Welcome to the Acheson Sweeney Foley Sahota personal injury case law database.

Our firm has collected and organized a number of personal injury court decisions in a publicly-accessible database, for use as a resource by law students, other lawyers and firms, as well as the general public. This database will include some of our firm’s results, as well as results from many other lawyers. For information about results from this firm only, please click here.

The British Columbia Supreme Court and the British Columbia Court of Appeal are the sources for all of the cases in this database; these cases are not official versions of the material produced, and were not made in affiliation with or the endorsement of the British Columbia Superior Courts.




Sikora v. Brown

             The parties make claims against each other for personal injury damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident that occurred in the early morning hours of Saturday, December 14, 2002....

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Maltese v. Pratap

             This trial concerns the action of James Maltese for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident.  The accident occurred on November 12, 2008.  Liability has been admitted by the defendant, Krishneel Pratap.  The only issue is the measure of damages to be awarded to the plaintiff....

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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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Bergen v. Guliker

             These actions concern, inter alia, the decisions and actions of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (the “RCMP”) prior to a high speed collision at approximately 2:00 p.m. on August 10, 2008 on Ferry Island Road (also known as “Rosedale Ferry Road”) near Agassiz, B.C. which resulted in two fatalities (the “Collision”)....

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Raikou v. Spencer

             The plaintiff, Georgia Raikou, claims damages for injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on April 15, 2011 (the “accident”). Liability for the accident is admitted....

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Johal v. Meyede

             The plaintiff, Lisa Johal, is a thirty-year-old woman who appears to be ideally suited to the hospitality industry.  She has a warm and engaging personality together with a drive to succeed in her chosen career....

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Penner International Inc. v. Basaraba Estate

             In this proceeding I am asked to determine liability for the second of two motor vehicle accidents which occurred within seconds of each other on snow-ridden Highway 16 near the Yellowhead Lake turnoff near Valemount, B.C. on January 14, 2011. At issue is the standard of care of a driver facing a near “whiteout” on a rural highway....

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Butcher v. Vantol

             THE COURT:  The plaintiff seeks damages for injuries suffered in a car accident that occurred on September 22, 2010.  Liability is admitted....

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Brown v. Dhariwal

             THE COURT: The defendants appeal a Master’s order made on October 23, 2013 dismissing the defendants' application for a continued examination for discovery of the plaintiff in accordance with Rule 7-2(2)(a)....

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Charland v. Cloverdale Minor Baseball Association and Wheeler

             This claim for double costs is brought by the Defendant, David Wheeler, following a judgment which dismissed the claim of the Plaintiff, Benoit Charland.  Mr. Wheeler submits that it would have been reasonable for Mr. Charland to accept one of three offers to settle made by him prior to the three-day trial....

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Kerr v. Hall

             This is an action for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident.  By agreement, this trial was restricted to the issue of liability.I.        BACKGROUND...

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