What is the test for determining whether a person with intent intended to cause harm?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Emeneau v. Lombard Canada Ltd., 2002 NSCA 83 (CanLII):
Intent, in this context, is not synonymous with “desired end” or “objective”. In Neville v. Brace (1978), 28 N.S.R. (2d) 387; CarswellNS 157 (N.S.S.C.) Hallett J., as he then was, said: ¶50 The intention that must be proven to cause loss or damage need not be that the wrongdoer intended to cause the specific loss or damage that in fact occurred, but a general intention to cause loss or damage. The intention can be inferred from the conduct of the wrongdoer; . . .
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