Anderson et al. v. Merritt (City) et al.,

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
JudgeLamperson, J.
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
Citation[2006] B.C.T.C. 901 (SC),2006 BCSC 901
Date13 June 2006

Anderson v. Merritt, [2006] B.C.T.C. 901 (SC)

MLB headnote and full text

Temp. Cite: [2006] B.C.T.C. TBEd. JL.008

Nellie Joyce Joe Anderson and Edward Arnold Plante (plaintiffs) v. City of Merritt and Jane Doe (Chelsea) (defendants)

(34616; 2006 BCSC 901)

Indexed As: Anderson et al. v. Merritt (City) et al.

British Columbia Supreme Court

Kamloops

Lamperson, J.

June 13, 2006.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Damage Awards - Topic 11

Injury and death - General - Continuing pain (incl. fibromyalgia, myofascial and chronic pain syndrome) - See paragraph 35.

Damage Awards - Topic 492

Injury and death - General damage awards - Loss of earning capacity - See paragraphs 36 to 40.

Counsel:

J.M. Hogg, Q.C., for the plaintiffs;

R. Garner, for the defendants.

This action was heard on April 24-28 and May 1-4, 2006, by Lamperson, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following decision on June 13, 2006.

Please Note: The following judgment has not been edited.

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    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Remedies: The Law of Damages. Third Edition Compensatory Damages
    • June 21, 2014
    ...73 Cooper-Stephenson, above note 69 at 205. 74 (2005), 39 BCLR (4th) 185 at para 30 (CA) [ Rowe ]. See also Anderson v Merritt (City) , 2006 BCSC 901; Pett , above note 72 at paras 18–19. Compensation for Personal Injur y 149 more generally, work of economic value. The court must estimate t......
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    • Irwin Books Archive Remedies: the Law of Damages. Second Edition Part one
    • September 8, 2008
    ...above note 62 at 205. 67 (2005), 39 B.C.L.R. (4th) 185 at para. 30 (C.A.) [ Rowe ]. See also Anderson v. Merritt (City) , 2006 BCSC 901. 68 Vincent v. Abu-Bakare (2003), 259 N.B.R. (2d) 66 (C.A.) [ Vincent ]; Sinclair v. Dines (2005), 279 N.B.R. (2d) 227 (C.A.) [ Sinclair ]; M.B. v. British......
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    • Irwin Books Remedies: The Law of Damages. Third Edition Limiting Principles
    • June 21, 2014
    ...v Bodnarchuk, [1996] SJ No 114 (QB) ............................................... 357 Anderson v Merritt (City), [2006] BCJ No 1351, 2006 BCSC 901 ..................... 148 Andrews v Grand & Toy Alberta Ltd, [1978] 2 SCR 229, 8 AR 182, 83 DLR (3d) 452 ...........................................
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    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Remedies: the Law of Damages. Second Edition Part Three
    • September 8, 2008
    ...Bodnarchuk, [1996] S.J. No. 114 (Q.B.) .......................................... 313 Anderson v. Merritt (City), [2006] B.C.J. No. 1351, 2006 BCSC 901 ................. 131 Andrews v. Grand & Toy Alberta Ltd., [1978] 2 S.C.R. 229, 8 A.R. 182, 83 D.L.R. (3d) 452 ................ 112, 115, 1......
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  • Compensation for Personal Injury
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Remedies: The Law of Damages. Third Edition Compensatory Damages
    • June 21, 2014
    ...73 Cooper-Stephenson, above note 69 at 205. 74 (2005), 39 BCLR (4th) 185 at para 30 (CA) [ Rowe ]. See also Anderson v Merritt (City) , 2006 BCSC 901; Pett , above note 72 at paras 18–19. Compensation for Personal Injur y 149 more generally, work of economic value. The court must estimate t......
  • Compensation for Personal Injury
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Remedies: the Law of Damages. Second Edition Part one
    • September 8, 2008
    ...above note 62 at 205. 67 (2005), 39 B.C.L.R. (4th) 185 at para. 30 (C.A.) [ Rowe ]. See also Anderson v. Merritt (City) , 2006 BCSC 901. 68 Vincent v. Abu-Bakare (2003), 259 N.B.R. (2d) 66 (C.A.) [ Vincent ]; Sinclair v. Dines (2005), 279 N.B.R. (2d) 227 (C.A.) [ Sinclair ]; M.B. v. British......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Remedies: The Law of Damages. Third Edition Limiting Principles
    • June 21, 2014
    ...v Bodnarchuk, [1996] SJ No 114 (QB) ............................................... 357 Anderson v Merritt (City), [2006] BCJ No 1351, 2006 BCSC 901 ..................... 148 Andrews v Grand & Toy Alberta Ltd, [1978] 2 SCR 229, 8 AR 182, 83 DLR (3d) 452 ...........................................
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Remedies: the Law of Damages. Second Edition Part Three
    • September 8, 2008
    ...Bodnarchuk, [1996] S.J. No. 114 (Q.B.) .......................................... 313 Anderson v. Merritt (City), [2006] B.C.J. No. 1351, 2006 BCSC 901 ................. 131 Andrews v. Grand & Toy Alberta Ltd., [1978] 2 S.C.R. 229, 8 A.R. 182, 83 D.L.R. (3d) 452 ................ 112, 115, 1......