Reece v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.

SCHRODER, Justice.

The primary issue in this appeal is whether the' plaintiff in a personal injury case must present specific evidence of how her earning power was permanently impaired in order to submit the issue of permanent impairment to the jury. We hold that the plaintiff need only prove with reasonable probability that the injury is permanent in order to obtain an instruction on permanent impairment of earning power. We also adjudge that it was error to allow in evidence of the medical license suspension of one of appellant’s treating physician witnesses.

On October 20,1997, Appellant,…