What are some examples of the law of assignable rights of action in tort?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from Kozak v. Misiura, 1927 CanLII 161 (SK CA):
In Pollock’s Law of Torts, 11th ed., at p. 73, the short statement is made that “rights of action in tort are not assignable,” and in a footnote on the same page referring to the statement it is said : This really does not need authority, but see, if required, Defries v. Milne [supra].
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