Read the full judgment text of HCA 014523/1983 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment.
1. The plaintiff makes clocks and watches. Its premises are on the 8th floor of the Ngai Wong Commercial Building in Mongkok Road. At about 8 in the morning of 7th September 1983, thieves armed with knives came to those premises and were let in by an accomplice who had been hired by the plaintiff only one or two days previously. They threatened members of staff, tied them up, gagged and blind-folded them, and made away with goods worth over $200,000. Now, the plaintiff seeks an indemnity from t