What is the test for determining whether a party has intended to injure another party in a motor vehicle accident?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Mother 1 v Solus Trust Company, 2019 BCSC 200 (CanLII):

Intention of the parties is a factor that must be considered. While intention is, of course, subjective, the courts have looked to objective factors to test the veracity of the parties' expression of intent. As Schultes J. said in Dey v. Blackett, 2018 BCSC 244:

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