What is the test for costs in a motor vehicle accident case?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hill v. Cobequid Housing Authority, 2011 NSSC 219 (CanLII):
The Defendant also relies on Marsh v. Paquette, 2011 NSSC 70, where the defendants were awarded costs after a 19‑day trial in which the plaintiff received damages of less than ten per cent of her claim. Hood J. said:
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