Rohm v. Stroud

This is a wrongful death case. Decedent was 14 years of age.

The action was tried before a circuit judge, sitting without a jury. His decision in the amount of $23,-869 was itemized in his findings of fact. One component of the verdict was an item of $8,400 representing the parents’ loss of investment in the life of their deceased daughter.

That item of damage is challenged here. It constitutes the sole issue for our consideration.

Defendant argues, in effect, that Breckon v Franklin Fuel Co, 383 Mich 251 (1970), re-established the measure of damages in child wrongful death cases, as expounded…