Is there any case law in which a plaintiff can claim damages for damages arising out of a natural occurrence?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Oliver v. Ellison, 2001 BCCA 359 (CanLII):
In principle, why not? The rule in Hadley v. Baxendale (1854), 9 Exch. 341, 156 E.R. 145, limits damages to what can be said to arise naturally, i.e. according to the usual course of things, or to be in the contemplation of the parties.
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