21 Jan 2024
CHONG JIA MING 1. ) ABDUL KHALIK BIN YUSOF 2. ) KHIM HUO CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS SDN BHD
- Citation
- JA-12B-33-07/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- JA-12B-33-07/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Appeal dismissed because Sessions Court did not commit any legal error: (1) ligament injuries involved the same anatomical site so a consolidated global award of RM30,000 was appropriate and within compendium ranges; (2) RM50,000 awarded for surgery (one-third principle applied to private hospital cost range RM50,000–RM100,000) was reasonable absent proof public hospital surgery was unavailable; (3) knee brace claim rejected as unnecessary and unsupported by use or medical necessity evidence; (4) loss of earning capacity claim dismissed as speculative since plaintiff remained employed at same…