SEABOARD COAST LINE R.R. COMPANY v. GARRISON

No. 75-1672.

336 So.2d 423 (1976)

SEABOARD COAST LINE RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellant, v. Nancy Hagan GARRISON et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied September 10, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. David Alexander and Dabney L. Conner, of Boswell, Boswell & Conner, Bartow, for appellant.

Kenneth L. Connor, of Gibson & Connor, Lake Wales, and Summerlin & Connor, Winter Haven, for appellees.


SCHEB, Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment entered in favor of the appellees/plaintiffs in a wrongful death action. The question posed is a novel one to Florida law; i.e., Is expert testimony concerning future inflationary trends admissible as a basis to determine the estimated value of loss of future support for a decedent's survivor?

Elijah Hagan died on August 30, 1974, in a crossing accident between...

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