That the opinion of witnesses possessing peculiar skill is admissible, whenever the subjectmatter of inquiry is such, that inexperienced persons are unlikely to prove capable of forming a correct judgment upon it, without such assistance ; in other words,... Michigan Reports: Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of Michigan - Страница 481по Michigan. Supreme Court, Randolph Manning, George C. Gibbs, Thomas McIntyre Cooley, William Jennison, Elijah W. Meddaugh, Hovey K. Clarke, William Dudley Fuller, Hoyt Post, Henry Allen Chaney, John Adams Brooks, Marquis B. Eaton, Herschel Bouton Lazell, James M. Reasoner, Richard W. Cooper - 1854Пълен достъп - Информация за книгата
| Jeremiah Griswold - 1872 - 850 страници
...this character, is that the opinions of experts are admissible when the subject-matter of inquiry " so far partakes of the nature of a science as to require a course of previous study to acquire a knowledge of it." And then, only when necessary for the enlightenment of the jury... | |
| Francis Hilliard - 1873 - 852 страници
...a proper application of the facts."1 When the subject of inquiry " so far partakes of the nature of science as to require a course of previous habit or study in order to attain the knowledge of it, the opinion of witnesses acquainted with the subject of injury may be received."... | |
| Iowa. Supreme Court - 1874 - 776 страници
...admissible, whenever the subjectmatter of inquiry is such, that inexperienced persons are unlikely to prove capable of forming a correct judgment upon it,...study, in order to the attainment of a knowledge of it ; and that the opinions of witnesses cannot be received, when the inquiry is into a subject-matter,... | |
| 1896 - 542 страници
...like kind, or when the subject-matter of inquiry is such that inexperienced persons are unlikely to prove capable of forming a correct judgment upon it without such assistance, or when it so far partakes of the nature of a science as to require a course of previous habit, or... | |
| Simon Greenleaf - 1876 - 762 страници
...admissible, whenever the subject-matter of inquiry is such, that inexperienced persons are unlikely to prove capable of forming a correct judgment upon it...study, in order to the attainment of a knowledge of it; see Koikes v. Chadd, 3 Doug. 157 ; R. v. Searle, 2 M. &M. 75; Thornton e. RE Assnv. Co., Peake, 25;... | |
| Theodore Thring, Charles Edwin Gifford - 1877 - 584 страници
...admissible, whenever the subject-matter of inquiry is such, that inexperienced persons are unlikely to prove capable of forming a correct judgment upon it...assistance ; in other words, when it so far partakes of the character of a science or art, as to require a course of previous habit or study, in order to obtain... | |
| John Pitt Taylor - 1878 - 968 страници
...admissible, whenever the subject-matter of inquiry is such that inexperienced persons are unlikely to prove capable of forming a correct judgment upon it without such assistance ; l in other words, when it so far partakes of the character of a science or art, as to require a course... | |
| John Hutton Balfour Browne - 1880 - 722 страници
...be examined when the question to be decided so far partakes of the character of a science or an art as to require a course of previous habit or study in order to obtain a competent knowledge of its nature. 1 Smith, LC 491. note to Carter v. Bochm. 3 Burr. 1905.... | |
| Isaac Grant Thompson - 1881 - 896 страници
...admissible wherever the subject-matter of inquiry is such that inexperienced persons are unlikely to prove capable of forming a correct judgment upon it...study, in order to the attainment of a knowledge of it. 2 Best on Ev., § 513. It will thus be seen that the provision of the Code permitting a witness to... | |
| 1881 - 694 страници
...admissible wherever the subject-matter of inquiry is such that inexperienced persons are unlikely to prove capable of forming a correct judgment upon it...in order to the attainment of a knowledge of it." (Best on Evidence, vol. 2, § 513.) It will thus be seen that the provision of the Code permitting... | |
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