Does a judge erred in her determination that a special relationship arises which shifts the onus to the donee of the given person?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Ogilvie v. Ogilvie Estate, 1998 CanLII 6278 (BC CA):
I next consider whether the trial judge erred in her determination of when in law a special relationship arises which shifts the onus to the donee of the gifts. Both counsel discussed the case of Geffen v. Goodman Estate, 1991 CanLII 69 (SCC), [1991] 2 S.C.R. 353 (S.C.C.) at some length.
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