Is there any case law that supports the argument that a degree of financial strain was a motive for arson?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Johnson v. AXA Pacific Insurance Company, 2011 BCSC 305 (CanLII):
A degree of financial strain making the acquisition of money important at the time of a fire provides evidence of motive for arson: Lally v. Safeco Insurance Co. of America (1990) 49 C.C.L.I 83 (B.C.S.C.) at para 171 to 172.
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