This trial was a hearing of two actions in which Tajinder Singh Bansi is plaintiff claiming damages suffered in two separate motor vehicle accidents. By order of the Master made December 30, 2008, these actions were directed to be heard at the same time, subject to direction of the trial judge....
On August 24, 2008, Khairun Hussain, the plaintiff, was riding as a passenger in the front seat of a Honda Civic driven by her daughter, Rana, which was travelling westbound on Kingsway in Vancouver and came to a stop at the intersection of Kingsway and Beatrice Street. Without warning, the Honda Civic was rear-ended by a vehicle owned by the defendant, Young Hee Cho, and driven by the defendant Ana Kyunghyun. The cost of repairing damage to the Honda Civic amounted to approximately $2,800. Following the accident, the plaintiff got out of the vehicle under her own power, comforted her daughter and eventually returned to the vehicle before she and Rana continued on their way. Emergency vehicles did not attend the accident, nor were they requested. Liability for the accident is admitted by the defendants....
The plaintiff, Jacob Everett, claims damages for personal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident which occurred on September 3, 2009. At the time of the accident, the plaintiff was 40 years of age, unemployed and living on his own in a home in Surrey, B.C. with his mother and step-father. Liability is not in issue....