Bostwick v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 107, Oct. T., 1916, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., Oct. T., 1914, No. 1561, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Katherine A. Bostwick v. Pittsburgh Railways' Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries.. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $3,000. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 107, Oct. T., 1916, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., Oct. T., 1914, No. 1561, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Katherine A. Bostwick v. Pittsburgh Railways' Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries.. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $3,000. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was the failure of the court to instruct the jury that compensation for future pain, suffering and inconvenience must be reduced'to its present worth.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Walling,
This was an action of trespass for personal injuries, in which plaintiff recovered a verdict of $3,000.
The only question raised is the right of the defendant to instructions from the trial court directing the jury to allow only the present worth of damages for future pain and suffering. Such instructions were here given as to damages for diminution of future earning power, but *389declined as to pain and suffering because of the impracticability thereof.
Where the evidence enables the jury to find the loss of earnings or other element of damage, that a plaintiff will…
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