Is a plaintiff entitled to compensation if he loses the ability to do household tasks?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Litt v. Hassan, 2015 BCSC 1920 (CanLII):
[135] Where a plaintiff’s ability to perform household tasks is diminished by a defendant’s negligence, he ought to be compensated for the loss of that capacity: Tombe v. Stefulj, 2002 BCSC 154 at para. 78.
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