Is it necessary to cite any authority to argue that a question of construction of a written instrument is a matter of law?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Easingwood v. Cockroft, 2013 BCCA 182 (CanLII):
In British Columbia v. Surrey School District No. 36 2005 BCCA 106, Southin J.A. did not find it necessary to cite any authority when she stated at para. 42 of her reasons that “[a] question of construction of a written instrument is, of course, a question of law.” She could have cited [here follows a long list of authorities]. And:
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