What is the test for credibility of a plaintiff in a civil case?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Franklin v. Cooper, 2015 BCSC 1819 (CanLII):

I am guided in my assessment of credibility by the summary of the well-known principles relating to that matter by Madam Justice Dillon in Bradshaw v. Stenner, 2010 BCSC 1398:

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