1. ) MUHAMMAD AZNAN BIN MAZLAN 2. ) KAMI FARMING SDN. BHD. v 1. ) LUA BOON HOE (Menuntut sebagai benefisiari serta tanggungan dan bapanya yang sah kepada LUA QI LIM - Si mati mengikut Seksyen 7 & Seksyen 8 di bawah Akta Undang-Undang Sibil 1956) (Pindaan 2019) 2. ) CHUA BEE KHIM (Menuntut sebagai benefisiari serta tanggungan dan ibunya yang sah kepada LUA QI LIM - Si mati mengikut Seksyen 7 & Seksyen 8 di bawah Akta Undang-Undang Sibil 1956) (Pindaan 2019)

da-12b-31-10-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 2 March 2026 • DA-12B-31-10/2025

Catchwords

Civil Law — Fatal accident — Loss of dependency — Claim by parents — Deceased employed in family company owned and controlled by parent — Economic relationship between parent and deceased — Whether financial support flowed from parent to child — Requirement to prove actual pecuniary loss — Dependency not presumed — Burden of proving financial support — Strict proof of contributions — Civil Law Act 1956, s 7. Damages — Fatal accident claim — Assessment of loss of support — Nature of dependency claim — Requirement of clear and convincing evidence — Court not to rely on assumptions, presumption or sympathy — Proof of actual financial benefit at time of death. Evidence — Dependency claim — Burden of proof — Failure to call material witness — Absence of documentary proof of financial contributions — Whether adverse inference arises.

Judges (1)

Shamsul Bahrin bin Abdul Manaf Delivered

Parties (4)

KAMI FARMING Sdn Bhd Appellant Chua Bee Khim (pindaan 2019) Respondent Lua Boon Hoe (pindaan 2019) Respondent Muhammad Aznan bin Mazlan Appellant

Judgment

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