What is a decision that is patently unreasonable?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Zara v. Rudling, 2017 BCSC 161 (CanLII):

A decision is patently unreasonable when there is no evidence to support the finding or the decision is openly, clearly and evidently unreasonable: Gichuru v. Palmar Properties Inc., 2011 BCSC 827 at para. 34.

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