Medical Evidence Under Sections 35 and 52 of the Evidence Act and Rule 53.03 of the Rules of Civil Procedure
Irina Samborski, associate and Nina Fainman-Adelman, consultant, Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP Introduction The recent Ontario Superior Court decision, The Estate of William Robert Waters v Gillian Henry et al, 2024 ONSC 4190 (CanLII) (“Waters”) highlighted the importance of medical evidence in estate litigation. In that case, Justice Callaghan relied on the testator’s medical records—specifically, a prescription for an erectile dysfunction drug and a note reading “got a gf”—to find that….