9 May 2003
YU PUN YUEN v. NG KWOK MAN t/a EAST MOUNTAIN ENGINEERING CO AND OTHERS
- Citation
- YU PUN YUEN v. NG KWOK MAN t/a EAST MOUNTAIN ENGINEERING CO AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCPI293/2002
The Court found the plaintiff was employed by the 1st defendant who breached the duty to provide a safe system of work by supplying only a folding ladder; the 2nd defendant was vicariously liable for its employee Yu Hang's negligence in failing to hold the ladder; the 3rd defendant was not liable because there was no evidence it knew or ought to have known of the unsafe method in the short period; plaintiff's contributory negligence assessed at 20% reduced recoverable damages, and ECC compensation is to be credited against the award.