3 Mar 1977
WONG CHI-ON v. YUEN TIM-FAT
- Citation
- WONG CHI-ON v. YUEN TIM-FAT
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA1120/1974
The court quantified past and future pecuniary losses using proved figures and accepted a reduced valuation for spousal attendance (set at half the likely cost of outside help at $400/month), applied a multiplier of 8 for future losses, awarded $8,000 for loss of expectation of life and $80,000 for pain, suffering and loss of amenities, and refused to award interest on the judgment because the relevant statutory amendment had not been brought into operation and the court would not anticipate the legislature; resulting judgment for plaintiff for $315,690 with costs to be taxed under the Legal…