10 Jul 1987
YIP KAM HUNG BY HIS FATHER AND NEXT FRIEND YIP FUNG LOI v. LEUNG SAM NGA
- Citation
- YIP KAM HUNG BY HIS FATHER AND NEXT FRIEND YIP FUNG LOI v. LEUNG SAM NGA
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA7337/1986
Liability having been established by interlocutory judgment, the court awarded compensatory damages including special damages for two prostheses and annual examinations and general damages for pain, suffering and loss of amenities at $110,000 and loss of earning capacity at $50,000; refused past earnings on the ground that the plaintiff's failure to retain employment was voluntary and not caused by the injury; deducted Employees' Compensation of $82,800 and awarded interest at 2% per annum from the date of the writ on the net sum.
- Negligence
- Breach of contract of employment
- Damages assessment
- Loss of earning capacity
- Special damages (prosthesis and medical)
- Interest