What is the test for income before trial in a motor vehicle accident case?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Gill v. McChesney, 2016 BCSC 1416 (CanLII):
The question for me is whether but for the accident there was a real and substantial possibility that the plaintiff would earn income pending trial and what is the proper measure of that loss. In Lines v. W & D Logging Co. Ltd., 2009 BCCA 106, Saunders J.A. stated:
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