Servetas v. King Chevrolet-Oldsmobile Co.

(By special assignment pursuant to RSA 490:3). The issues in this case are whether there was evidence presented at trial which would support the trial court’s finding that plaintiff is temporarily totally disabled under RSA 281:23 (Supp. 1975) and whether the evidence presented supports the trial court’s finding that plaintiff has a loss of earning capacity.

The plaintiff is a former employee of King Chevrolet-Oldsmobile who suffered a below-the-knee amputation as a result of a motorcycle accident in 1950. While employed as a salesman for the defendant from April to August 1974, the plaintiff…