Read the full judgment text of HCA 005582/1985 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 29 June 1987.
1. The Plaintiff sued on behalf of the parents, as next of kin, of the deceased, who was killed when run down by a motor car driven by the Defendant on 17 July, 1983. The deceased was 18½ years of age and resided in China. He was a member of the crew of a vessel visiting Hong Kong.