Lawson v. Dunlay, (1980) 32 N.B.R.(2d) 716 (TD)

• Court: Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick (Canada)
• Case Date: December 08, 1980
• Jurisdiction: New Brunswick
• Citations: (1980), 32 N.B.R.(2d) 716 (TD)

Lawson v. Dunlay (1980), 32 N.B.R.(2d) 716 (TD);

    32 R.N.-B.(2e) 716; 78 A.P.R. 716

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Lawson v. Dunlay

(M/C/1561/79)

Indexed As: Lawson v. Dunlay

Répertorié: Lawson v. Dunlay

New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench

Trial Division

Cormier, C.J.T.D.

December 8, 1980.

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Damage Awards - Topic 127

Personal injuries and death - Leg injuries - Femur - Nineteen year old male plaintiff of previous good health - Compound femur fracture with severe soft tissue damage requiring four operations and extensive amounts of physiotherapy - Two fractured toes and fractured metatarsal and ankle bones - Permanent disability - Possibility of arthritis and infection - The New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench, Trial Division, awarded the plaintiff $12,000.00 general damages - See paragraph 8.

Cases Noticed:

Bean, Bean and Bean v. Hachey and Hachey (1978), 23 N.B.R.(2d) 701; 44 A.P.R. 701, ref'd to. [para. 5].

Chase v. Proctor and Proctor (1978), 16 N.B.R.(2d) 556; 21 A.P.R. 556, ref'd to. [para. 5].

Campbell and Robertson v. Maritime Co-op Services Ltd. (1979), 30 N.S.R.(2d) 155; 49 A.P.R. 155, ref'd to. [para. 5].

Jones and Jones v. Johnson (1977), 18 N.S.R.(2d) 69; 20 A.P.R. 69, ref'd to. [para. 5].

Murphy v. Gregory Estate (1980), 27 N.B.R.(2d) 140; 60 A.P.R. 140, ref'd to. [para. 5].

Pasqualetto v. Head (1979), 24 N.B.R.(2d) 570; 48 A.P.R. 570, ref'd to. [para. 5].

Schriver v. Clark, Christopherson and Christopherson (1977), 17 N.B.R.(2d) 63; 23 A.P.R. 63, ref'd to. [para. 5].

Boucher and Boucher v. Board of School Trustees (1980), 26 N.B.R.(2d) 660; 55 A.P.R. 660, ref'd to. [para. 5].

Therrien v. Godin (1979), 24 N.B.R.(2d) 210; 48 A.P.R. 210, ref'd to. [para. 5].

Couturier v. Plourde (1977), 15 N.B.R.(2d) 382; 18 A.P.R. 382, ref'd to. [para. 5].

Sonier et al. v. Breau et al. (1979), 25 N.B.R.(2d) 280; 51 A.P.R. 280, ref'd to. [para. 5].

Howe et al v. Beers (1977), 16 N.B.R.(2d) 556; 21 A.P.R. 556, ref'd to. [para. 5].

Somers v. Simpson Sears Limited (1978), 21 N.B.R.(2d) 243; 37 A.P.R. 243, ref'd to. [para. 5].

Grondin v. Bonaccord Enterprises Ltd. (1977), 18 N.B.R.(2d) 425; 26 A.P.R. 425, ref'd to. [para. 5].

Counsel:

Marc A. Bossé, for the plaintiff;

J. Christopher Nagle, for the defendant.

This case was heard on November 26, 1980, by CORMIER, C.J. T.D., of the New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench, Trial Division.

On December 8, 1980, CORMIER, C.J.T.D. delivered the following judgment: