Small Moves Canada Inc. v. Garner
BC CRT · Nov 18, 2025
- Jurisdiction
- international
- Court
- BC CRT
- Record ID
- small-moves-canada-inc-v-garner-2025-11-18
- Observed outcome
- The Tribunal dismissed the fraud allegations based on the non-existent statute and awarded the applicant $1,398.79 in debt plus $87.50 in fees, after accounting for a set-off for damaged property.
- Known monetary consequence
- CA$1,486
Why this matter warrants attention
The applicant attempted to plead a breach of the 'British Columbia Fraudulent Transactions Act.' The Tribunal rejected this claim, explicitly finding that the cited statute does not exist in British Columbia and refusing to allow the applicant to add unpleaded fraud claims during the proceedings.
Fabricated: Legal Norm | Applicant alleged breach of the 'British Columbia Fraudulent Transactions Act'; Tribunal determined no such Act exists in BC and refused to consider the unpleaded fraud claim.
AI can invent entire statutes, not just cases — confirm every named Act exists on the official legislature site before pleading.
Failure modes and consequences
- Fake Citations
- Contract
- Trial
- None Adjudicated
- AI attribution
- Implied
- Recorded tool
- AI (implied, unspecified)
- Known monetary consequence
- CA$1,486
- Procedural posture
- Small claims dispute before the British Columbia Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) involving a claim for unpaid moving services and a set-off for property damage.
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What this record does—and does not—establish
The source document does not name a tool, but the context of the hallucination implies AI usage.
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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.
- Train lawyers and staff to identify and verify generated legal content.