Read the full judgment text of CACV 000026/1975 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 9 March 1976.
2. Leonard, J. awarded a total sum of $215,544, made up of $72,000 for loss of earning capacity, $90,000 for pain and suffering and loss of amenities, $52,700 for loss of past earnings and $844 for other special damages. No complaint is made of the special damages, but the first Defendant contends (i) that the figure for pain and suffering and loss of amenities is too high and (ii) that the multiplier of 15 adopted by the judge in arriving at his award for loss of earning capacity was too high.