Read the full judgment text of HCA 002703/1988 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 29 June 1990.
1. On the 14th April, 1985, the Plaintiff was struck on his head by a wash-basin. It had fallen from about the 18th floor level of a hoist at Block 1 of what was then the Hong Kong Gardens construction site, where he was employed as a plumber. He sustained serious injuries. He now claims damages from the Defendants. He alleges negligence on the part of the three Defendants; breach of statutory duty against the 3rd Defendant ("the Company") as the contractor responsible for the hoist, and breach