What is the legal test for the use of expert evidence in furnace inspections?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Wilson v. Greater Vancouver Home Inspections Ltd., 2022 BCCRT 103 (CanLII):
21. I find furnace inspection and the nature and cause of furnace malfunction to be technical and outside ordinary knowledge. So, I find expert evidence is required (see Bergen v. Guliker, 2015 BCCA 283).
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