What is a party's disability?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Lico v. Griffiths, 2008 CanLII 11047 (ON SC):

Disability occurs when a party is unable to understand information relevant to making a decision in respect of an issue in the litigation or is unable to appreciate the reasonably foreseeable consequences of a decision or lack of decision. Susnowski v. Johnson, supra.

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