Does the question of pressure have any place in the determination of intent?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from McLean v. Garland, 1884 CanLII 15 (ON CA):
The question of pressure can only in a case like Brayley v. Ellis, 9 A.R. 565, have place in considering the intent; and the intent with which an act is done must be a question of fact. It therefore seems to me a fallacy to hold that as between others and a party to a deed the terms of the deed can be more than evidence of the intent, more or less strong according to the language used and the purpose for which it was used.
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