with certain difficulties. It depends on many imponderables. Their Lordships approved Davies' methods of assessing damages by capitalising the loss on the basis ... that although both Nance's method and Davies' method give the same result, experienced judges now follow only Davies' method which
Electric Rly. Co. Ltd. [1951 AC 601] and some adopting the
Davies method enunciated in Davies v. Powell Duffryn
Associated Collieries ... method of using Nance's
method without making deduction for
imponderables."
"15. .....Under the formula advocated by
Lord Wright in Davies
Electric
Rly. Co. Ltd. [1951 AC 601] and some
adopting the Davies method enunciated
in Davies v. Powell Duffryn
Associated Collieries ... method of using
Nance's method without making
deduction for imponderables."
"15. .....Under the formula advocated
by Lord Wright in Davies
Electric Rly. Co. Ltd. [1951 AC 601] and some adopting the
Davies method enunciated in Davies v. Powell Duffryn
Associated Collieries ... method of using Nance's
method without making deduction for
imponderables."
"15. .....Under the formula advocated by
Lord Wright in Davies
Hirji v. Basiranbibi , (1971) 12 Guj LR 783 the usual simpler Davies method of capitalising annual basic dependency figure at 12 to 15 years purchase
cases falling under section 166 of the
MV Act, Davies method is applicable.
42. We therefore hold that the multiplier to be used should
different methods adopted to determine and calculate compensation in fatal accident actions. The first method was the Multiplier method as explained in Davies case ... above distinction between two methods that the Courts have preferred to adopt the multiplier method (Davies method)where an appropriate multiplier is adopted
Verma v. DTC 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
cases falling under section 166 of
the MV Act, Davies method is applicable.
42. We therefore hold that the multiplier to be used should
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
