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McIver v. Gloria

Citations

  • 140 Tex. 566
  • 169 S.W.2d 710
  • 1943 Tex. LEXIS 270

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that loss of earning capacity is best shown by comparing actual earnings before and after injury
  • stating that loss of earning capacity is best shown by comparing actual earnings before and after injury
  • stating that loss of earning capacity is best shown by comparing actual earnings before and after injury
  • acknowledging that calculating the extent of impairment to one’s ability to work constitutes an exercise in uncertainty and, accordingly, leaving calculation of lost earning capacity to sound discretion of jury
  • jury must determine value of minor’s loss of earning capacity from its common knowledge and sense of justice
  • jury must determine value of minor’s loss of earning capacity from common knowledge and sense of justice

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Judges: Sharp

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