24 Apr 2008
WONG MAN TAT v. CHAN YUEN MAN AND OTHERS
- Citation
- WONG MAN TAT v. CHAN YUEN MAN AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV347/2007
The Court of Appeal upheld the trial judge's primary finding that leakage from the defendants' #1801 shower stall caused seepage in the claimant's #1802 based on spray tests, photographs and expert surveyor evidence and the absence of any credible alternative cause; the appeal on liability was dismissed. However the judge's order to assess damages was set aside because the plaintiff had failed to adduce evidence of diminution in value or valuation evidence at trial and there had been no split trial authorizing later assessment of damages. Costs of the appeal were awarded to the respondent at…