A train passenger was ordered to pay $475 in damages for reclining his seat without notifying the person behind him

• A student's laptop was damaged by a fellow passenger.

• The student, identified as Wang, was successful in his lawsuit against the passenger.

• Wang was ruled to have been neglected by the court because he wasn't told that he was going to recline his seat.

The passenger who reclined his seat without notifying the person sitting behind him was ordered to pay $475 in damages.

A university student identified in court documents as Wang was using a laptop on a fold down table on a train to the Chinese city of Wuhan.

Wang's laptop was damaged whenLiu reclined his chair and crushed it.

Despite a sign that all travelers should "please notify the passengers in the rear row when adjusting your seat angle", Liu neglected to inform Wang that he was going to recline his seat.

It happened on March 4. Wang suedLiu after they failed to reach a compensation agreement.

Wang demanded compensation for repair costs, taxis to the repair shop, and disruptions to his journey.

The court ordered the man to pay about $475.

Since the court determined that Wang was 30% responsible for the incident, 70% of the damages and compensation demanded by Wang have been accounted for. He wasn't sufficiently aware of the consequences of the seat in front of him being adjusted.

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