Supreme Court

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Morel v. Bryden

Court Supreme Court
Date 2006-07-05
Citation 2006 NSSC 218
Docket SH 178789
Judge/Registrar/Adjudicator Hood, Suzanne M. (Honourable Justice)
Document Type Library Sheet
Relations Decision - Morel v. Bryden - 2006 NSSC 218 - 2006-07-05 - Decision

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NOVA SCOTIA

Citation: Morel v. Bryden, 2006 NSSC 218

 

Date: 20060705

Docket: S.H. No 178789

Registry: Halifax

 

 

Between:

Jocelyn Morel

Plaintiff

v.

 

Patrick Bryden

 

 

LIBRARY HEADING

 

Judge:             The Honourable Justice Suzanne M. Hood

 

Heard:                        February 13-21, 2006 in Halifax, Nova Scotia

 

Written Decision:       July 5, 2006

 

Subject:                       Personal injury claim

 

Summary:                   Jocelyn Morel was injured in a rear-end motor vehicle accident on May 29, 2000.  Liability is not in issue.  Damages are in issue. 

                                                                                                                                                             

Issue:                          (1)  General Damages

(2)  Past Loss of Income

(3)  Future Loss of Income/Diminished Earning Capacity

(4)  Loss of Valuable Services/Housekeeping Capacity

(5)  Future Medical Expenses

(6)  Special Damages

 

Result:                        General damage award for whiplash-type injury reduced to $35,000.00 because of failure to mitigate.

 

No past loss of income established.  Plaintiff continued to received dividend income in some years from company in which she was 50% shareholder.  Decline in business resulted from other factors.           

 

 

 

                                                                              

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No future loss of income established but diminution of earning capacity assessed at $60,000.00, only to age 60 (6 years) because of other unrelated health factors.

 

Loss of housekeeping capacity award of $5,000.00.

 

Future medical expense award reduced to $15,000.00 because of MacLeod v. Lumberman Mutual Casualty Company 1993 CarswellNS 92, 15 C.C.L.I. (2d) 59, 121 N.S.R. (2d) 146. 335 A.P.R. 146.  No special damage award     for the same reason.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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