Appellate court finds deputy attorney general erred in determining claim to escheated land

By Anosha Khan (April 29, 2024, 5:06 PM EDT) -- The British Columbia Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal in a longstanding property dispute, ruling the province's deputy attorney general (DAG) did not adequately consider the “moral claim” of ownership over a parcel of land that was escheated nearly a century ago....