If a person acts within their legal rights, is that person liable even if another person suffers a loss?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from I.A.T.S.E. v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters et al., 2004 BCSC 432 (CanLII):
If a person acts within their legal rights there is no liability even though another person may suffer a loss. Potter v. Rowe, [1990] B.C.J. No. 2912 (S.C.) ¶ 56.
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