What is the basis for a claim that someone stole clothes from a storage facility?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Gunn v. The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada, 2019 BCCRT 1082 (CanLII):
21. The respondent says the applicant has failed to prove his losses and relies on the tribunal’s decision in Khullar et al v. Instorage Inc., 2019 BCCRT 52. In that dispute the applicant claimed that someone stole items from their storage locker but did not provide particulars or the value of the specific items lost. The tribunal said the applicant’s photos showing objects in suitcases and boxes were unhelpful in determining which items were stolen, or their value. While that decision is not binding on me I find its reasoning persuasive and I adopt it in this case. Quite apart from my conclusion that the respondent is not responsible for the applicant’s clothes, I agree that the applicant has failed to prove his losses. I dismiss this claim.
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