What is the test for establishing a constructive trust between a contribution and the property?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Jasmur Holdings Ltd. v. Taynton Developments Inc., 2016 BCSC 1902 (CanLII):
In Peter v. Beblow, 1993 CanLII 126 (SCC), [1993] 1 S.C.R. 980, McLachlin J. (as she then was), speaking for the majority, said (at page 982), “A direct link between the contribution and the property is essential for a constructive trust to arise, whether the situation be commercial or family.”
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