Snow v. Villacci

[¶ 1] Robert Villacci and Gene Villacci d/b/a Villacci Motor Sales, 1 appeal from a judgment in favor of Richard Snow entered in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Cole, J.), following the court’s denial of Villacci’s motion for partial summary judgment. Villacci’s appeal requires us to determine whether a plaintiff in a tort action may recover damages that are in the nature of a “lost earning opportunity.” Because we conclude that damages of this nature may be recovered when proven to have been proximately caused by the negligence of the defendant, we affirm the judgment.

I. BACKGROUND

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