M Civ JI 50.06 Element of Damage - Loss of Earning Capacity - Past and Future - Adult Plaintiff, Emancipated Minor

… the *(loss of earning capacity)

Note on Use

*This element is to be inserted in M Civ JI 50.01 when the evidence justifies its use.

Comment

It is the loss of earning capacity for which damages are awarded as a result of a personal injury. Canning v Hannaford, 373 Mich 41; 127 NW2d 851 (1964); Prince v Lott, 369 Mich 606; 120 NW2d 780 (1963); Harris v Wiener, 362 Mich 656; 107 NW2d 789 (1961). The injured party may recover for loss of earning capacity although he or she may have received salary, wages or other compensation during the time he or she was incapacitated. Motts v Michigan Cab Co, 274 Mich 437; 264 NW 855 (1936); Canning.

History

M Civ JI 50.06 was SJI 30.06.