Read the full judgment text of HCA 005370/1979 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 4 April 1985.
1. The Plaintiff was the husband and administrator of the estate of CHAN Pitt-moon, who on 29th May 1978 was struck and knocked down by a motorcycle owned by the 2nd Defendant and driven by the 1st Defendant. The deceased, who was 48 years of age at the time, sustained serious head injuries in this accident and died in hospital a week later on 5th June 1978. The procedure on this assessment and his rights thereto were explained to the 1st Defendant who appeared in person. He neither cross-examin