EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUPREME COURT PERSONAL INJURY CASES DIGEST 2000-2017 Compiled by IMPACT JUSTICE PROJECT Caribbean Law Institute Centre The University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus St. Michael Barbados November 2018 © Government of Canada PREFACE This volume contains digests of most of the personal injury decisions of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court for the period 2000 to 2017. It is one of several publications produced by IMPACT Justice (Improved Access to Justice in the CARICOM Region), a civil society justice sector project funded by the Government of Canada under an agreement with the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies. The Project focuses on improving access to justice in the CARICOM region for women, men, boys and girls by working with governments and civil society organisations to draft model laws; training legislative drafters to enhance the ability of governments to formulate their policies; promoting continuing legal education for attorneys-at-law, conducting training and encouraging the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution to build relationships and lead to peaceful solutions to issues at all levels in society and increasing knowledge of the law through a public legal education programme. Its cross cutting themes are gender equality, the environment, good governance and human rights. The digests in this volume are organized under the parts of the body which were injured and for which compensation was sought through the courts. They are intended to be a quick reference tool for use by the judiciary and other members of the legal profession in the States and Overseas Territories served by the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. The full text of many of the cases may be found on the ECSC Judgments Website (www.eccourts.org) and on Justis One (www.justis.com) the new home of the CariLaw database, which was originally conceptualized and marketed by the Faculty of Law Library, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados. IMPACT Justice thanks the research assistants who assisted in assembling the cases, preparing the digests and checking case citations. It takes responsibility for any errors found. Velma Newton (Prof.) Regional Project Director IMPACT Justice Caribbean Law Institute Centre, Faculty of Law University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus Barbados November 20188No iii Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Personal Injury Cases Digest 2000-2017 Alphabetical List of Cases Digested Alphonso et al v Ramnath 7 Anderson v Donacien 83 Anthony v Edward 58 Antoine v Attorney General of Grenada 24 Antoine v Johnston International Limited et al 124 Augustin v Denis 165 Badenock v Hazells 153 Balcombe v Lowman 167 Ballantyne v John 70 Baptiste v Ballantyne et al 219 Baptiste v C.K. Greaves and Co. Ltd 154 Barber v Samuel 100 Benn v Community First Coop, Credit Union Ltd. 205 Billingy v Anderson et al 137 Biscette v Club Mediterranee 175 Bramble v Danny et al 231 Browne v Israel et al 146 Bute v De Freitas et al 88 Butler v King et al 242 Canaii v Malzarie et al 28 Carty v Patrick et al 121 Carty v Fraser et al 169 Casimir v Ettiene 39 CCAA Limited v Jeffrey 172 Chapman v Wadadli Cats Limited 53 Charles v Corridon 99 Charles v Gilbert 119 Cheddi v Martyr et al 85 Cherry et al v Trim 156 Compton v. Nathaniel et al 248 Cornilliac v St. Louis 1 Dabreo v Stevens Yatch Inc. et al 37 Daniel v Mcguire 145 David et al v Bowen et al 217 Davis v Blackman & Woodley 148 Delplesche v De Roche 25 Dolor v Antoine et al 234 v Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Personal Injury Cases Digest 2000-2017 Donelly v Octave et al 206 Douglas v Roberts et al 230 Douglas v Warde et al 221 Edwards v Central Marketing Corporation 190 Edwards v George 239 Edwards v Haynes et al 62 Emmanuel v. Punnet et al 249 Enville Aka Brian Enville v Attorney General of St. Vincent and The 160 EttienneGrenadines v Massicot et al 251 Fancy Rotary Corporation v Henderson; Henderson v Fancy Rotary Corp. & 240 FaucherJackson v Donacien et al 210 Fevrier et al v Canchon et al 90 Firmin v E.H. Charles & Co. Ltd 183 Flermius v Solomon et al 92 Forde v Grenada Steel Works Ltd 151 Francis et al v Maynes et al 94 Francis v Williams 126 Frank v Baptiste 131 Fraser v Dalrimple et al 81 Fredericks v Cunningham 135 Frederick v Lam 252 George v Eagle Air Services Limited 254 George et al v Khoury 139 George v Franklin et al 48 Gilbert v Monerville 103 Gilkes v Thomas et al 197 Glasgow v Veira et al 199 Gloster v Ashton et al 174 Guy v Watson 186 Hawley v Halliday 27 Hill v George 259 Horne et al v Wilkinson 96 Huggins v James et al 208 Jacob v Romulus et al 178 Jallim v Ghirawoo 246 James v Lewis et al 149 James v Sinclair et al 181 Jefferson v Edgehill Associates (Moorjani Ltd.) 189 