Read the full judgment text of HCA 000335/1977 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 27 October 1978.
1. On the evening of the 1st August 1975 an accident occurred on the main road between Tai Po and Fanling. At the point in question that road is about 6 ½ metres wide and carries one lane of traffic in each direction. Independent witnesses saw a minibus swerve violently to its right across the opposite traffic lane, mount the pavement and crash into a tree on the far side. A private car coming the other way was unable to stop in time and ran into the side of the minibus. The plaintiff boy was pu