21 Sept 1984
LAI KUN v. CHAU CHI CHEUNG AND OTHERS
- Citation
- LAI KUN v. CHAU CHI CHEUNG AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA2379/1981
Master Clay held that the widow was not a wife for statutory purposes and the illegitimate children were dependants under the Fatal Accidents Ordinance; accepted the Mantell J method of calculating lost years (dependency stream plus notional savings at 10% of income); adjusted proposed multipliers downward to 10, 11 and 15; awarded specific sums for children under FAO and aggregate under LARCO including funeral expenses and interest; ordered costs against the defendant.