Court Opinion

ID: 9885723
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-10-06 13:12:54.169768+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:48:56.495278
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HODGES, Justice,
dissenting in part.
In my opinion the damages awarded by the jury were excessive in two respects:
(1) The court’s failure to comply with the rule that future damages should be reduced to their present value. Groendyke Transport, Inc. v. Merchant, 380 P.2d 682 (Okla.1963).
(2) The jury should have been instructed that plaintiff was required to mitigate her damages by reinvesting the balance of her IRA account, after payment of penalties and tax into a new IRA account. Smith-Horton Drilling Co. v. Brooks, 199 Okl. 63, 182 P.2d 499 (1947).
The failure to apply the above principles of law resulted in a windfall to the plaintiff and the damage award should be reversed for a new trial.