What is the impact of a plaintiff’s disability on the enjoyment of life?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Yang v Duralia, 2020 BCSC 806 (CanLII):

That being said, I also accept the proposition that the non-pecuniary loss of an already disabled person can have significant impact on the aggrieved person’s enjoyment of life: Agar v. Morgan, 2003 BCSC 630, para. 229.

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