Does a limitation period apply to a claim for medical expenses and benefits?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Dachner Invt. Ltd. v. Laurentian Pac. Ins. Co., 1987 CanLII 2404 (BC SC):
In Garner v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., [1975] W.W.D. 67, B.C.S.C., Nanaimo No. 415/73, 9th December 1974 (unreported), the issue before the court was whether an insured had a further claim against the insurer for payment of medical expenses and benefits or whether the same was barred by reason of a limitation period.
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