Read the full judgment text of HCA 000792/1967 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 24 December 1968.
1. This action arises out of an accident which occurred on board the S.S. Taiyuen, a cargo vessel, carrying passengers, owned by the China Navigation Company, the defendants. It is brought by the widow and administratrix of one Cheung Chung Wai. On 5th July, 1966 Cheung Chung Wai, whom I shall refer to as 'the deceased', was travelling as a 'Steerage/Deck Passenger' on the S.S. Taiyuen. The voyage was from Sydney to Hong Kong and the ship sailed from Sydney on or about 18th June 1966. On 5th Jul