Hoyal v. Pioneer Sand Co., Inc.

The case at hand presents the question of whether a trier of fact, in determining the net pecuniary loss to the plaintiff in wrongful death actions, may receive and consider evidence of the income taxes owed by the decedent. Because this court has not addressed this issue previously, and there are compelling reasons to include the decedent's income tax liability in the determination of net peeu-niary loss, I respectfully dissent. I would make the rule absolute and reverse the trial court's order.

I. This Court Has Not Previously Performed A Substantive Analysis Of The Issue At Hand

This court…