Sentences with phrase «psychological damage where»
A dog bite can cause physical harm, pain, and psychological damage where people especially children feel vulnerable and insecure in their place of residence and neighborhood.
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In the latter cases the psychological injury will be compensable on the basis of a pre-existing thin skull, except only in cases where the psychological problem is so dominant as a pre-existing condition and the injuries sustained in the accident are so trivial that the accident can no longer be said to be a sufficient cause in law to support an award of damages on the basis of proximate cause.
Examples of the application of the «thin skull» principle to the award of damages for psychological symptoms in circumstances where there was an existing predisposition include Enge v. Trerise (1960), 26 D.L.R. (2d) 529 (B.C.C.A.), Cotic v. Gray (1981), 17 C.C.L.T. 138 (Ont.C.A.)
The court considered and ruled on: whether aggravated damages, which are purely compensatory, are appropriate where there has already been an award for psychological damage; whether exemplary damages should be awarded; and whether chief constables are vicariously liable for the actions of their officers.
The argument that where there has been a significant award for psychological injury there should be no, or a limited, award of aggravated damages — put forward in Goswell v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis CA, 1998, unreported — has again been rejected.
Troll insurance will help in the instances where legal action is taken to cover prosecution, but that's reactive and doesn't particularly undo the damage of missing school or work (not to mention the psychological costs).