What is the legal test for appeal against an interpretation of a release?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Niedermeyer v. Charlton, 2014 BCCA 165 (CanLII):
The first ground of appeal relates to findings of mixed fact and law made by the trial judge. With respect to the appropriate standard of review, matters of mixed fact and law lie along a spectrum: Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33 at para. 36. With respect to the interpretation of a release, the standard of review is closer to the legal end of the spectrum. The second, third and fourth grounds of appeal involve questions of law, attracting a standard of review of correctness: Housen at para. 8. Discussion
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