Can reliance be had on representations in the disclosure statement even if they do not constitute warranties?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Biddlecombe v. Sheepwash, 2015 BCSC 2189 (CanLII):
The Ontario Court of Appeal has taken the same view, stating that reliance may be had on the representations in the disclosure statement even where they do not constitute warranties; liability for misrepresentation may also exist separately from the duty to warn: Krawchuk v. Scherbak, 2011 ONCA 352 at paras. 70, 77, 86-90, leave to appeal to SCC refused [2011] S.C.C.A. No. 319.
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