Where a business is conducted in partnership, the partnership structure is relevant to determining the quantum of economic loss resulting from interference with earning capacity, but not to determining the extent of the interference with earning capacity itself. A trial judge assessing damages where there is conflicting medical evidence must state which evidence is accepted, the extent of acceptance, and the reasons for the preference, and a party should not be left to speculate as to what evidence was accepted.
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