What is the test for "harmony with the preponderance of the probabilities" in a civil case?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Kewin v. Insurance Corp. of British Columbia, 1997 CanLII 1664 (BC SC):
Implementing the principle in Faryna v. Chorny[3], it is my opinion that the plaintiff's description of this event is not in "harmony with the preponderance of the probabilities which a practical and informed person would readily recognize as reasonable in that place and in those conditions."
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