25 Nov 2003
SZE WAI SHUN AND ANOTHER v. HYDRO-KLEEN PROFESSIONAL CAR CARE LTD
- Citation
- SZE WAI SHUN AND ANOTHER v. HYDRO-KLEEN PROFESSIONAL CAR CARE LTD
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCJ7909/2002
The court accepted the plaintiffs' evidence that the car was delivered to the defendant for repair, found the defendant was the bailee and vicariously liable for its mechanic's negligent test drive, and awarded compensatory damages after allowing and disallowing specified heads (accepted car value HKD 140,000; allowed surveyor, towage, storage, insurance premium, taxi fares and registration allowance; disallowed hire purchase interest and duplicate improvement costs; deducted retained parts and scrap value), resulting in a net award of HKD 157,466.40.