What is the proper measure of damages for damages where a defect in a motor vehicle is not disclosed?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from McIntosh v. Papoutsis, 2009 BCSC 174 (CanLII):
Baird Ellan P.C.J. states at ¶99 that “… the proper measure of damages is the difference in the value of the property, had the defect been disclosed: Khaira v. Nelson, [2002] B.C.J. No. 1620 (S.C.).”
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