Gaddis v. Junker’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 3 state decisions

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1. ““What sum of money, if any, do you find from a preponderance of the evidence, if paid now in cash, will fairly and reasonably compensate plaintiff, Willie Thomas Martin for injuries, if any, proximately resulting to him on account of the bus striking the tree on the occasion in question. “Should your answer to the preceding issue be an amount of money, then and in that event your answer will be in Dollars and Cents. “To aid you in answering the preceding question you are instructed that you may take into consideration the following elements of damages and none others: “(a) The physical suffering, if any, of plaintiff, Willie Thomas Martin, from the date of said injuries, if any, to the present time that may have directly and proximately resulted to him from his injuries, if any, received as a result of the bus striking the tree. “(b) The physical suffering, if any, which plaintiff, Willie Thomas Martin, will reasonably and probably undergo, if any, in the future as a direct and proximate result of the injuries, if any, received by him as a result of the bus striking the tree. “(c) The pecuniary loss, if any, which plaintiff, Willie Thomas Martin, will in reasonable probability, suffer after reaching the age of 21 years, as a result of the injuries received by him, if any, when the bus struck the tree on the occasion in question.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Holder v. Martin