13 Jun 2002
TSOI YAU YA v. CHAN KWOK HUNG AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- TSOI YAU YA v. CHAN KWOK HUNG AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCPI1388/1999
Court found the 1st defendant not credible on key points and that a reasonably cautious bus driver should have been doing 10–15 kph in the congested bus lane; the 1st defendant was driving at about 20–30 kph, failed to slow sufficiently after claiming priority and was negligent; 2nd defendant vicariously liable; plaintiff held 30% contributorily negligent; damages assessed and adjusted accordingly (net award of HKD 2,980,867), interest and costs ordered as specified.