Is a plaintiff entitled to be considered a contributory employee of a company?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from McKee v. Priestlay, 2007 BCSC 852 (CanLII):

In this case the defendant submits that the plaintiff made no contribution to the business. Relying on Partaik v. Yang, 2006 BCSC 1089, the defendant submits that the plaintiff did nothing more than a salaried employee would do.

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