Is there sufficient evidence to infer that a driver went to sleep?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Van Der Zouwen v. Ohrling Estate, 1971 ALTASCAD 73 (CanLII):
I do not think there is sufficient evidence to infer in this case on a balance of probabilities, as there was in Walker v. Coates, that the driver went to sleep.
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