Ware v. Boston & Maine Railroad

The only portion of the charge objected to is that concerning the reduction of the amounts the jury might find the decedent probably would have earned during his lifetime but for the accident, and what out of these earnings he probably would have left over for the benefit of his estate, and what in the meantime he probably would have done for those who would naturally be the recipients of his bounty. As to the reduction of this amount the Court said: “Having ascertained that amount, that would be the loss the estate would have sustained at the end of the period of his life but for the…