22 Dec 2021
SE TO CHUN ON ANDY v. HO KAM WAH AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- [2021] HKDC 1608
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCPI1306/2016
The court found on the balance of probabilities, based on contemporaneous photographs, physical evidence and witness credibility, that the 1st defendant negligently intruded into the bus lane and caused the collision; the 2nd defendant is vicariously liable; plaintiff bore no contributory negligence; because of pre-existing lumbar spondylosis and two subsequent workplace injuries the court apportioned causation as 40% attributable to the 2013 accident and reduced general damages by 60%, awarding net damages of HKD 88,914.48 plus interest and costs.