28 Jun 1973
LEUNG KWAI-YU v. POLICE SERGEANT 1615 WONG KAM-YIU AND OTHERS
- Citation
- LEUNG KWAI-YU v. POLICE SERGEANT 1615 WONG KAM-YIU AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA2349/1972
The judge accepted the plaintiff's account over the defendants', found that the police assaulted the plaintiff and that the subsequent prosecution was instituted and pursued without reasonable or probable cause and maliciously; because the defendants acted within the scope of their employment the Crown (Attorney General) was vicariously liable; plaintiff entitled to special damages of $4,748 and general damages of $4,000 plus taxed costs.