IN THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE OF JAMAICA

IN COMMON LAW

CLAIM NO. C.L. E002 of 2002

BETWEEN WALTRAUD EAST CLAIMANT

AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY

OF THE WEST INDIES DEFENDANT

R. Francis, along with Miss D. Robinson and Mrs. A. McBean-Wisdom

L-' instructed by Frater, Ennis & Gordon for Claimant.

C. Kelman instructed by Myers, Fletcher & Gordon for the Defendant.

HEARD: 27th, 28", 29" January, & 6th February, 2004

SMITH, J.

1. The 19" day of November 1987 was a watershed moment in the life

of Waltraud East the claimant. She had recently married a Jamaican

C. J Altamont East and came to reside in Jamaica. While they were travelling in

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a motor car fiom Kingston to Ocho Rios on reaching Moneague, they were

involved in a collision with a motor truck owned by Triple "C" Electrical

Company and driven by Collin Crooks.