Legal Opinion
Louissaint v. Hudson Waterways Corp.
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 7, 1981PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Edward J. Greenfield, J.
This posttrial motion raises questions of major significance for the personal injury trial Bar, in reviewing whether or not taxes are to be deducted from future earnings in an assessment of special damages. Such a review is called for in the light of two recent cases, one by the United States Supreme Court and one by the Appellate Division, First Department, which are urged as authorities for requiring a deduction for taxes from future earnings.
After the first trial of this personal injury action by a marine welder for disabling injuries he…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. LiepeltSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Michaud v. SteckinoSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- Adams v. DeurSupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
- Coleman v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Briggs v. Chicago Great Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1957
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Woodling v. Garrett Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- In Re Air Crash Disaster Near Chicago, Illinois on May 25, 1979. Appeals of American Airlines, Inc. And McDonnell Douglas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Canavin v. Pacific Southwest AirlinesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1983
- Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. v. Texasgulf Aviation, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1985
- Gravatt v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1999
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