What is the test for placing a plaintiff in a position where she would have been in a similar position as a result of negligence?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Muhammedi v. Ogloff, 2013 BCSC 496 (CanLII):
With the tort established, the plaintiff must be placed in the position in which she would have been but for the defendant’s negligence: see Athey v. Leonati, 1996 CanLII 183 (SCC), [1996] 3 S.C.R. 458 at paras. 13‑17.
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