What are the reasons for judgment in a motor vehicle accident?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Chavez-Salinas v. Tower, 2022 BCCA 43 (CanLII):

The circumstances giving rise to the accident and the basis for the judge’s findings on liability and damages are set out in compendious reasons for judgment of approximately 125 pages indexed as Chavez-Salinas v. Tower, 2017 BCSC 2068 (the “Reasons”). Accordingly, I will only summarize key portions of the evidence and the judge’s findings.

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