What are some cases where a plaintiff suffered from a serious pre-existing condition?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Suzuki v. Bain, 2005 BCSC 1276 (CanLII):

Because of this, of the cases cited by the plaintiff, the most helpful is Butterfield v. Choufour, 2005 BCSC 179, where the plaintiff suffered from a serious pre-existing condition.

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