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Taylor, Vivolyn v Richard Sinclair
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE OF JAMAICA
CLAIM NO. 2005 HCV 1256
BETWEEN VIVOLYN TAYLOR
AND RICHARD SINCLAJR
CLAIMANT
DEFENDANT
Mr. John Graham for the Claimant
- Mr. Ainsworth Campbell for the Defendant
Heard: January 1, March 7 and April 18,2008
Assessment of Damages
Sinclair-Haynes J
On the 24t" December 2002, a bus owned by Richard Sinclair (Defendant), collided with
the right shoulder of Miss Vivolyn Taylor (Claimant) as she walked along the Old Stony Hill
(-:>.- ,) Road. As a result of the collision, she fell, injured her left hand and sprained her right knee.
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Liability was not contested. The Defendant, however, challenges the quantum of damages the
Claimant is entitled to.
The Claim
It is the Claimant's evidence that her left hand is useless. It is stiff and sticlts her. Her
ability to sleep at nights is affected because a severe pain radiates from her hand up to her
shoulder. She experiences pain, cramping and swelling to the hand whenever it is held down.