Opinion ID: 1212962
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 9

Heading: What Is The Consequence of Absence of Medical Testimony to Support The Award for Loss of Enjoyment of Life?

Text: The evidence which supports the award for loss of enjoyment of life is to the effect that in order to avoid or minimize pain, the plaintiff refrained from certain previously enjoyed activities. Since we hold that the plaintiff was competent to establish his post-accident pain, we see no reason why he wasn't competent to describe the steps he took to minimize or avoid the pain which resulted in a loss of the enjoyment of many of the pleasures of life that he had previously known. The only evidence given on the subject of loss of enjoyment of life related to the pretrial experiences of the plaintiff, and we, therefore, assume that it was for this loss that the enjoyment-of-life award was given.