14 Jun 1983
LEE FAT v. YUEN KAN AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- LEE FAT v. YUEN KAN AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA4092/1982
The court accepted the deceased's earning capacity at $1,800 per month and assessed net savings at 50% ($900), applied a 16‑year multiplier for future loss, allowed specified pre‑trial and funeral and loss of expectation sums, applied a 25% deduction for contributory negligence, held Fatal Accident damages are absorbed by Law Reform damages for the intestate beneficiaries, and awarded a net judgment of $139,700 plus ordered interest and costs.
- Quantification of dependency
- Calculation of future loss
- Contributory negligence / apportionment
- Interest on damages
- Absorption/set-off of fatal accident and law reform damages