MURRAY AND ANOTHER (ADMINISTRATORS OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES MURRAY, DECEASED) v. SHUTER AND N. & S. COACHES LTD. MURRAY v. SAME

[1975] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 46

QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION

Before Mr. Justice Shaw

Damages - Personal injury - Plaintiff aged 32, employed by heating engineers - Good prospects of promotion - Salary likely to be in excess of £10,000 a year - Brain severely damaged - Unawareness of surroundings - Inability to speak - Quantum of damages. Damages - Actuarial tables - Extent to which use permitted.