Read the full judgment text of CACV 000052/1998 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. This is an appeal by the 1st defendant employer against the judge's finding of liability in a widow's claim on behalf of herself and other dependants of her deceased husband. He was killed on 7 May 1991 when a tower crane collapsed on a building site at No. 1 Tregunter Path. The tower crane was of the goose-neck type. It was about 15 years old and had been imported into Hong Kong by the 4th defendant from Germany without any guarantee as to its condition. The crane had been newly painted in G