JUDGMENT

Winslow J:

This case involves a collision which occurred at about 7.30 p.m. on 7th March 1964 between a taxi driven by the defendant along Kallang Road in the direction of the city and a motor-cycle ridden by the plaintiff which, according to the plaintiff, was following the taxi at a distance of 10 feet.

The plaintiff claim damages as a result of injuries sustained by him, the most serious one of which was a compound fracture of the left tibi and fibula resulting in a half inch shortening of the left leg and some slight wasting in the girth of the left calf and left thigh. The fractures have since healed but there is a slight bony prominence over the antero-medial aspect of the leg.

General damages have been agreed at $5,000.

I have to decide whether the plaintiff's claim should succeed and to determine the quantum of special damage, the largest item of which relates to loss of earnings as a coffee stall proprietor for five months at $250 per month.

I assess the special damage at $680, being as to $80 cost of transport to and from the General Hospital and the cost of repairs to the motor-cycle. As to his loss of earnings I am not prepared to believe that he lost $250