The BC Supreme Court distinguished accident-related injuries from the risks posed by a pedestrian’s pre-existing spinal condition and awarded $702,964 following an admitted-liability motor vehicle collision. Its assessment applied thin-skull and crumbling-skull principles to the evidence, without deciding any insurance coverage issue.
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Franks v Viel, 2026 BCSC 1999
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Held. The BC Supreme Court distinguished accident-related injuries from the risks posed by a pedestrian’s pre-existing spinal condition and awarded $702,964 following an admitted-liability motor vehicle collision.
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