Read the full judgment text of HCA 001248/1969 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment.
1. From 17th October 1968 to 9th May 1969, the plaintiff (who is now 24 years of age) was employed as a dance hostess by the Fuji Ballroom. On the evening of 9th May the defendant (a man aged 45 years) had taken the girl from the ballroom to dinner somewhere in Repulse Bay intending to spend the entire evening with her. About 11.00 p.m. she was a passenger in a car driven by the defendant in South Bay Road. Owing to the negligent manner in which the defendant drove the vehicle, it crashed agains