On January 19th, 1978 three tragic cases all rose to the Supreme Court of Canada, where nine judges decided how Canadian law would compensate the injured for pain and suffering. In Andrews v. Grand and Toy, Jim Andrews was an 18-year-old who was rendered quadriplegic in a car accident. In Thornton v School District 57, Gary Thorton was an 18-year-old who was rendered quadriplegic in a gymnastics accident at school. In Arnold v. Teno, Diane Teno was a four-and-a-half-year-old girl who was rendered partially paralyzed and severely brain injured after stepping into traffic from behind an ice cream truck.
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