v. Hay, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 876, Banks v. Goodfellow (1870), L.R. 5 Q.B. 549, Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, Wilton v. Koestlmaier, 2019 BCCA 262, McGrath v. Joy, 2022 ONCA 119, Hamilton v. Open Window Bakery Ltd., 2004 SCC 9 Oliveira v. Oliveira, 2022 ONCA 218 Keywords: Civil Procedur......
  • Costs In Estate Litigation: Different Horses For Different Courses
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 7, 2019
    ...estate disputes. These cases provide illustrative examples of how costs decisions can vary in will challenges. In Wilton v Koestlmaier, 2019 BCCA 262, the appellants were three grandchildren of the deceased, Maxine Wilton. The appellants had challenged the validity of a codicil made by the ......

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