How much is a plaintiff responsible for injuries sustained as a result of provocation?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Pacheco v. Degife, 2014 BCSC 1570 (CanLII):
Similarly, in Adkens v. Hunter, 2003 BCSC 97, the plaintiff was found 25% responsible for the injuries he suffered as a result of a vicious attack by the defendant by reason of the plaintiff’s provocative conduct. In coming to this conclusion, Slade J. held that the loss of self-control necessary to establish provocation may be inferred from the evidence:
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