Is a plaintiff's stoicism and stoicism a factor in determining damages?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Davis v Gill, 2021 BCSC 1866 (CanLII):
The Court of Appeal, in Stapley v. Hejslet, 2006 BCCA 34, at para. 46, set out a non-exhaustive list of factors to consider in assessing non-pecuniary damages, including the age of the plaintiff, the nature of the injury, the severity and duration of pain, disability, emotional suffering, impairment of life, impairment of family, marital and social relationships, impairment of physical and mental abilities, and loss of lifestyle. A plaintiff's stoicism should not, generally speaking, penalize the plaintiff in the assessment.
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