Read the full judgment text of HCA 000162/1974 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment.
1. This is an action brought under the Fatal Accidents Ordinance in respect of a lady who was then the plaintiff's wife and who was killed by the defendant in his motor car when she was crossing at the Kwun Tong Load in Kowloon. There can be no doubt whatsoever of the defendant's liability. The road at that point was wide and straight, giving visibility for at least three-quarters of a mile. The studded crossing on which the defendant killed the deceased was 250 to 300 yards from the traffic lig