. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. LEGAL VALUATION OF TIME. A Suit for Time Lost. A Philadelphia florist was injured when a wagon in which he was riding was struck by a street car. He sued the street railway company and was awarded judgment for his physical in- jury, etc., but appealed to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, claiming that the trial judge committed error in his rulings on the injured man's right *o recover damages for loss of time from his business, on account of the accident. The Supreme court affirmed the action of t6e lower court, saying: "The plaintiff was a f
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. LEGAL VALUATION OF TIME. A Suit for Time Lost. A Philadelphia florist was injured when a wagon in which he was riding was struck by a street car. He sued the street railway company and was awarded judgment for his physical in- jury, etc., but appealed to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, claiming that the trial judge committed error in his rulings on the injured man's right *o recover damages for loss of time from his business, on account of the accident. The Supreme court affirmed the action of t6e lower court, saying: "The plaintiff was a florist and the major portion of his business was wholesale; it was conducted on a range covering ten acres of ground, with 5,650 square feet under glass and more than 1,000 square feet of coldframes. His annual expenses amounted to about $2,500, and before the accident he em- ployed one man to assist him. After- wards he kept this man, and also placed his minor son at work in the business, which continued under the plain- tiff's general supervision. He esti- mated the personal labor performed by himself before the accident at $480 per annum, and testified that since his in- juries he performed probably twenty per cent of his prior work, giving in detail just what kind of work he had done and now was able to do. The Plaintiff's Argument. "The plaintiff offered to prove his receipts and expenditures 'covering the period of years immediately anterior to his injury * * ? and for the years subsequent thereto, in order to show decreased earning power.' This was accompanied by a further offer to show that the plaintiff leased the prem- ises occupied by him in his business; that he had no capital invested other than the money required to purchase seeds, etc., 'which he matured * * * and sold by his own labor, with the assistance of a hired employee,' and that he had no other business or occu- pation. These offers were refused. He then offered to show, by qualified wit- nesses who
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