18 Sept 2023
1. ) MISPAR BIN SOPAH 2. ) RAJASEKAR A/L VELAPPAN 1. ) Kerajaan Malaysia 2. ) Ketua Polis Negara 3. ) KETUA POLIS NEGERI JOHOR 4. ) MOHD EFIEZ BIN MUSTAFA
- Citation
- JA-A71KJ-33-11/2021 (Mahkamah Majistret)
- Court
- Magistrates' Court
- Case number
- JA-A71KJ-33-11/2021 (Mahkamah Majistret)
On the balance of probabilities the court found Defendant Fourth negligent in a substantive collision with the plaintiffs' taxi; the plaintiffs' evidence and contemporaneous police reports were more consistent than defendants' later account; the statutory and regulatory defences did not relieve liability because the police rider drove in a dangerous/unreasonable manner and failed to take adequate warning steps; defendants 1-3 are vicariously liable for defendant 4; contributory negligence of plaintiffs assessed at 10% and defendants liable for 90%; special damages proven and awarded as pleade…