How is inflation factor used to determine compensation for loss of wages?

Alberta, Canada


The following excerpt is from Miller v. Riches, 1984 ABCA 10 (CanLII):

I respectfully disagree with the learned trial judge in Ward v. Knowles (1982) 34 A.R. 286 where he applied an inflation factor to arrive at “equitable compensation for loss of wages up to date of trial.”

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