What is the burden of proving that a vehicle is being driven without the consent of the driver?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Korody v. Bell, 2009 CanLII 20351 (ON SC):
The burden of proof rests with the owner of the vehicle to show that it was being driven without his or her consent: see Aarson v. Deakins, 1970 CanLII 27 (SCC), [1971] S.C.R. 609.
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