What is the legal burden of proving reliance in a case of fraudulent misrepresentation?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Manning v Dhalla, 2018 BCSC 2148 (CanLII):
The competing view of the nature of the burden of proving reliance in a case of fraudulent misrepresentation is that the legal burden of proving all of the elements of fraudulent misrepresentation rests on the plaintiff. Although Parna v. G. & S. Properties Limited, 1970 CanLII 25 (SCC), [1971] S.C.R. 306, 15 D.L.R. (3d) 336 at 343-44 did not address this point, Spence J.'s comments are cited at times for this proposition. … …
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