Section 19 Trier of Fact Given Great Discretion

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The jury has extraordinarily wide discretion in determining the amount of compensation in a wrongful death action. See:

· Anderson v. Robertson, 402 S.W.2d 589, 596 (Mo. App. E.D. 1966)

· Caen v. Feld, 371 S.W.2d 209, 211 (Mo. 1963)

· Patison v. Campbell, 337 S.W.2d 72, 75 (Mo. 1960)

· Letz v. Turbomeca Engine Corp., 975 S.W.2d 155, 176 (Mo. App. W.D. 1997)

· Cannada v. Moore, 578 S.W.2d 597, 604 (Mo. banc 1979)

Missouri courts have recognized that it is difficult to put a value on human life and the verdicts of...