What is the effect of inflation on the value of money in a non-castrophe case?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from Junek v. Ede, 1990 CanLII 7773 (SK CA):
The same principles applicable to catastrophe cases are, in my opinion, applicable to noncastrophe cases. The effect of inflation on the value of money is the same whether one is considering the upper limit of non-pecuniary damages in catastrophe cases or considering an appropriate range of damages for ordinary nonpecuniary loss. In this case, the trial judge did nothing more than recognize that inflationary trends exist. It is for the trial judge to instruct the jury on an appropriate range of damages. Being cognizant of the effects of inflation and taking it into account in the determination of an appropriate range of nonpecuniary damages is not an award of pretrial interest as contemplated by Rieger v. Burgess, supra. That ground of appeal fails.
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