Are future earnings recoverable in a survival of actions case?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from MacLean v. MacDonald, 2002 NSCA 30 (CanLII):
So long as Oliver v. Ashman and Benham v. Gambling remained good law, there was no reason to think that future loss of earnings beyond the time of death were recoverable in a survival of actions case.
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