10 Jun Buckle v. Raworth

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

            The plaintiff Margaret Buckle claims damages for injuries she sustained on July 21, 2012 when she was the front seat passenger in a 1990 Ford Tempo driven by her husband Leonard Buckle. Mr. Buckle was stopped behind four other vehicles on 24th Avenue and 163rd Street, in Surrey, waiting for the front vehicle to make a left hand turn, when the driver behind them failed to stop and they were “banged from behind”, with a fairly hard jolt. Mr. Buckle’s vehicle was written off. As liability for the accident is admitted, the only issue is damages.background...

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09 Jun Hajikolai v. Lewis

Posted at 13:59h in Motor Vehicle Accident

            This action arises out of a motor vehicle accident that occurred February 8, 2011 (the "2011 accident").  The plaintiff, Ramezan Ali Salehi Hajikolai, was rear-ended by a vehicle driven by the defendant Daniel Lewis with the permission of the vehicle's owner, the defendant Chanel Ann Lewis....

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05 Jun Hendry v. Ellis

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             THE COURT:  Firstly, if these reasons are published, as usual I reserve the right to edit and expand upon these reasons for clarification and otherwise if necessary, however, if it is published the decision will not change in any way as a result of the published reasons....

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02 Jun Chow v. Slawter

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

            On April 14, 2015, the plaintiff settled her motor vehicle accident claim for $115,492.03 in damages, plus taxable costs and disbursements. Taxable costs and disbursements were to be agreed, or assessed. As an agreement could not be reached, this is the formal assessment....

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01 Jun Dickenson v. Passero

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

            This is an assessment of damages for injuries sustained by Ms. Dickenson in a motor vehicle accident in Kamloops on May 27, 2010. She was stopped at an intersection, waiting to turn left from Columbia Street onto Second Avenue, when she saw the defendant's vehicle approaching quickly from behind. She braced herself with her arms against the steering wheel, and her legs against the floor and brake pedal. The defendant failed to stop her vehicle in time and the resulting collision caused approximately $10,000 damage to the plaintiff's Hyundai Tiburon, and caused soft tissue injuries to her neck, shoulders and back, and a mild psychological injury. Liability is admitted....

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30 Apr Ducharme v. Bradler

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

            The plaintiff, Laura Ducharme, was involved in two motor vehicle accidents in Kelowna, British Columbia on January 2, 2010 and September 7, 2010. Liability has been admitted in both actions and, accordingly, the trial before me was to address the matter of damages....

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30 Apr Blackman v. Dha

Posted at 00:00h in Motor Vehicle Accident

             The plaintiff, Lorianne Elizabeth Blackman, claims damages for injuries she sustained as a result of a motor vehicle accident on August 17, 2010. At the time of the accident, Ms. Blackman was stopped at a red light on 56th Avenue in Surrey, British Columbia, waiting to turn left at the intersection of 152nd Street, when her vehicle was struck from behind by the defendant, Ms. Inderjeet Dha. This proceeding was brought under Rule 15-1 of the Supreme Court Civil Rules, B.C. Reg. 168/2009....

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