28 Jun 1973
FAN SEE-YUK AND OTHERS v. OCEAN TRAMPING CO LTD
- Citation
- FAN SEE-YUK AND OTHERS v. OCEAN TRAMPING CO LTD
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCEC102/1972
Applicant proved death was prima facie an accident in the course of employment and was entitled to rely on the presumption in s.5(6); the presumption against suicide applied and was not displaced by convincing evidence; consequently respondent liable to pay compensation of $32,695.20 to the widow and six children. The burden of proving suicide rested on respondent and was not satisfied.