In a summary trial application brought by the Bank of America, in what circumstances will the Bank’s contracts be considered binding on the basis of assumed facts?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Dahl et al. v. Royal Bank of Canada et al., 2005 BCSC 1263 (CanLII):

The Banks’ summary trial applications are not predicated on any assumed facts, as in Hobbs v. Robertson, 2002 BCCA 381, to which the plaintiffs refer. The contracts are in evidence.

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