What is the test for an individualized version of the factual matrix?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Morgan v. John Bear Pontiac Buick Cadillac Ltd., 2010 ONSC 6231 (CanLII):

The Court of Appeal of British Columbia in Taggart v. McLay [1998] B.C.J. No: 3079 at para. 7 states: The factual matrix common to both parties must be considered by the court and not individualized versions of it.

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