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Richmond v. Zimbrick Logging, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Oregon (1993) | 863 P.2d 520; 124 Or. App. 631; 1993 Ore. App. LEXIS 1896
TL;DR: Defendants challenged impaired earning capacity damages awarded to a homemaker who had no plans to work outside the home. The court affirmed, holding that recovery did not require an intention to seek employment and that expert testimony and other evidence supported the award.
Legal Significance: The decision confirms that impaired earning capacity is compensable independently of actual earnings or plans for employment. It applies Oregon precedent permitting general economic evidence to establish a homemaker’s diminished earning capacity without proof that she intended to enter the workforce.