What is the difference between non-pecuniary and pecuniary damages in the assessment of damages for loss of a marriage?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Souto v. Anderson, 1996 CanLII 3341 (BC CA):
86 That case was, of course, decided at a time when general damages embraced both pecuniary and non-pecuniary loss. Thus, the court did not find it necessary to make any distinction between the two. But, as I read it, it accepted a pecuniary aspect as did this Court in Reekie v. Messervey. What no court has yet decided is to what extent, if at all, the loss of a particular marriage comes into play in the assessment of damages.
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