What is the test for determining whether a plaintiff has made all reasonable efforts to establish the identity of the driver?

Alberta, Canada


The following excerpt is from Hagan v. Doe, 2003 ABQB 897 (CanLII):

In Williams v. Ontario (Registrar of Motor Vehicles), [1966] O. J. No. 303, the court held that in determining whether the plaintiff has made all reasonable efforts to ascertain the identity of the driver, “some allowance is to be made for the fact that the plaintiff was handicapped by her injury.” (at para. 21)

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