Is mitigation a consideration for each head of damage in a motor vehicle accident?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Mullens v. Toor, 2016 BCSC 1645 (CanLII):

It is appropriate to consider the issue of mitigation separately in respect of each head of damage: Zawadzki v. Calimoso 2011 BCSC 45, at para. 164.

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