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Decision Information

Dick v Northwest Territories (Commissioner)

Court Supreme Court
Date 1985-04-02
File numbers SC 7134
Judge(s) de Weerdt
Location Inuvik
Cases and statutes considered Cases considered:
KENDI V. COMMISSIONER OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (1984) N.W.T.R. 396 (S.C.);
DALTON V. CRIMINAL INJURIES COMMISSIONER BOARD (1982), 36 O.R. 2D 394 (DIV. CT.).

Statutes considered:
CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION ORDINANCE, S. 25
Decision information:

Abstract: Application under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Ordinance - Relatives of the deceased claim compensation - Deceased was killed when run over by a truck being operated by impaired driver - Driver not charged in relation to death of the deceased.
Decision: Application dismissed - Impaired driver not responsible for the death of the deceased - Deceased was grossly intoxicated and road conditions were slippery - Accident would have occurred had the driver not been impaired - Costs reserved.
Subjects: Damages - Criminal injuries compensation
Keywords: Criminal injuries compensation - accident - intoxication

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