What is the test for an insurance company to make a claim for a motor vehicle accident?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Romanetz v Leone, 2016 BCSC 1750 (CanLII):

Additionally, the claim must be reasonable and the award based on common sense: see Penner v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2011 BCCA 135 at paras. 12-14.

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