What is the limitation period for a plaintiff to sue for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Jack v. Sidhu et al, 2006 BCSC 1218 (CanLII):

I have been referred to a number of decisions by judges of this Court. In Cowen v. Gray, [2001] B.C.J. No. 662, 2001 BCSC 487, Drost J. dealt with a case where a motor vehicle accident occurred in August, 1995 and the lawsuit commenced in February 2000. He was not convinced that the limitation period should be postponed for two and a half years.

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