9 Jun 2000
ESPIRITU MARCELINO N AND ANOTHER v. LO KIT
- Citation
- ESPIRITU MARCELINO N AND ANOTHER v. LO KIT
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCPI1266/1997
The defendant, as owner, was liable in negligence for the collapse of the unauthorised, corroded balcony (a metal cage) because it was poorly constructed, exposed to damp and not maintained or supported; the defendant's late concession of liability following acceptance of the Building Department's report settled factual causation and liability and there was no pursued contributory negligence; damages were assessed on the evidence and plaintiff vulnerability and economic loss quantified by lump sums.