How have courts dealt with Rule 18A applications where damages are far less than the limit of the Small Claims jurisdiction?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Mohamadi v. Tremblay, 2009 BCSC 1583 (CanLII):
In the previous case of Akitt v. McColl, 2002 BCSC 1086, Taylor J. dealt with two plaintiffs who each recovered damages in a Rule 18A application which were far less than the limit of the Small Claims jurisdiction.
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