JUDGMENT

Choor Singh J:

In this suit the plaintiff sought to recover a sum of $4,076.30 from the defendants being $2,500 the amount of judgment and $1,576.30 the amount of a taxed bill of costs obtained by the plaintiff against one Chua Ou Chye, the driver of motor-car SP 5034 which was insured with the defendants. The defendants were alleged to be liable for the said sum of $4,076.30 by reason of the provisions of s. 8(1) of the Motor Vehicles (Third-party Risks and Compensation) Ordinance, 1960.

The facts briefly were these. Yew Seng & Co. owned motor-car No SP 5034 (hereinafter referred to as " the car") which was insured with the defendants in respect of any liability which may be incurred by Yew Seng & Co. in respect of bodily injury to any person caused by the use of the car. On 11 February 1963, at about 8 a.m. the sole proprietor of Yew Seng & Co. named Ah Bah requested Chua Ou Chye who has a motor-repair workshop at 400 Serangoon Road, Singapore, to carry out certain repairs to the car. Chua went to the premises of Yew Seng & Co. in Chitty Road and there he took possession of the car and drove it to his workshop in Serangoon Road. After carrying out the necessary repairs,