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STATE v. HARRIS

No. 6773.

662 P.2d 946 (1983)

STATE of Alaska, Appellant, v. Arnold HARRIS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

April 29, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William G. Mellow, Asst. Atty. Gen., Wilson L. Condon, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellant.

David Shimek, Shimek & Peabody, Anchorage, for appellee.

Before BURKE, C.J., RABINOWITZ, MATTHEWS and COMPTON, JJ., and SHORTELL, Judge.

OPINION

SHORTELL, Judge.

This appeal presents the question whether evidence of future wage increases guaranteed by a union contract may be admitted in a personal injury action on the issue of the plaintiff's diminished earning capacity.

At trial, the plaintiff, Arnold Harris, offered the expert testimony of Dr. Solie, a professor of economics, on the issue of lost earning capacity. Three methods of computation

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