Section 2 Assertion That Evidence Offered to Prove Lost Earnings Is Speculative

• Library: Damages 2012

When considering the admissibility of evidence on the issue of lost earnings or lost earning capacity, the issue is usually whether the evidence is “speculative.” In deciding this issue, courts seem to place great weight on whether the plaintiff presented the best available evidence, as well as whether the presentation was complete. SeeBischoff v. Dodson, 405 S.W.2d 514, 519–20 (Mo. App. S.D. 1966); Hargis v. Sample, 306 S.W.2d 564, 569 (Mo. 1957). For guidance...