Can K855 recover damages that might have been avoided if it had acted reasonably and prudently in the care of its property?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Owners, Strata Plan K855 v. Big White Mountain Mart Ltd., 2016 BCSC 862 (CanLII):
But K855 cannot recover damages that it might have avoided if it had acted reasonably and prudently in the care and maintenance of its property. See Cockburn v. The Trust and Guarantee Company (1917), 1917 CanLII 10 (SCC), 37 D.L.R. 701, 55 S.C.R. 264 (S.C.C.).
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