PUTRAJAYA, Sept. 26 -- The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court order requiring the former employer of abused Indonesian domestic worker Adelina Lisao to pay RM750,000 in compensation to her mother.

The appellate court's decision means the civil suit will now go to a full trial, as judges ruled it was inappropriate to decide the matter based only on affidavit evidence.

A three-judge panel led by Datuk Azizul Azmi Adnan allowed R. Jayavartiny's appeal, setting aside the earlier ruling which was issued through a default judgment last year, the New Straits Times reported.

A default judgment is issued when the defendant does not respond or attend court within the set timeframe, allowing the plaintiff to win without a contested heari...