Vinroy McDermott v Mohan Rigg, etal

THE SUPREME COURT OF JLDICATURE OF JAMAICA 

IN COMMON LAW

SUIT NO. CL 2002lM199

BETWEEN V ~ X O YM CDERMOTT CLAIMANT

AlVD MOHAN RIGG 1 ST DEFENDANT

AND MICI-IAEL RAMSARIOOP 2ND DEFENDANT

Mrs. Dorothy Gordon for Claimant

Mr. Kevin Williams instructed by Grant Stewart Phillips & Company for first Defendant

Heard : 3rd, loth March and 2"d April, 2004

The claimant is 34 years old. On the 31S' day of March 2002 he was injured

whilst he was a passenger in a motor vehicle owned by Mohan Rigg, the first defendant

C:' and driven by Michael Ramsarioop, the second defendant.

Calamitously, he subsequently fell and sustained further injury to his leg whilst

he hobbled on his crutches in his bathroom. Prior to the fall he was assessed as having

permanent disability of 14% of the whole person. Since the fall, this figure has increased

by 25%. His total partial percentage disability is now 35% of the whole person. He now

claims special and general damages.