What is the test for admissibility of a similar fact or prior discreditable conduct evidence?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Masciangelo v. Ross, 2008 CanLII 8265 (ON SC):
It is not necessary and, indeed, it is not appropriate for the court to apply the test for admissibility of similar fact or prior discreditable conduct evidence at this stage of the proceedings (see Williams v. Wai-Ping at paragraph 17).
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