What is the law regarding causation of damages and pre-existing conditions?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Carver v Or, 2017 BCSC 1496 (CanLII):

The law regarding causation of damages and pre-existing conditions was well-summarized by Madam Justice Fisher in Chappell v. Loyie, 2016 BCSC 1722 at paras. 4-13, as follows: Causation in law

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