Read the full judgment text of DCEC 000017/1988 on BabelCite. This District Court judgment was delivered on 28 January 1992.
1. In this consolidated action, the Applicants, who are the dependants of two deceased seamen in the employ of the Respondent, are claiming compensation under the Employees' Compensation Ordinance (the "Ordinance"). The Respondent disputed its liability towards the Applicants. It was agreed that in the event that liability is established, the amount of compensation payable to each of the Applicants shall be in the sum of $299,000.00 It was further agreed that the Applicants are wholly dependent