Read the full judgment text of CACV 000388/2003 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 25 February 2005.
1. This was an appeal from a judgment of A Cheung J given on 24 October 2003 in an action for personal injuries based on negligence. He held that the defendant had been negligent but that the plaintiff had been guilty of contributory negligence. He awarded a sum of $787,100 to the plaintiff together with interest. The defendant appeals both in respect of liability and quantum. There was no cross appeal.