23 Aug 1984
LAM YIN MEE AND ANOTHER v. LAU WAN AND OTHERS
- Citation
- LAM YIN MEE AND ANOTHER v. LAU WAN AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA4848/1983
The court found the 1st Defendant negligent in turning across the cycle track and that negligence caused the death; no contributory negligence by the deceased was proved; the 2nd Defendant employer is liable and judgment is entered against it; for a 15‑year‑old female the appropriate multiplier for lost years is 16 (same as for a male of that age) with a multiplicand of 45% of earnings; total damages for the estate rounded to $285,787 awarded.