28 Mar 1979
MELVYN JAMES GREEN AND OTHERS v. TONG KWAN WAH AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- MELVYN JAMES GREEN AND OTHERS v. TONG KWAN WAH AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA256/1979
Court held that (1) damages for pain and suffering should include allowance for the particular horror and mental anguish experienced without requiring separate medical evidence for nervous shock; (2) plaintiffs are entitled to full replacement value for the severely damaged new pram and sunglasses without reduction for limited subsequent use; (3) the fourth plaintiff (employer) is entitled to recover wages and accommodation paid to the first plaintiff during his incapacity as a per quod type recovery because the employee's services were essential and not readily replaceable.