Opinion ID: 2512400
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Instruction on Life Expectancy

Text: ¶ 25 The injured party also requested the inclusion of OUJI-Civ. 5.12, which provides: MORTALITY TABLES-EXPLANATION According to life expectancy tables [(admitted in evidence)/(it is agreed that)] the life expectancy of a [male/female] person of the age of ___ years is ___ years. This figure is not conclusive. It is the average life expectancy of persons who have reached that age. This figure may be considered by you in connection with other evidence relating to the probable life expectancy of [Plaintiff/Decedent], including evidence of [his/her] occupation, health, habits and other activities. The trial court denied the request on the grounds that the instruction was to be given along with other evidence on life expectancy, and no such evidence was given during the trial. The trial court permitted the injured party's counsel to use a stipulated life expectancy figure in his closing arguments. [39] ¶ 26 We find that, by the standard announced in Woodall, there is not a probability that the jury would have reached a different result if it had been given an instruction on mortality tables. Therefore, the trial court did not err by denying the injured party's request to include OUJI-Civ. 5.12.