Read the full judgment text of HCPI 000427/1998 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 5 February 1999.
1. On the 3rd February 1999 this came before me on its Check List Review. For some reason not yet clear, the Defendant's solicitors failed to attend. The Plaintiff's case is being conducted by the Legal Aid Department. Public funds are involved. She sues as administratrix of the estate of her deceased daughter. It is a "running down" action. The deceased suffered fatal injuries in December 1996, when she was riding as a pillion passenger on the Defendant's motorcycle. In overtaking a motor vehic