How have courts treated damages for a sign bed that was provided by a volunteer?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Nielsen v. Grow Local Society - Tricities, 2021 BCCRT 350 (CanLII):
35. When an enrichment or benefit is provided by a volunteer on the volunteer’s own initiative, with no request from the enriched party, courts are hesitant to award damages. This is because it is not unjust for a party to retain the value of a good or service that it reasonably believed was offered gratuitously: Eastern Shore Holistic Acupuncture v. Teal, 2015 NSSM 9. I decline to award compensation for the sign bed.
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