Read the full judgment text of CACV 000061/1991 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 9 July 1991 before Sir Derek Cons, Ag. C.J., Kempster & Clough, JJ.A..
Personal injury – damages – pain suffering and loss of amenities – assessment – inflation – date of accident vs date of judgment – guidelines – serious disablement – eye injury – metal splinter – vision-threatening diseases – cataract – sympathetic ophthalmitis – tractional retinal detachment – traumatic glaucoma – comparison with similar cases – Lee Ting Lam v. Leung Kam Ming (1980) HKLR 657 – Lau Che Ping v. Hoi Kong Ironwares Godown Co. Ltd. (1988) 2 HKLR 650 – Lam Nam Fui and Others v. Wong See Mo [1991] 1 HKLR 361 – appeal allowed – damages increased from $110,000 to $170,000
Legal issues: Assessment of damages for pain suffering and loss of amenities
Outcome: Appeal allowed; damages for pain suffering and loss of amenities increased from $110,000 to $170,000.
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