18 Feb Sylte v. Rodriguez

             The plaintiff Kristine Sylte sues for damages which she suffered as a result of a motor vehicle accident.  The defendants have admitted that their negligence was the sole cause of the accident....

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01 Feb Simon (Guardian ad litem of) v. Portsmith

             In the early morning hours of October 17, 2001, Carsten Simon was walking on the shoulder of the Trans Canada Highway #1, just to the east of Salmon Arm, British Columbia, when he was struck by a vehicle travelling eastbound. The vehicle did not stop at the scene and sped away. Several hours later, the car, a white Toyota Tercel, was found abandoned in Salmon Arm and keys to the car were found in the back seat. The car was identified as belonging to the defendant Beverly Bostock....

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29 Jan Gorse v. Straker

             Generally at issue in a contested liability motor vehicle accident claim are cross-applications under R. 26(11) of the Rules of Court to compel non-parties to produce documents in their possession or control. Entitlement to an order is at issue in some cases but more particularly at issue is whether the various orders should be in “Halliday” or “Jones” format....

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25 Jan Forde v. Inland Health Authority

             The Plaintiff, Leonora Forde, is a quadriparetic which means that she has partial paralysis in both of her arms and legs.  The degree of this paralysis is such that although she can stand with support and walk short distances with a walker, she is wheelchair dependent.  Furthermore, she suffers from frank incontinence – that is, she has lost control of her bladder function.  These injuries are permanent....

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20 Jan Smaill v. Williams

             The present action arises out of two motor vehicle accidents.  The first accident occurred July 25, 2000, when the plaintiff was struck from behind as a pedestrian, while walking down the street near his home and the second accident occurred September 18, 2000, when the plaintiff was rear ended....

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