Is a reduction in the capacity of a person to perform housekeeping tasks a compensable loss?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Brock v. King, 2009 BCSC 1179 (CanLII):
The plaintiff's argument starts from the proposition that a reduction in one's capacity to perform housekeeping tasks is a compensable loss. They rely upon the case of the McTavish v. MacGillivray, 2000 BCCA 164, 74 B.C.L.R. (3D) 281, where the court noted:
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