John v Dabique 170 vi Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Personal Injury Cases Digest 2000-2017 Johnson v Williams et al 128 Joseph v Donaldson et al 112 Joseph v Morris et al 74 Jules v Williams et al 41 Kelsick v Josiah 76 King v Latchman 200 Lake v Antigua Commercial Bank 226 Lansiquot v Geest Plc 224 Laurent v Cuffy 114 Leblanc v Thomas et al 223 Ledger et al v Cadogan et al 64 Lewis v Durand 214 Lewis v Hannibal 44 Lewis v John 127 Lisando v Richardson et al 237 Manner v Weekes 68 Marocco v Attorney General of Antigua & Barbuda 132 Mathurin et al v Augustin 258 Mathurin et al v Paul 212 Mathurin v Rainforest Sky Rides Ltd. 141 Matthews v Sutherland et al 192 Maurice v Mangal et al 123 Mayers v Deep Bay Development Co. Ltd. 244 Maynard v Jeffers et al 71 Maynard v Nisbett 136 McGibbon v Liddie 49 Mclean v Bynoe 60 McMillan v Warren et al 29 Mcnally v Lotte et al 162 Mills et al v Douglas 23 Mills et al v Douglas 55 Morille v Pierre et al 80 Morson v Lewis 179 National Guarantee Insurance Company Limited v George 45 Nibbs v Todman 104 Noel v John 42 Oliver (By His Mother and Next Friend Patricia Oliver) v Keir et al 86 Pereira v Mills 105 Pigott v Potter & Potter 108 Pompey v Toney 87 Prescott v Parris et al 164 vii Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Personal Injury Cases Digest 2000-2017 Prescott v Rambally’s Funeral Parlor Limited et al 117 Prince v George et al 262 Pringle v Herbert 78 Prosper v Dominica Water & Sewerage Co. et al 243 Ramage v Adams et al 143 Raymond v Joseph 102 Regis v E.S. Dolland & Associates 46 Richards v Francois 106 Robin et al v Auguiste et al 216 Rodney v Quow 265 Roger v Dore 66 Sandy v Antigua Public Utility Authority et al 35 Saunders et al v Rhymer 201 Seaton v Duggins 267 Serieux v Sports St. Lucia Inc. 130 Skepple v Weekes 33 Smith v Dean et al 232 Smith v Fleming et al 203 Spencer v Greaves et al 193 State v Aaron 51 State v Francis 31 Stewart v Abel 61 Sullivan v Jack Tar Village Management Company (Trading as Jack Tar village 185 Resort)Tate v Plant 209 Teague v Ralph 110 Tewodros v Malik et al 236 Thomas v Francis Trading as J.X. Car Rentals et al 188 Thomas v Mitchell et al 264 Thompson et al v Jones et al 56 Tobbit v Grand Royal Antiguan Beach Resort Ltd. et al 228 Trocard v Edmund et al 32 Victor (Minor) By Gloria Victor v Gabriel 116 Walker et al v Alama et al 195 Willie v Minville et al 268 Wilson v Steven 159 Woodley v East Caribbean Meals Plastics Industry Ltd. 177 Woods v Joseph 120 viii Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Personal Injury Cases Digest 2000-2017 Cases Digested by Subject GENERAL Cornilliac v St. Louis 1 Alphonso et al v Ramnath 7 BACK Mills et al v Douglas Back injury 23 Antoine v Attorney General of Grenada Gunshot wound to the back 24 Delplesche v De Roche Lower back injury 25 Hawley v Halliday Back sprain 27 CHEST Canaii v Malzaire et al Injury to chest 28 McMillan v Warren et al Injury to chest 29 The State v Francis Injury to chest and 31 collarbone FACE Trocard v Edmund et al Abrasions 32 Skepple v Weekes Broken jaw bone 33 Sandy v Antigua Public Utility Authority et al Burns to face 35 Dabreo v Stevens Yacht Inc. Fracture of wall of orbit of et al eye 37 Casimir v Ettiene Fracture of facial bones 39 Jules v Williams et al Fracture of facial bones 41 Noel v John Fracture of jaw bone 42 Lewis v Hannibal Lacerations to cheek 44 National Guarantee Ins. Co. Ltd. v George Loss of eye 45 Regis v E.S. Dolland & Associates Ltd. Loss of eye 46 George v Franklyn et al Loss of vision in eye 48 McGibbon v Liddie Loss of vision in eye 49 The State v Aaron Multiple facial fractures 51 ix Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Personal Injury Cases Digest 2000-2017 HEAD INJURIES Chapman v Wadadli Cats. Ltd. Concussion and vertigo 53 Mills et al v Douglas Head injury 55 Thompson et al v Jones et al Head injury 56 Anthony v Edward Head injuries 58 McClean v Bynoe Laceration to scalp 60 Stewart v Abel Multiple injuries to head 61 Edwards v Haynes et al Neurological damage to brain 62 Ledger et al v Cadogan et al Trauma to head 64 Rogers v Dore Post concussion syndrome 66 Manner v Weekes Skull fracture 68 LOWER LIMBS Ballantyne v John Amputation above knee 70 Maynard v Jeffers et al Amputation of toes 71 Joseph v Morris et al Amputation of right leg 74 Kelsick v Josiah Ankle injury 76 Pringle v Herbert Broken ankles of both legs 78 Morille v Pierre et al Broken tibia and fibula 80 Fraser v Dalrimple et al Comminuted fracture of ankle and lower 1/3 of leg 81 Anderson v Donacian et al Comminuted fracture of femur 83 Cheddie v Martyr et al Comminuted fracture of femur 85 Oliver (By Mother and Next Comminuted fracture of Friend Patricia Oliver v Keir et tibia 86 al Pompey v Toney Comminuted fracture of tibia 87 Bute v De Freitas et al Comminuted fracture of tibia and fibula 88 Fevrier et al v Canchon et al Comminuted fracture