Read the full judgment text of CACV 000011/1974 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 12 July 1974.
1. This is an appeal against a judgment of the learned Chief Justice dismissing a claim to damages for personal injury. The facts as found at the trial were that on the afternoon of 20th April 1971 the Plaintiff crossed Chung On Street, Tsuen Wan, near a cross-roads. He walked across a studded crossing with the junction on his left and intended, after he had crossed, to walk down the far side of Chung On Street to his right. When he reached the far side he stepped side-ways to his left on to a p