Williams, Marvette & Williams, Marvalee v Williams, Gladstone & Williams, Erick

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE OF JAMAICA

IN COMMON LAW

CLAIM NO. W-129 of 2001

BETWEEN MARVETTE WILLIAMS

(An infant suing by next friend lSCt LAIMANT

and mother Marvalee Williams)

AND MARVALEE WILLIAMS 2nd CLAIMANT

AND GLADSTONE WILLIAMS lSTD EFENDANT

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LLIAMS 2ND DEFENDANT

Mrs. Althea McBean-Wisdom and Miss Latoya Stephenson

instructed by Frater, Ennis and Gordon for the Claimants.

The Defendants unrepresented and not present.

Heard: April 19 and 20,2006

McDonald, J. Ag;.

The Claimant Marvette Williams, a student, on the 28th March 2001 c,;;;

was in the process of crossing the Raymonds Main Road in the parish of

Clarendon when she was hit down by a motorcar owned by the 1 st Defendant

and driven by the 2nd Defendant.

She sustained injuries and was taken to the Lionel Town Hospital

where she was admitted for three days. She testified that while there she

was put on a drip, given painkillers and injections.