DEEJAY Lady Saw has now petitioned the Court of Appeal in an effort to overturn a default judgement in favour of a day’s worker who had to be hospitalised for a month after being mauled by dogs at her upper St Andrew home in 2009.
In October 2012, 64-year-old Dorothy Wilson was awarded $1.5 million with interest by Justice Leighton Pusey during an assessment of damages hearing in the Supreme Court.
But the entertainer, whose given name is Marion Hall, last year had the judgement overturned on the ground that she was not served with documents. Wilson’s legal team had contended that proper service had been made.
The court, in setting aside Wilson’s judgement, had ordered that Lady Saw file her defence in 14 days, which she didn’t. As a result, Wilson went back to court in January and a default judgement was again awarded in her favour. A date is now to be set for a determination on how much damages Lady Saw is to pay.
Late last month, Lady Saw filed her notice of appeal against the second default judgement made against her by Justice Audre Lindo.
“The learned [judge] misdirected herself when she made the order in the absence of the defendant,” Lady Saw said in her appeal filed by the law firm DN Ferguson & Associates.
The dancehall entertainer also said in court documents that she was not the true occupier of the premises nor was she the owner of the dogs that attacked Wilson.
On Tuesday, Wilson’s attorney, Jacqueline Cummings, of the law firm Archer, Cummings & Company, told the Jamaica Observer that she will be proceeding to secure a date for the assessment of damages hearing despite the appeal being filed.
“The appeal, in my professional opinion, has been filed out of time,” Cummings explained.
Wilson was attacked on September 29, 2009 after completing a day’s work at the Chancery Hall, St Andrew residence of Lady Saw.
According to Wilson’s witness statement, she was left with over 20 bites when the approximately 10 dogs finally relented. She was rushed to the University Hospital of the West Indies where she spent five weeks.
Lady saw is very wicked and heartless 10 dogs dem cudda did kill de poor woman ,and before she do what any decent person wid a heart would have done she paying lawyer to fight case before she tek de money she giving johnjohn an pay de lady..saw me loose off a yuh
,,,no sa a true di woman a 64 and get bitten by dogs and she a itch….thaat is terrible
And god will take away your blessings .just do the right thing cause yuh wouldnt short de obeah money or johnjohn money
She spending the same money paying lawyers and damaging her reputation. It better she reach a settlement
Sqw..how yuh suh wicked…a gwan like the 1.5 mil a kill yuh. ONCE some Jamaicans hit it rich Dem feel set ebreybody beneath Dem so a domestic helper nuh supposed to hab Dem sort of money inna fi Dem mind…ah want di judge just double that amount and reward the woman again…Saw watch yuh self cause God dont like ugly.
A true man it fe double fe all dem stress pon de poor woman
Yuh know say me nuh respec sah move yah wah saw a mek.. Di ooman 64 and she get up outta har bed when nuff frog back, healthy young people a turn go do days work.. Di dawg dem bite har when she a mek a hones living pay di ooman har money she Neva a lurks an a beg when di dawg dem tear har up a eerk she did a eerk
Lady Saw give di woman har money yuh is a wicked woman & memba this god don’t like ugly your time soon come trust & believe
If it was John John want it she would and find it gi him long time she no fi so good.. Pay the lady duty saw