Is this one of only a few "rare" cases where a plaintiff has been awarded an award of more than $200,000 (£150,000) above the legal alcohol consumption limit?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Fullerton (Guardian ad litem of) v. Delair, 2006 BCCA 339 (CanLII):

The plaintiffs submit that this is one of those rare cases mentioned in Lindal v. Lindal, 1981 CanLII 35 (SCC), [1981] 2 S.C.R. 629, justifying an award above the limit.

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