RUFF v. WEINTRAUB


105 N.J. 233 (1987)

519 A.2d 1384

MONICA L. RUFF AND JACK H. RUFF, PLAINTIFFS-REPONDENTS, v. DAVID M. WEINTRAUB, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT, AND EMANUEL WEINTRAUB ASSOCIATES, THERESA L. OGAR, AND JESSIE WILLIAMS, DEFENDANTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided January 29, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Tinker, Jr., argued the cause for appellant (W. Stephan Leary, attorneys).

Lewis Stein argued the cause for respondents (Nusbaum, Stein, Goldstein & Bronstein, attorneys).

Joseph Buttafuoco submitted a letter in lieu of brief on behalf of respondent Monica L. Ruff in defense of the counter-claim.


The opinion of the Court was delivered by STEIN, J.

We granted certification, 104 N.J. 416 (1986), to decide whether a jury in a personal injury action should be instructed that the proper measure of damages for lost future wages is net income after taxes. Since evidence of lost income is often introduced in the form of gross rather than net wages, we must also determine whether evidence of the plaintiff's future tax liability is admissible...

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