Does the burden of proof against the Registrar of Motor Vehicles apply to motor vehicle accident claims?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hagan v. Doe, 2003 ABQB 897 (CanLII):
The Ontario court in Reed v. Ontario (Registrar of Motor Vehicles), [1966] O. J. No. 563 (H.C.J.), endorsed the approach of Johnson J.A. in Edmonds when interpreting a statute whose wording was the same as Alberta's present statute. There the court stated There is nothing in The Motor Vehicle Accidents Claims Act that supports the proposition that the burden of proof is any higher in actions against the Registrar than in any other negligence action. (at para 11)
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