31 Jan 1980
CHU CHE PING AND OTHERS v. WONG KOU-SHEE AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- CHU CHE PING AND OTHERS v. WONG KOU-SHEE AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA3927/1978
On the balance of credible eyewitness evidence the first defendant drove through the pedestrian light against the deceased and, given the established defective foot-brake which he knew or ought to have known and failed to maintain, his negligence caused the death; the second defendant was vicariously and personally liable for inadequate maintenance; damages were assessed with a 14-year multiplier, public assistance set off against husband's loss, pre-trial amounts awarded interest at 4% (half rate) and no interest awarded on post-trial economic loss.