Read the full judgment text of CACV 000007/1982 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 25 March 1982.
1. Public light buses are an established part of the Hong long scene. There are many of them and from time to time they are involved in accidents. Not unnaturally some owners have sought to devise means of avoiding liability for damage caused by the negligence of the drivers. The important question in the present case is whether the appellant Owner has successfully avoided liability for damage caused to the Plaintiff by the undoubted negligence of the Driver of his bus. The trial judge held that