Court quashes youth’s suit against father in road accident claim
A RM33,000 personal injury claim by a motorcyclist against his father was set aside after the High Court in Sungai Petani found the suit to be questionable.
Judicial Commissioner Dharmafikri Abu Adam said the sessions court had erred in allowing damages arising from the negligence suit filed by Adam Akashah Zulhardi.
“(Adam) had failed to prove his claim on a balance of probabilities,” Dharmafikri said in allowing an appeal by Berjaya Sompo Insurance Bhd.
He said Adam’s version of the accident was fraught with inconsistencies while the evidence suggested he had fallen while attempting to avoid a cat.
Adam, who was 17 at the time, claimed that a motorcycle ridden by his father, Zulhardi Awang, grazed him when his father attempted to swerve and avoid a cat at Jalan Batu 5 Jeniang-Gurun around 12.30am on Aug 2, 2020.
Adam, who was also on a…
