McPherson v. Buege

OPINION

PARKER, Judge.

This personal injury case, in which liability was admitted, resulted in a verdict for plaintiffs in the total sum of $229,000. Defendants appeal only those parts of the special verdict awarding Harriet McPherson $53,000 for “loss of earning capacity” (presumably “value of working time” as stated in JIG II, 157) to the date of trial and $121,000 for future medical expenses and future loss of earning capacity. Appellants contend that the verdict as to those two categories of the award was not substantiated by the evidence and that the trial court erred in denying their…