DON KING MARTIN t/a KING EXCURSION & TRANSPORT PROVIDER (UEN No. XXXXXXXXK) v LENNY ARJAN SINGH

[2023] SGHC 334 High Court (General Division) 27 November 2023 HC/DCA 24/2023

16 cases cited (13 SG, 3 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	27 November 2023
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 27 November 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Tort — Conversion Damages — Quantum

Practice Areas

Tort Damages

Judges (1)

Kristy Tan Delivered

Counsel (4)

Gopal Perumal & Co Firm

Ling Das & Partners Firm

Gopal Perumal Counsel for the appellant

S Thulasidas s/o Rengasamy Suppramaniam Counsel for the respondent

Parties (2)

Don King Martin t/a King Excursion & Transport Provider Appellant

Lenny Arjan Singh Respondent

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.

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.

Statutes Cited

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s 131(1) s 135(1)(d)

Cases Cited (16)

SG (1)

[2023] SGDC 165

SLR (12)

[1998] 2 SLR(R) 1010 [2004] 3 SLR(R) 288 [2007] 3 SLR(R) 782 [2008] 2 SLR(R) 623 [2010] 2 SLR 1154 [2013] 1 SLR 577 [2015] 1 SLR 904 [2015] 5 SLR 541 [2016] 5 SLR 455 [2017] 1 SLR 312 [2018] 2 SLR 655 [2020] 3 SLR 750

UK (3)

[1900] AC 113 [1963] 1 WLR 644 [2002] 2 AC 883