Can an individual who is involved in a fight and injures themselves as a result?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Jewkes v. Scrosati, 2020 NSSC 228 (CanLII):
Courts have found that, unless the force which is used by one of the parties is excessive or unnecessary, individuals who engage in fights cannot complain of the injuries they suffer: MacMillan v. Hincks, 2002 ABQB 283, at para. 29.
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