9 Jun 1983
CHAN LAI KING AND ANOTHER v. TANG YIU-WING
- Citation
- CHAN LAI KING AND ANOTHER v. TANG YIU-WING
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA4337/1982
The defendant was negligent: he drove a heavily loaded lorry down a steep, narrow bend in too high a gear and crossed the center lines, failing to use the exhaust brake; the deceased was not contributorily negligent; damages payable to dependants were assessed under FAO and LARCO with offsets for ECO payments and employer entitled to indemnity and costs under ECO s.25.