Read the full judgment text of HCA 001297/1974 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 30 January 1975.
1. In October, 1971 the plaintiff was a young man aged 18 years. He was an apprentice metal worker. On the morning of the 14th of that month he was cycling to work as usual when he was knocked off his bicycle by an oil tanker driven by the 1st defendant, belonging to the 2nd defendant. I have already decided that the liability for that accident rests entirely upon the defendants and have given that decision and my reasons at the conclusion of the trial. All that remains is the assessment of dama