Opinion ID: 747145
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Loss of Support for Robert Kohn

Text: KAL contends that the award for loss of support of Robert Kohn should be set aside. Although Robert was a 17-year-old minor at the time of the plane crash, he was preparing to go away to college. Mr. Kohn had established a custodial account containing more than $100,000 for his education, which was distributed to him when he turned 18. According to KAL, there was no evidence that Robert would have been financially dependent on his parents after reaching that age because the money in the account was sufficient to meet his education and living expenses. KAL ignores uncontradicted testimony that the Kohns had provided their older children, Marsha and Joseph, with complete financial support through college and graduate school notwithstanding the existence of similar custodial accounts for their benefit. Under the circumstances, we are satisfied that the jury was entitled to conclude that, had they survived, the Kohns would have continued to support Robert financially until he had completed his college and graduate school education. Accordingly, we affirm the award.