What is the test for determining the extent of a tortfeasor's negligence in a motor vehicle accident?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Cowie v. Draper, 2010 BCSC 686 (CanLII):
The authorities are clear that the exact extent of the loss of the plaintiff need not be known for the cause of action to accrue. It accrues once the plaintiff knows that some injury has occurred and has identified the tortfeasor. (Peixeriro v. Haberman, 1997 CanLII 325 (SCC), [1997] 3 S.C.R. 549).
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