15 Dec 1977
CHEUK MA-YEE v. LAU KOON-KI
- Citation
- CHEUK MA-YEE v. LAU KOON-KI
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA1205/1976
Court found defendant negligent and causally responsible for the death; assessed dependency using a multiplicand of $800/month and multiplier of eight (adjusted to a lump sum), awarded $75,000 under the Fatal Accidents Ordinance; awarded special damages (funeral $4,000; watch $195; spectacles $65; clothing $40) totaling $4,300; ordered judgment for plaintiff for $79,300 and one day's costs.