Read the full judgment text of HCA 005325/1986 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 14 July 1987.
1. This action for damages, under the Law Amendment and Reform (Consolidation) Ordinance Cap. 23 and the Fatal Accidents Ordinance Cap. 22, arose out of the death of Ma Yee, in a motor traffic accident on 22nd July 1984. The plaintiff is also the widow of the deceased. The 2nd defendant was the driver of the taxi involved in the accident as a consequence of which the deceased died. The 1st defendant was the owner of the taxi. Counsel for the defendants admitted that if the 2nd defendant were fou