4 Oct 1991
NG SAI SO AND ANOTHER v. SUM WING TRANSPORTATION CO (a firm)
- Citation
- NG SAI SO AND ANOTHER v. SUM WING TRANSPORTATION CO (a firm)
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA5347/1986
The defendant breached its common law duty by failing to provide any system, supervision or safety procedure for loading/unloading containers; hearsay evidence was admitted in the exercise of discretion; the deceased was contributorily negligent to the extent of 40% for voluntarily entering a confined 'dead space'; damages were assessed and reduced by 40% with specified interest adjustments and an identifiable period of interest disallowed for plaintiff delay.