Legal Opinion

Davis v. Hansen

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided May 8, 1919PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from Shelby District Court. — o. B. Bockafellow, Judge. Plaintiff has judgment for damages claimed to have been sustained through the alleged wrongful death of his decedent, and defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtSalinger, J.

I. Instruction 11 deals with the measure of damages, and charges that, if the jury reaches what allowance should be made, it should be such sum, if any, which, the evidence shows, if payment were made at this time, would be equivalent to the amount of the estate of decedent if he had been permitted to have lived to the end of his natural life; that the amount of the estate at his' death Avouldbe such sum as it can be found from the evidence appears reasonably probable that Hamblin would have saved or accumulated at the time of his death, deducting his probable expense of living, probable…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Whitsett v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R'y Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1885
  2. Stafford v. City of OskaloosaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1882
  3. State v. BosworthSupreme Court of Iowa · 1915
  4. State v. LindsaySupreme Court of Iowa · 1911

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Iowa · 1920
  2. Linnemann v. KirchnerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1920
  3. Deweese v. Iowa Transit LinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1934
  4. Dunnegan v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1926
  5. Wildeboer v. PetersenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1919

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