Chapter 7

please solve this case for me please

3. Your client is injured in an automobile accident and as a result suffers a fractured dislocation of his right ankle. He is determined to have a remaining work life of 29 years. Medical testi- mony indicates that he will be unable to work from one to five years at anything other than

a sedentary type of job that would require no prolonged walking, running, or heavy lifting. Your client receives a medical discharge from the Air Force after the accident, receiving a 60 percent disability compensation, 40 percent of which

is attributed to his ankle and the remaining 20 percent to other medical problems not related to the accident. Beaulieu v. Elliott, 434 P.2d 665 (Alaska 1967).

a. What types of damages would you attempt to recover in this case?

b. How would you go about determining a mon- etary value for each of these damages?

c. What arguments do you anticipate your oppo- nents will make in reference to the payment of damages?