· 1/24/1995
Bynote v. National Super Markets, Inc.
Citations
- 891 S.W.2d 117
- 1995 Mo. LEXIS 9
- 1995 WL 27442
How courts have described this case
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- holding Missouri “will no longer recognize the phrase ‘res gestae’ as carrying sufficient meaning to support either the admission of or an objection to proffered testimony”
- holding Missouri \will no longer recognize the phrase ` res gestae ' as carrying sufficient meaning to support either the admission of or an objection to proffered testimony\
- holding, “[w]hen a witness offers the out-of-court statements of another to prove the truth of the matter asserted in the statement, the testimony is hearsay”
- finding evidence of cost of surgery admissible where plaintiff’s prognosis was poor and where neither expert recommended surgery unless plaintiff suffered a locked back
- “If any valid basis existed for the admission of [evidence], defendant suffered no prejudice from the error and the trial court’s judgment will not be disturbed.”
- expert must have peculiar knowledge, wisdom or skill regarding the subject of inquiry
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Judges: Robertson
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