What is the test for the principle that a plaintiff is to be compensated so that she would have been in a better position if the accident had not happened?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Griffioen v. Arnold, 2017 BCSC 490 (CanLII):
The defendants referred to Athey v. Leonati, 2012 BCSC 358 at para. 32 for the principle that the plaintiff is to be compensated so that she is placed in the position she would have been if the accident had not happened, not in a better position.
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