14 Apr Schoenhalz v. ICBC

            The plaintiff, Trissteen Schoenhalz (“Ms. Schoenhalz”), seeks a declaration that she is entitled to an order pursuant to s. 20 of the Insurance (Vehicle) Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 231 [Act], that the defendant, the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (“ICBC”) pay her $282,992.82 or its limits. She also seeks her costs, assessed at Scale B....

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10 Mar Haynes v. Haynes

             On September 21, 2012, the plaintiff, Buddy Haynes, was riding as a passenger in a 1994 Chevrolet half-ton four-wheel drive pickup truck. It was owned and driven by his father, the defendant, Arthur Brian Haynes....

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02 Mar Longford v. Tempesta

             INTRODUCTION[1]            This trial is about liability only. The plaintiff and defendants agree as to the amount of damages for the injuries the plaintiff suffered in the accident....

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05 Aug Miley v. Abulaban

             On Tuesday, May 18, 2010, the plaintiff, Colin Miley was driving his car. His car was stopped, waiting in a long line of vehicles (15 to 20) on the King George Highway in Surrey, British Columbia, when his vehicle was struck in the rear by a white minivan driven by the defendant, Ashraf Abulaban. Mr. Abulaban was driving the vehicle with the consent of the defendant and owner of the minivan, Hisham Al-Ahmad....

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07 Jan Tataryn v. Browne

             On November 17, 2006, at about 11:20 p.m., temporary farm workers were being transported in a pickup truck from a Knutsford farm to the New Life Mission (“NLM”) in downtown Kamloops. The pickup truck was driven the defendant, Adrianna Lee Browne (“Annie”), and owned by her mother, Mrs. Debra Lee Browne (“Mrs. Browne”). The truck and the workers did not reach Kamloops. Within a few minutes of the truck leaving the farm, the truck left Long Lake Road and tumbled down an embankment, rolling over several times and landing on its side (the “accident”)....

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22 Nov Levens v. Lehmann

             In the late afternoon of September 28, 2009, the plaintiff, Susan Levens, was driving her motor vehicle on Fortune Drive in Kamloops, British Columbia. Her partner, Richard King, was sitting beside her in the passenger seat of her vehicle. Ms. Levens and Mr. King were both wearing their seatbelts....

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01 Aug Anhalt v. Flowers

             On May 3, 2009, at Kamloops, British Columbia, Mr. John Anhalt alleges that he was injured in a motor vehicle accident for which he seeks damages. He claims that the other driver was negligent....

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05 Jul Schoenhalz v. Reeves

             The plaintiff, Trissteen Schoenhalz, now Trissteen Long (“Trissteen”), was injured in a motor vehicle accident on May 12, 2007. The accident happened in the Tappen, British Columbia area, near the Dry Lake Campground. Dry Lake Campground is approximately 45 minutes by car from Tappen....

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08 Apr Schenker v. Scott

             On July 17, 2009, the plaintiff, Sarah Schenker, was riding as a front seat passenger in a van owned and operated by the defendant, Lianne Margaret Scott. Ms. Scott and Ms. Schenker were travelling to Vancouver on the Trans Canada Highway (the “Highway”), near Lytton, British Columbia, when Ms. Scott’s vehicle left the Highway, went over an embankment to a road below, and then rolled down another embankment, landing close to the railway tracks (the “accident”)....

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