Drexler v. Seaboard System R.R., Inc.

JONES, Justice.

The primary issue in this Federal Employers Liability Act case relates to the jury’s determination of future lost earnings where the employee alleges permanent job-related injuries:1 Whether the trial court erred in admitting opinion evidence concerning present value of future wages where the data base for the opinion (interest rates and inflation rates) was not within the personal knowledge of the expert witness. Because we hold that the challenged testimony was based on hearsay evidence, we reverse the judgment and remand the cause for a new trial.2

To understand our holding,…