Section 14 Preexisting Conditions

LibraryDamages 2012

If the plaintiff was working up until the time of the injuries but had a preexisting condition that might in the future impair earning capacity, it is for the jury to decide what effect, if any, the preexisting condition has on plaintiff’s earning capacity. See Belisle v. Wilson, 313 S.W.2d 11, 17 (Mo. 1958), in which the plaintiff was regularly employed before her admission to the hospital for cancer treatment. While hospitalized, she fell and...

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