What is the entitlement of a plaintiff in a motor vehicle accident case?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Schievink v. Schievink, 2011 BCSC 702 (CanLII):

In this case, the plaintiff's entitlement is based on compensatory support. The concept was described in Chutter v. Chutter, 2008 BCCA 507, in paras. 50 and 51:

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