Is there any case law that supports the argument that a plaintiff has a reasonable cause of action?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from McGlone v. Kelly, 2001 BCSC 1329 (CanLII):

The defendants refer to McNaughton v. Baker (1988), 25 B.C.L.R. (2d), in which McLachlin, J.A., (as she then was), said that the first question in considering proposed amendments is whether they raise a reasonable cause of action.

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