What is the test for just cause in civil law?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Carscallen v. FRI Corp., 2005 CanLII 20815 (ON SC):

The question of whether any given set of transgressions amounts to just cause is ultimately a question of fact: Clouston v. Corry, [1906] A.C. 122 (N.Z.P.C.)

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