What is the impact of a brother's educational background on the earning capacity of a plaintiff?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Felix v. Omar, 2018 ONSC 3286 (CanLII):
The Defendant also cites Gray v. Macklin, [2000] O.J. No. 4603 (S.C.J.) where the court used a brother’s educational level as one of numerous factors in determining the earning capacity of a 15-year old plaintiff who suffered a brain injury in a motor vehicle accident. The Defendant also refers me to 3 cases from British Columbia and 1 from Saskatchewan where the educational and career histories of siblings were cited as factors in awarding damages.
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