Can a plaintiff recover interest costs incurred by MRL scans?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from MacKenzie v. Rogalasky, 2014 BCCA 446 (CanLII):

The plaintiff’s entitlement to interest became an issue on taxation. District Registrar Cameron held, as the defendant conceded, that he was bound by Milne v. Clarke, 2010 BCSC 317, in which Mr. Justice Burnyeat ruled that a plaintiff could recover interest costs incurred in relation to MRl scans. Mr. Justice Burnyeat stated:

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