23 Nov 1984
CHAN KIN FU v. LEE KAM HUNG AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- CHAN KIN FU v. LEE KAM HUNG AND ANOTHER
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCJ6844/1984
The court accepted the medical opinion that splenectomy carries a quantifiable but low probability of life‑threatening pneumococcal septicaemia (approx. 1 in 20 over 25 years) with high fatality; applying the Jones v. Griffith approach and allowing for pain, surgery and six months diminished amenity, the proper award of general damages is $50,000. Special damages were proven in reduced amount $7,026.70 and interest ordered as specified.