Motor Accident Compensation--Prosthetic Limb Replacement--Periodic Replacement and Maintenance Costs Must Be Included
Compensation for amputation of a limb in a motor accident must include future costs of periodic replacement and maintenance of prosthetic limbs, and not merely the present cost of a single artificial limb. A prosthetic limb requires replacement approximately every five years, and courts must adopt a humane and realistic approach accounting for the claimant's life expectancy, advancing technology, wear and tear, and rehabilitation expenses. Denial of adequate compensation compels the claimant to live with diminished dignity and inferior mobility, defeating the object of just compensation under motor accident law.
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