How does the doctrine per quod servitium amisit work?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Tomkow v. Wilco Landscape Contractors Ltd., 1998 ABQB 305 (CanLII):
The headnote in The Queen v. Buchinsky, 145 D.L.R. (3d) describes the said doctrine as follows: The action per quod servitium amisit is born of the relationship of master and servant. The action recognizes the right in the master to recover damages as against a wrongdoer who has injured his servant and thus deprived the master of his services.
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