What is the test for a finding of fact by inference?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from H.V. v G.I.H, 2019 BCSC 1528 (CanLII):
This is a finding of fact by inference. If there is no palpable and overriding error with respect to the underlying facts relied on for the inference, then it is only where the inference‑drawing process is palpably in error that an appellate court can interfere: Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, at para. 23.
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