Korean traditional values cited in financial reward following untimely death of Nanaimo teen
NANAIMO — Citing Korean tradition of supporting parents for sacrifices they made, a BC Supreme Court justice awarded $327,000 for hypothetical future awards from a deceased Nanaimo teen.
Eric Shimm was a 17-year-old Dover Bay Secondary School student using a Hammond Bay Rd. crosswalk when he was hit and killed by an inattentive driver at Ventura Pl. in March 2019.
Shimm’s parents asked the high court to provide between $1.1 million to $1.6 million from the driver and his insurer, arguing the integral role their only son played in their lives.
In traditional Korean practice, hyodo compels children to provide economic and other supports to their parents.