21 Mar 1979
CHIANG YING CHENG AND ANOTHER v. HO LAI PING AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- CHIANG YING CHENG AND ANOTHER v. HO LAI PING AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA2390/1974
On the evidence the court found the deceased's earnings insufficiently established to support the highest claimed contributions; it accepted a multiplicand of $1,700 per month for widow and child with a multiplier of 13, adopted $1,500 per month for parents/siblings with a multiplier of 6, awarded specified special items including funeral and clothing, directed $60,000 be paid into Court for the infant, allowed $10,000 under Cap.23 to merge with Fatal Accidents awards, and awarded interest (7% from writ to assessment and 8% thereafter on general damages; 4% from date of death on special damag…