Abele v. Massi

WOLCOTT, Chief Justice:

This is an appeal in an action brought by a husband for the wrongful death of his wife in which the jury returned a verdict of $35,000. Three questions are presented:

A. That plaintiff’s evidence as to decedent’s last earnings was insufficient;

B. That error was committed by not instructing the jury that any award by the jury was not subject to federal or state income tax;

C. That error was committed by permitting the jury to consider evidence as to the husband’s loss of the household services of the decedent.

A

The decedent had been employed by Ex-eter Hosiery Mills since…