Read the full judgment text of HCA 002714/1973 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment.
1. This action arises out of a traffic accident which occurred on the 4th March, 1972, when the plaintiff, an unmarried woman, was knocked down and injured by a taxi driven by the first defendant and owned by the second defendant. When the case was called, the first defendant did not put in an appearance so counsel for the plaintiff called the evidence of a doctor after which the case was put back until the afternoon. Again, when the case came on at 2.30 p.m. on 14th March, 1974, the first defen