Read the full judgment text of HCA 000360/1971 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment.
1. This is an assessment of damages. The Plaintiff was a passenger in a motor car which was involved in an accident on the 25th January, 1970. He was admitted to hospital where he received treatment in respect of serious head injuries which he sustained. At the hearing the Plaintiff himself gave evidence as also did Dr. John Hunter who has specialist qualifications in neurology. I found Dr. Hunter's evidence to be extremely helpful. Dr. Hunter gave evidence that the nature of the injuries suffer