A plaintiff is not required, as part of the duty to mitigate loss, to plead a limitation defence against hospital or medical accounts reasonably incurred, even where those accounts are rendered outside the limitation period. The Limitation Act does not expunge debts, and it is not unreasonable for a debtor to wish to discharge a debt even though a limitation defence might be available. Where a plaintiff had a bare but not valueless chance of employment before an accident, and that chance was destroyed, the loss of earning capacity must be valued at more than a nominal sum.
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