Economic Analysis of Social Issues 1st Edition by Alan Grant

Exercise 22

Two innocent victims are killed in a tragic roller-derby accident. One is a 26-year-old college graduate who sells insurance for a living. She's not very good at it but manages to eke out a living. She is mean to her neighbors, cheats on her husband, and has three misdemeanor convictions for taking candy from small babies. The other is a 45-year-old nun who was recently nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize after years of volunteer service building schools for children in central Afric
a. In a joint wrongful death suit, whose life will be worth more in the eyes of the court? Why?