22 Nov 1971
PANG YUN CHEUNG v. NG KWOK PING AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- PANG YUN CHEUNG v. NG KWOK PING AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA388/1971
The first defendant was negligent and caused the accident; plaintiff was not contributorily negligent and the inevitable accident defence failed; only reasonable and necessary items of special damage are recoverable (clothes, spectacles, hospital expenses, limited visitor and travel costs, amah wages and limited loss of earnings); expenses for elective herbalist treatment and luxury nourishment are not recoverable; general damages awarded for pain and suffering and future loss of earnings assessed and adjusted, producing a total judgment of $29,005 in favour of the plaintiff.