6 Jul 1982
WONG SAU WAH AND OTHERS v. LEUNG KAM CHEUK AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- WONG SAU WAH AND OTHERS v. LEUNG KAM CHEUK AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV46/1982
On appeal the Court held the proper date for assessing lost years was the date of trial and adjusted the deceased's probable earnings accordingly; it found the pleaded living expense figure required a $1,500 monthly deduction, confirmed the multiplier of 7 and the lost years award of $210,000 (full liability); it held mourners' dinners are not recoverable as funeral expenses but allowed reasonable Buddhist ceremonies, increasing recoverable funeral expenses and varying the trial judge's order accordingly.