What is the legal basis for a declaratory amendment to a Statement of Claim?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Bernard et al v. Lamarsh et al, 2014 ONSC 6199 (CanLII):
Counsel for the plaintiff has provided me with an appropriate ‘Book of Authorities’ but relies primarily on the decision of Williams v. Pintar. In that decision, a pedestrian who was struck by a motor vehicle and who did not have his own motor vehicle policy and therefore did not have uninsured or underinsured coverage sought various relief through declaratory amendments to its Statement of Claim.
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