18 Aug 2022
1. ) Gnanasundri A/p Thangaraja (Mendakwa Sebagai Ibu Yang Sah Dan Orang Tanggungan Logathiran A/l Ganggu Naidu, Simati) 2. ) Ganggu Naidu A/l Pentiah (Mendakwa Sebagai Ibu Yang Sah Dan Orang Tanggungan Logathiran A/l Ganggu Naidu, Simati)
- Citation
- JA-A53KJ-655-08/2020 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
- Court
- Sessions Court
- Case number
- JA-A53KJ-655-08/2020 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
Court preferred defendant's factual version as inherently more probable given presence of a parked vehicle obstructing the left lane and the positioning and damage to the defendant vehicle; apportioned liability 20% to defendant and 80% to deceased for attempting unsafe overtaking; defendant was liable for pre-death pain and suffering under section 8 but not liable for the deceased's death under section 7 because court found intervening negligent care (bed sores and infection) broke the causal chain and plaintiffs failed to prove defendant's negligence materially contributed to death; plainti…