Friday, July 23, 2010

Court reviews whether expert testimony should have been admitted in a case involving a fall on Defendant's premises

JAMES Q. HOLDER, et al., v. WESTGATE RESORTS LTD., a Florida Limited Partnership d/b/a WESTGATE SMOKY MOUNTAIN RESORT AT GATLINBURG (Tenn. Ct. App. July 23, 2010)

Plaintiff sustained personal injuries resulting from a fall on defendant's premises and brought this action for damages, which resulted in a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff for damages against defendant. Defendant appealed, and asserted that the Trial Judge erred when he refused to allow defendant's expert to testify to his conversation with a third party. On appeal, we hold that the Trial Court erred in refusing to allow the proffered testimony, but the error was harmless. We affirm the Judgment of the Trial Court.

Opinion may be found at:
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCA/2010/holderj_072310.pdf

SUSANO concurring in part and dissenting in part.
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCA/2010/holderj_CON_072310.pdf

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