Legal Opinion
Canavin v. Pacific Southwest Airlines
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 28, 1983No. Civ. 24595PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WORK, J.
Madonna Canavin, individually and as guardian ad litem for her three children, appeals the $750,000 lump-sum jury judgment in a wrongful death action against Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) after a plane crash killed Joseph Reed Canavin, her husband and their father. She contends the trial court erred in: (1) not instructing the jury to award damages for grief and sorrow; (2) improperly considering decedent’s income taxes in determining future pecuniary losses; (3) excluding relevant evidence so as to deprive them of a fair trial; (4) improperly denying prejudgment interest;…
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