Is a loss of capacity to perform housework a factor in determining non-pecuniary damages?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Symons v. ICBC, 2016 BCSC 1667 (CanLII):
The decision on non-pecuniary damages above and the award that was given incorporated an assessment of the plaintiff’s limited ability to perform housework. It was given in appreciation that other members of the family helped out when they might otherwise have not. This is a legitimate approach to compensation for loss of housekeeping capacity (McTavish v. MacGillivray, 2000 BCCA 164 at paras. 63-70 and 73). Accordingly, no further segregation of pecuniary damage for loss of housekeeping capacity is warranted.
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