What is the difference between aggravated and punitive damages?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Plazacorp Retail Properties Ltd. v. Mailboxes Etc., 2009 NSCA 40 (CanLII):
Aggravated damages and punitive damages are two different types of damages. The role of aggravated damages is a compensatory one, while punitive damages are designed to punish. Punitive damages are only awarded where the conduct complained of is of such a nature that it warrants punishment. See Vorvis v. Insurance Corp. of British Columbia, 1989 CanLII 93 (SCC), [1989] 1 S.C.R. 1085 at ¶16.
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