AU MENG KAI 1. GAN SEE SIN, sebagai bapa yang sah dan penanggungan kepada GAN EN TECK, simati, untuk diri sendiri. 2. LIEW NYET YAN, sebagai ibu yang sah dan penanggungan kepada GAN EN TECK, simati, untuk diri sendiri.

AU MENG KAI 1. GAN SEE SIN, sebagai bapa yang sah dan penanggungan kepada GAN EN TECK, simati, untuk diri sendiri. 2. LIEW NYET YAN, sebagai ibu yang sah dan penanggungan kepada GAN EN TECK, simati, untuk diri sendiri.

The High Court allowed the appeal because the plaintiffs failed to prove the deceased earned the higher sums claimed; the court must give weight to pleaded figures and reliable documentary evidence (income tax returns) and reject self-serving, uncorroborated vouchers; applying s.7 Civil Law Act and compensatory principle, the proven loss of support to the parents was MYR1,000 per month, not the higher amount awarded by the Sessions Court.

Citation
JA-12B-70-09/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Parties
Appellant/defendant: Au Meng Kai; Respondent/plaintiff: Gan See Sin; Respondent/plaintiff: Liew Nyet Yan
Court
High Court
Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Judgment Date
5 September 2021
Case Number
JA-12B-70-09/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal (personal Injury/dependency Claim) / Judgment on Appeal (high Court)
Outcome
Appeal allowed; Cross-appeal dismissed; loss of support assessed at MYR1,000 per month
Legal Topics
Loss of Support, Quantum of Damages, Pleadings and Proof, Evidence and Reliability of Documents, Statutory Interpretation of Section 7 Civil Law Act 1956, Apportionment of Liability
Source Language
Malay/English
Tort Civil Damages Wrongful Death Civil Procedure Loss of Support Quantum of Damages Pleadings and Proof Evidence and Reliability of Documents +2 more

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Parties

Au Meng Kai

Appellant/defendant

Gan See Sin

Respondent/plaintiff

Liew Nyet Yan

Respondent/plaintiff

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal (personal Injury/dependency Claim) / Judgment on Appeal (high Court)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the learned Sessions Court Judge erred in assessing the deceased's earnings
  2. 2 Whether the plaintiffs proved the quantum of loss of support
  3. 3 Whether appellate interference with the trial judge's damages award was justified

Ratio Decidendi

The High Court allowed the appeal because the plaintiffs failed to prove the deceased earned the higher sums claimed; the court must give weight to pleaded figures and reliable documentary evidence (income tax returns) and reject self-serving, uncorroborated vouchers; applying s.7 Civil Law Act and compensatory principle, the proven loss of support to the parents was MYR1,000 per month, not the higher amount awarded by the Sessions Court.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed; Cross-appeal dismissed; loss of support assessed at MYR1,000 per month

Orders

  • Appeal allowed
  • Cross-Appeal dismissed