The purpose of this chapter is:

1. (1) to enable the trier of fact in a personal injury or wrongful death action to determine the actual amount of the prevailing party's pecuniary loss; and

2. (2) to provide that a prevailing party not recover more than once from all applicable sources for each item of loss sustained.

   [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-36-1.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.40.