Read the full judgment text of HCPI 000683/1998 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 3 February 2000.
1. This action arises out of an accident which occurred to Ng Yea Mui alias Ng Kwai Kuen ("the deceased") while he was on board a sampan on the waters in Sai Kung area. The plaintiff, who is the wife of the deceased, commenced these proceedings on 30 June 1998 to claim damages against the 2 defendants in negligence and in breach of statutory duty. The defendants deny liability and aver that the plaintiff had been contributorily negligent. By a Notice filed on 17 September 1998, the 2nd defendant