10 Jul 1979
CHEUNG MEI NOR AND ANOTHER v. MAK KAU AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- CHEUNG MEI NOR AND ANOTHER v. MAK KAU AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA4455/1978
Because evidence of the deceased's precise age and exact contribution level was vague and unverified, the court resolved uncertainties against the plaintiffs, adopted a multiplicand of HKD 500 per month and a multiplier of 6 (on an assumed age of 63), awarded general damages of HKD 36,000, refused to apply the 'lost years' principle from Pickett to a Fatal Accidents claim, ordered the conventional Cap.23 award of HKD 10,000 to merge, allowed special damages for funeral expenses of HKD 6,000, awarded interest (7% p.a. on general from service of the writ; 4% p.a. on special from date of acciden…