What is the test for a Defendant to prove their position on liability?

New Brunswick, Canada


The following excerpt is from Melanson v. MacKay, 2004 NBQB 127 (CanLII):

As stated in Cannon v. Lange supra the Defendant is required to produce admissible evidence or a compelling explanation to support the Defendant’s position on liability. In this case there is neither.

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