What are the damages for the City of Salford in its action against Housewise?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from City of Surrey v. Housewise Construction et al., 2017 BCPC 266 (CanLII):
The City claims general and punitive/aggravated damages. The City founds all of its various claims in the two actions in negligence, trespass to land, trespass to chattels, private nuisance, and public nuisance, as well as pursuant to what is known as the rule in Rylands v. Fletcher. The City also asserts the conduct of Housewise to constitute a breach of covenants registered against the properties in respect of the watercourse at the north end thereof.
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