What is the test for restitutio in integrum?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Mineault v. Kamloops (City), 2017 BCSC 316 (CanLII):

When determining the measure of damages for loss of property, the fundamental principle is restitutio in integrum. The court attempts to achieve placing the injured party in the same position as before the tortious conduct which caused the loss: Taylor v. King, [1993] B.C.J. No. 1709 at para. 46.

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