In what circumstances will a plaintiff be awarded damages for negligence?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Henderson v. Peachey & Pare, 2003 BCSC 1104 (CanLII):
In Cox v. Haegedorn, supra, again there are superficial similarities, but again, the decision was reached after a trial in which the medical evidence established that the plaintiff’s soccer worsened her condition. No such medical evidence exists here.
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