Is a plaintiff’s injury when there are multiple causes?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hardychuk v. Johnstone, 2012 BCSC 1359 (CanLII):
Where the plaintiff’s injuries have multiple causes a question arises as to whether the injuries are divisible or indivisible. Divisible injuries can be separated so that their damages can be assessed independently. In contrast, indivisible injuries cannot be separated: Bradley v. Groves, 2010 BCCA 361.
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