Is trespass actionable without proof of actual damage?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Suncourt Homes Ltd. v Cloutier, 2019 BCSC 2258 (CanLII):
Trespass is actionable without proof of actual damage; however, where the trespass is merely technical, only nominal damages will be awarded: Gibson v. Sun, 2018 BCSC 1277 at paras. 109, 112.
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