23 Dec 1987
NG YAT YING AND ANOTHER v. LAW MING KWAN AND OTHERS
- Citation
- NG YAT YING AND ANOTHER v. LAW MING KWAN AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV130/1987
The Court allowed the appeal in part: reduced the infant's general damages from $65,000 to $45,000 as the Master's figure was excessive; reduced father's pre-trial earnings award from $146,766.55 to $132,666.55 because the Master's acceptance of an unsupported $1,200/month pre-accident earning was erroneous; upheld the Master's discretionary award for future loss of earning capacity (not disturbed); found no inconsistency between LARCO and FAO methodologies; and held the $30,000 award for payments to grandparents under LARCO was unlawful because s.20(2)(b)(ii) of the Fatal Accidents Ordinance…