Gayle ,Christopher v Mark Wright, etal

I N THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE OF

I N COMMON LAW

SUIT NO CL G 050 OF 2001

BETWEEN CHRISTOPHER GAYLE CLAIMANT

AND MARK WRIGHT FIRST DEFENDANT

AND RONHAM &

ASSOCIATES SECOND DEFENDANT

Mrs. Ingrid Clarke-Bennett instructed by Pollard, Lee, Clarke

and Associates for the claimant

Mr. Keith Bishop for the second defendant

June 24, July 5\23, 27, 29, A. ugust , 23,30, September 6, 20,

2004

Sykes J (Ag)

ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES: PERSONAL INJURY

Mr. Christopher Gayle, the claimant, shares the same name as the West

Indian opening batsman and plays cricket as well. The clainiant, like

the test cricketer, is also left handed. This, however, is where the

similarity ends. The claimant worked as sideman on a truck that was

involved in an accident on Noverr~ber 25, 1999. He was on the trl~ck

while it was traveling from Guys Hill, St. Mary to Kingston. When it