Howse v. Coulton
BC CRT · Jan 29, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- international
- Court
- BC CRT
- Record ID
- howse-v-coulton-2026-01-29
- Observed outcome
- The Tribunal dismissed the applicants' claims, finding they failed to prove the respondent was liable for the dog attack.
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
Why this matter warrants attention
The Tribunal Member identified a citation provided by the respondent, 'Re MacKinnon, 2016 BCCA 111', as a likely AI-generated hallucination, stating that no such case exists. The Tribunal rejected the respondent's jurisdictional argument based on this fabricated authority and proceeded to resolve the dispute on its merits.
Fabricated: Case Law | Respondent cited 'Re MacKinnon, 2016 BCCA 111' to argue claims beyond CRT limits must be transferred; Tribunal found no such case exists and characterized the citation as a likely AI-generated hallucination.
Jurisdictional arguments built on hallucinated appellate authority collapse on verification; cite-check before relying on procedural case law.
Failure modes and consequences
- Pro Se
- Fake Citations
- Tort
- Trial
- None Adjudicated
- AI attribution
- Explicitly Recorded
- Recorded tool
- AI (unspecified)
- Known monetary consequence
- Not recorded
- Procedural posture
- Small claims dispute adjudicated by the Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) via written submissions.
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What this record does—and does not—establish
The Tribunal identified the citation as a likely AI-generated hallucination.
Retained unchanged after audit: the existing summary is source-specific, non-placeholder, and supported by the recorded source link. Read the underlying source before relying on it for legal advice or a filing.
Latest evidence review: Primary Document Verified (high confidence).
Controls suggested by the public record
- Verify each cited authority, quotation, and proposition against the underlying source before filing.