Is a plaintiff entitled to compensation for a shortened life?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Pittman Estate v. Bain, 1994 CanLII 7489 (ON SC):
Accordingly, a plaintiff will be compensated for a shortened life. As Dickson J. commented at p. 478 in Andrews v. Grand & Toy, “[t]o lose years of one’s expectation of life is to lose all amenities for [that] period, and to cause mental pain and suffering in the contemplation of this prospect?.
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