Is the record of a transaction proof of the contents of the transaction?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Starkman Barristers v. Cardillo, 2017 ONSC 5530 (CanLII):
Section 35(2) of the Evidence Act, which is consistent with the ruling in Ares v. Venner, provides that the record of a transaction is proof of its contents, so long as the conditions of the section are met.
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