Chung Yuen Yee v. Sam Woo Bore Pile Foundation Ltd and Others

Read the full judgment text of CACV 145/2010 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 22 July 2011.

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Case No.CACV 145/2010
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Court of Appeal
Date22 Jul 2011
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CACV 145/2010

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF APPEAL

CIVIL APPEAL NO. 145 OF 2010

(ON APPEAL FROM HCPI NO. 1053 OF 2006)

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BETWEEN

CHUNG YUEN YEE, THE ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF LAI WING KEE, DECEASED Plaintiff
and
SAM WOO BORE PILE FOUNDATION LIMITED 1st Defendant
  SAM WOO ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT LIMITED 2nd Defendant
  SAM WOO CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 3rd Defendant
  SAM WOO SHIP BUILDING LIMITED 4th Defendant

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Before : Hon Cheung CJHC, Tang VP and Cheung JAin Court

Date of Hearing: 8 July 2011

Date of Judgment: 22 July 2011

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C O R R I G E N D A

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Kindly note the following correction in the Judgment dated 22 July 2011: -

Page 5, paragraph 14 should read as:-

“14. The parties agreed that the damages were $2,680,000 which were reduced to $2,064,000 because of the plaintiff’s contributory negligence and an agreed deduction of $80,000 being in the notion of an ex gratia payment or a loan paid to the plaintiff after the accident.”

Page 20, paragraph 56, line 3 should read as:-

“Judgment for $2,600,000 (i.e. $2,680,000 less $80,000) shall be entered against the defendants.”

Dated this 15th day of September, 2011

(Candy Lau)(Ms)
Clerk to Hon. Cheung, JA