INSURANCE ISSUES
A claim for diminished value of a vehicle repaired after an
accident is not covered under Section C of the Alberta Standard
Auto Policy, SPF No. 1.
Dion v Security National Insurance Company, 2018 ABPC
242
FACTS AND ISSUES:
The Plaintiff Dion was insured by the Defendant, Security
National Insurance Company (SNIC) pursuant to an Alberta Standard
Automobile Policy S.P.F. No. 1, which provided insurance coverage
to the Dion for a 2008 Cadillac Escalade SUV. Dion, while driving
the insured vehicle, was involved in a collision with a moose on
September 6, 2015, between Fox Creek and Valleyview, Alberta.
Dion's vehicle was damaged, and SNIC undertook and paid for
repairs to the vehicle. Dion claimed that the repairs done to the
vehicle were inadequate, and also claimed that he had suffered
additional loss by way of diminished value of his vehicle as a
result of it having been involved in this accident. He also claimed
for additional mileage, other
