What are some cases where a court has found that a plaintiff is not at fault for the cause of action?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Schneider v. DeMarco, 2012 BCSC 1875 (CanLII):
The court, they say, may determine that it is unable to conclude on the evidence who is at fault and therefore dismiss the claim: Wotta v. Haliburton Oil Well Cementing Co., 1955 CanLII 89 (SCC), [1955] S.C.R. 377, followed by Haswell v. Enman, [1961] B.C.J. 132.
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