Electric Rly. Co. Ltd. [1951 AC 601] and some adopting the
Davies method enunciated in Davies v. Powell Duffryn Associated
Collieries ... hybrid method of using Nance's method
without making deduction for imponderables........Under the formula
advocated by Lord Wright in Davies, the loss
account of adopting the method stated
in Nance v. British Columbia Electric Railway Co. Ltd. 35 and
the method in Davies v. Powell Duffryn Associated ... this Court in Susamma Thomas
(supra) wherein preference was given to Davies method to the
Nance method. Various paragraphs from Susamma Thomas
(supra) and Trilok
loss of
dependency propounded in Davies v. Powell (1942) AC 601 or the
alternative method evolved in Nance v. British Columbia Electric
Supply ... cases falling under
section 166 of the MV Act Davies methods is applicable.
42. We therefore hold that the multiplier to be used
should
cases falling under Section 166 of the MV Act,
Davies method is applicable."
We therefore hold that the multiplier to be used
should
Verma v. DTC2 represented the coming of a much more
structured, uniform method of calculation of compensation in
motor accident cases insofar as the multiplier ... cases falling under Section 166 of the
MV Act, Davies method [Davies v. Powell Duffryn
Associated Collieries
were two methods adopted for determination and
for calculation of compensation in fatal accident actions,
the first the multiplier mentioned in Davies case
Columbia Electric Railway
Co. Ltd.[12] wherein two different methods – lump sum method and
multiplier method - were adopted for determination and for calculation
of compensation ... fatal accident actions. This Court has preferred the
multiplier method adopted in Davies case11. While holding so, this Court
also referred to another decision
envisaged payment of 'just' compensation since the
multiplier method is the accepted method for determining and
ensuring payment of just compensation ... principle on which the multiplier method was developed
has been lost sight of and once again a hybrid method based
on the subjectivity
were two methods adopted to determine and for calculation of
compensation in fatal accident actions, the first the multiplier mentioned
in Davies case (supra
Lordship then was) and G.N. Ray, J. considered in
details appropriate method for arriving at proper
multiplicand and multiplier in fatal accident cases ... multiplier
mentioned in Davies case and the
second in Nance v. British Columbia
Electric Railway Co. Ltd.
The multiplier method involves
the ascertainment
