Read the full judgment text of HCPI 000863/1999 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 7 November 2001.
1. The plaintiff, the young widow of the deceased, Lai Chi Keung (the deceased) and the administratrix of his estate, brought suit on behalf of his estate and his dependants to recover damages under the Fatal Accidents Ordinance, Cap. 22 and the Law Amendment and Reform (Consolidation) Ordinance, Cap. 23. The deceased was fatally injured on 14 January 1997 when he was struck and suffocated by 2.5 tons of liquid concrete that were accidentally discharged from a height as he worked at a building s