DUGUAY v. GELINAS

No. 5000.

104 N.H. 182 (1962)

DORIS DUGUAY v. ANDREW E. GELINAS & a.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

Decided June 29, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Broderick, Manning & Sullivan (Mr. James A. Manning orally), for the plaintiff.

Booth, Wadleigh, Langdell, Starr & Peters and Richard C. Kohls (Mr. Robert P. Booth and Mr. Kohls orally), for the defendant Andrew E. Gelinas.

Devine, Millimet & McDonough (Mr. J. Murray Devine orally), for the defendant Kenneth Duguay.


KENISON, C. J.

The principal issue in this case is whether counsel in argument to the jury may use a mathematical formula by stating that specific sums per day, hour or minute may be allowed as damages for pain and suffering, or that definite amounts should be allowed for component parts of the total injuries. This issue has not been decided in this state although it has received extensive consideration in other jurisdictions. Annot. 60 A.L.R. 2d 1347. The advantages...

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