Goldston Corp. v. Hernandez

OPINION

SEERDEN, Justice.

Appellant challenges the damages awarded to appellee, its former employee, in a Jones Act case. 1 The trial court found appellant negligent in an incident which resulted in the amputation of appellee’s left great toe, and entered judgment for $150,-000. We affirm.

By its first point of error, appellant alleges that the court erred in making an award for future loss of earning capacity, claiming that the evidence was insufficient to apply federal law, which it alleges controls the damages. By its second point, appellant alleges that the court erred in awarding damages…