Preston v. Alabama Power Co.

HOLMES, Judge.

The plaintiff, Mrs. Preston, sued defendants for damages she incurred as a result of an automobile accident in May of 1979.

At trial, Mrs. Preston offered evidence as an element of plaintiff’s damages regarding the loss of profits in Mrs. Preston’s business in 1979. More specifically, Mrs. Preston offered a 1979 Schedule C profit or loss statement which had been filed with the Internal Revenue Service on behalf of Mrs. Preston’s retail clothing store. Mrs. Preston contends that the store’s loss of profits was due to Mrs. Preston’s injuries.

The trial court refused to admit the…