Can a constructive trust arise where no common intention exists?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Yezagelian v. Pautler, 2000 BCSC 326 (CanLII):

However, a constructive trust can arise where no common intention exists. Three conditions must be met to establish a constructive trust: one, an enrichment; two, a corresponding deprivation; and three, an absence of juristic reason for the enrichment. As Dickson J. stated in Rathwell v. Rathwell, 1978 CanLII 3 (SCC), [1978] 2 S.C.R. 436 at p.454: The hallmark of the constructive trust is that it is imposed irrespective of intention; indeed it is imposed quite against the wishes of the constructive trustee.

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