DON KING MARTIN t/a KING EXCURSION & TRANSPORT PROVIDER (UEN No. XXXXXXXXK) v LENNY ARJAN SINGH
Key facts
| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Kristy Tan |
| Charges / claim | Tort, Damages |
| Counsel | Gopal Perumal & Co, Ling Das & Partners, Gopal Perumal, S Thulasidas s/o Rengasamy Suppramaniam |
Source: [2023] SGHC 334, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
Don King Martin (trading as King Excursion & Transport Provider) v Lenny Arjan Singh [2023] SGHC 334 is a judgment of the General Division of the High Court delivered by Kristy Tan JC on 27 November 2023 in District Court Appeal No 24 of 2023. The appellant, sole proprietor of King Excursion & Transport Provider, appealed against the damages awarded by the District Judge in [2023] SGDC 165 for the respondent's conversion on 1 February 2021 of a second-hand Toyota Hiace van the appellant had purchased on 20 June 2016. Kristy Tan JC allowed the appeal and set aside the District Judge's damages award, though the award she made differed from what the appellant had sought. The judgment concerns conversion and the quantum of damages and has been cited 16 times.
[2023] SGHC 334 explained
DON KING MARTIN t/a KING EXCURSION & TRANSPORT PROVIDER (UEN No. XXXXXXXXK) v LENNY ARJAN SINGH ([2023] SGHC 334) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 27 November 2023. It is categorised under Tort and Damages. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 1 other reported Singapore judgment, a measure of how often later decisions have referred to it. This page summarises what the reported decision covers and links the primary sources — the full judgment, the statutes it cites, and the other cases it engages with — so the decision can be read in context. It is reference information, not legal advice, and it does not state the outcome or any holding beyond what the official judgment records.
What is [2023] SGHC 334 about?
DON KING MARTIN t/a KING EXCURSION & TRANSPORT PROVIDER (UEN No. XXXXXXXXK) v LENNY ARJAN SINGH ([2023] SGHC 334) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Tort — Conversion” and “Damages — Quantum”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2023] SGHC 334 consider?
The judgment refers to Customs Act. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
How influential is [2023] SGHC 334?
Within this corpus, [2023] SGHC 334 has been cited by 1 later reported Singapore judgment. That count reflects references from other decisions held in this corpus only and is a conservative lower bound on how often the case has actually been cited.
Summary
Don King Martin, sole proprietor of King Excursion & Transport Provider, appealed against a District Judge's award of damages in his claim against Lenny Arjan Singh for conversion of his Toyota Hiace van. The appeal concerned the quantum of damages, including a claimed loss of use of the van. Kristy Tan JC allowed the appeal, set aside the District Judge's award, and substituted an award of damages of $42,005.
What did the High Court decide in Don King Martin v Lenny Arjan Singh [2023] SGHC 334?
Kristy Tan JC allowed the appeal on 27 November 2023 and set aside the District Judge's damages award for conversion of a Toyota Hiace van, substituting a different award from the one the appellant had sought.
What was converted in Don King Martin v Lenny Arjan Singh [2023] SGHC 334?
The claim concerned the conversion on 1 February 2021 of a second-hand Toyota Hiace Commuter GL 2.7A van, which the appellant, a sole proprietor of a transport business, had purchased on 20 June 2016.
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Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2023] SGHC 334)