AYERS v. BOTTOMS

51123.

136 Ga. App. 46 (1975)

220 S.E.2d 134

AYERS et al. v. BOTTOMS.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided October 6, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burnside, Dye, Miller & Bowen, A. Rowland Dye, James B. Wall, for appellants.

Sanders, Hester, Holley, Askin & Dye, J. Carlisle Overstreet, for appellee.


DEEN, Presiding Judge.

1. The thrust of appellant's enumeration of error goes to the trial judge's instruction to the jury with regard to "permanent impairment of earning capacity." It is urged that there was a lack of evidence justifying such a charge and that it was error to instruct the jury on this measure of damages. We agree. A charge is authorized on this subject when "there is evidence of the plaintiff's earnings before the injury, the amount and nature of...

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