Whether there is benefit and detriment in any given case depends on the facts. Both McLachlin J. (as she then was) and Cory J. in Peter v. Beblow, 1993 CanLII 126 (SCC), [1993] 1 S.C.R. 980 had no difficulty concluding that the provision of household services without compensation constituted a benefit and a corresponding detriment.
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