07 Apr Perry v. Perry

             This is an assessment of damages for personal injuries claimed by the plaintiff, Beverly Perry (“Ms. Perry”), arising from two motor vehicle accidents....

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05 Apr Cairns v. Gill

             This is an application by Indirjit Gill and Gurjit Kaur Gill (the “defendants”) for payment of their costs and disbursements after an offer to settle a personal injury claim arising from a motor vehicle accident was refused by Sherrill Leanne Cairns (the “plaintiff”).  The plaintiff declined to accept the defendants’ offer to settle her claim for $1,292 (the “offer to settle”) plus costs, and proceeded to a three day trial before a judge and jury.  The plaintiff, although the successful party at trial, received a total jury award of $851....

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04 Apr Chun v. Smit

             There are two applications before the court for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 9-7, arising out of two separate proceedings. In each the plaintiff is seeking judgment against the defendant on the issue of liability, with damages to be assessed. One is on behalf of Taik Soo Chun, in action no. M095572. He was the driver of a motor vehicle involved in a collision with a vehicle operated by the defendant on February 23, 2009 at or near the intersection of Lougheed Highway and Shaughnessy Street in Port Coquitlam, B.C. The other application is on behalf of Ho Eun Kim, who was a passenger in the vehicle Taik Soo Chun was driving. The question is whether Taik Soo Chun may be liable to Mr. Kim, apparently does not trouble counsel, who represented both at this hearing....

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04 Apr Enns v. Cahan

           THE COURT:  The respondent, Mr. Cahan, has applied for an order striking the jury notice given by the claimant, Mr. Enns. Joshua Enns died following a car accident on October 2, 2002. I will refer to him as Joshua to distinguish him from his father, who I refer to as Mr. Enns....

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01 Apr Mahil v. Price

           These reasons arise out of an application brought by the defendants, Mr. Price and Ms. Bell, to have the plaintiff, Mr. Mahil, examined by Dr. Peter Gropper this coming Monday, April 4, 2011. Dr. Gropper is an orthopaedic specialist....

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31 Mar Parsons v. Mears

             This is a personal injury action in which liability is denied. The plaintiff seeks compensation for pain and suffering as well as past and prospective income loss....

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31 Mar Habib v. Jack

             The plaintiff, Ms. Bibi Habib, received an injury while a passenger on the bus operated by the defendants Coast Mountain Bus Company Ltd. and Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (“TransLink”) and driven by Robert Jack. Ms. Habib alleges that she was injured when the driver did not reduce the speed of the bus when going over a speed bump. At the request of the parties, this trial dealt solely with the issue of liability.Facts...

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28 Mar S.M.M. v. K.J.H.

             The parties to this divorce proceeding are both 53 years old. They started cohabiting in December 1982 and were married on December 18, 1984. They separated 25 years later, on December 29, 2009. There were no children of the marriage....

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28 Mar Manson v. Kalar

             This is a claim for damages for personal injuries arising from a motor vehicle accident which occurred on April 1, 2008 when the plaintiff’s vehicle was rear-ended by a vehicle owned and driven by the defendant.  Liability has been admitted.  The trial was limited to an assessment of damages.  Background Facts: ...

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