7 Mar 1988
LAI HING WAN v. KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION
- Citation
- LAI HING WAN v. KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA4338/1984
The defendant KCR breached its duty by failing to take reasonable measures to move passengers from overcrowded front carriages, by allowing passengers to remain on carriage platforms while the train departed, and by failing to close the folding metal gate when it was obvious passengers were on the platform; these breaches caused the plaintiff's injuries. The plaintiff was contributorily negligent to the extent of 20%; damages were awarded and calculated across heads including general damages, past and future earnings, care, prosthetics and equipment, with specified multipliers and interest.